Bridge City CDP: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Bridge City 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
9.4%
2023
12.3%
Total change
+2.9 pp
% change
+30.9%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9.4% | — |
| 2019 | 7.4% | -2.0 pp (-21.3%) |
| 2020 | 11.8% | +4.4 pp (59.5%) |
| 2021 | 11.4% | -0.4 pp (-3.4%) |
| 2022 | 10.9% | -0.5 pp (-4.4%) |
| 2023 | 12.3% | +1.4 pp (12.8%) |