Surf City town: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Surf City town's unemployment rate changed from 2017 to 2023, based on U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates. The 2019 vintage reflects the pre-COVID peak; 2021 captures the immediate COVID-era disruption; 2022–2023 show the recovery.
2017
8.5%
2023
1.7%
Total change
-6.8 pp
% change
-80%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8.5% | — |
| 2019 | 6.4% | -2.1 pp (-24.7%) |
| 2020 | 5.8% | -0.6 pp (-9.4%) |
| 2021 | 4.3% | -1.5 pp (-25.9%) |
| 2022 | 3.0% | -1.3 pp (-30.2%) |
| 2023 | 1.7% | -1.3 pp (-43.3%) |