Merced, CA Metro Area: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Merced, CA Metro Area'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
14.6%
2023
10.8%
Total change
-3.8 pp
% change
-26%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 14.6% | — |
| 2019 | 11.9% | -2.7 pp (-18.5%) |
| 2020 | 10.7% | -1.2 pp (-10.1%) |
| 2021 | 11.1% | +0.4 pp (3.7%) |
| 2022 | 10.7% | -0.4 pp (-3.6%) |
| 2023 | 10.8% | +0.1 pp (0.9%) |