Brownsville CDP: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Brownsville 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
20.0%
2023
8.9%
Total change
-11.1 pp
% change
-55.5%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 20.0% | — |
| 2019 | 13.3% | -6.7 pp (-33.5%) |
| 2020 | 12.2% | -1.1 pp (-8.3%) |
| 2021 | 10.6% | -1.6 pp (-13.1%) |
| 2022 | 7.5% | -3.1 pp (-29.2%) |
| 2023 | 8.9% | +1.4 pp (18.7%) |