San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area: Unemployment Rate Trend
How San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, 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
5.8%
2023
4.5%
Total change
-1.3 pp
% change
-22.4%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.8% | — |
| 2019 | 4.4% | -1.4 pp (-24.1%) |
| 2020 | 4.3% | -0.1 pp (-2.3%) |
| 2021 | 4.5% | +0.2 pp (4.7%) |
| 2022 | 4.5% | +0.0 pp (0%) |
| 2023 | 4.5% | +0.0 pp (0%) |