Watsonville city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Watsonville city'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
7.9%
Total change
-0.1 pp
% change
-1.2%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8.0% | — |
| 2019 | 7.5% | -0.5 pp (-6.3%) |
| 2020 | 8.0% | +0.5 pp (6.7%) |
| 2021 | 8.1% | +0.1 pp (1.2%) |
| 2022 | 9.4% | +1.3 pp (16%) |
| 2023 | 7.9% | -1.5 pp (-16%) |