West Menlo Park CDP: Unemployment Rate Trend
How West Menlo Park 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
5.2%
2023
5.5%
Total change
+0.3 pp
% change
+5.8%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.2% | — |
| 2019 | 5.7% | +0.5 pp (9.6%) |
| 2020 | 5.5% | -0.2 pp (-3.5%) |
| 2021 | 5.8% | +0.3 pp (5.5%) |
| 2022 | 4.1% | -1.7 pp (-29.3%) |
| 2023 | 5.5% | +1.4 pp (34.1%) |