Vandenberg AFB CDP: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Vandenberg AFB CDP'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
8.0%
2023
5.6%
Total change
-2.4 pp
% change
-30%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8.0% | — |
| 2019 | 7.0% | -1.0 pp (-12.5%) |
| 2020 | 5.0% | -2.0 pp (-28.6%) |
| 2021 | 10.2% | +5.2 pp (104%) |
| 2022 | 11.4% | +1.2 pp (11.8%) |
| 2023 | 5.6% | -5.8 pp (-50.9%) |