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
4.7%
2023
1.6%
Total change
-3.1 pp
% change
-66%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4.7% | — |
| 2019 | 3.2% | -1.5 pp (-31.9%) |
| 2020 | 2.5% | -0.7 pp (-21.9%) |
| 2021 | 2.6% | +0.1 pp (4%) |
| 2022 | 2.0% | -0.6 pp (-23.1%) |
| 2023 | 1.6% | -0.4 pp (-20%) |