San Benito County: Unemployment Rate Trend
How San Benito County'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
3.1%
2023
0.3%
Total change
-2.8 pp
% change
-90.3%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3.1% | — |
| 2019 | 3.4% | +0.3 pp (9.7%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 1.3% | — |
| 2022 | 1.7% | +0.4 pp (30.8%) |
| 2023 | 0.3% | -1.4 pp (-82.4%) |