Austin city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Austin 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
5.7%
2023
2.5%
Total change
-3.2 pp
% change
-56.1%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.7% | — |
| 2019 | 4.4% | -1.3 pp (-22.8%) |
| 2020 | 3.7% | -0.7 pp (-15.9%) |
| 2021 | 3.5% | -0.2 pp (-5.4%) |
| 2022 | 2.2% | -1.3 pp (-37.1%) |
| 2023 | 2.5% | +0.3 pp (13.6%) |