Brownsville city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Brownsville 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
4.3%
2023
6.6%
Total change
+2.3 pp
% change
+53.5%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4.3% | — |
| 2019 | 6.8% | +2.5 pp (58.1%) |
| 2020 | 5.5% | -1.3 pp (-19.1%) |
| 2021 | 7.7% | +2.2 pp (40%) |
| 2022 | 7.6% | -0.1 pp (-1.3%) |
| 2023 | 6.6% | -1.0 pp (-13.2%) |