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
11.3%
2023
16.3%
Total change
+5.0 pp
% change
+44.2%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 11.3% | — |
| 2019 | 6.8% | -4.5 pp (-39.8%) |
| 2020 | 6.9% | +0.1 pp (1.5%) |
| 2021 | 11.1% | +4.2 pp (60.9%) |
| 2022 | 10.6% | -0.5 pp (-4.5%) |
| 2023 | 16.3% | +5.7 pp (53.8%) |