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
7.7%
2023
6.1%
Total change
-1.6 pp
% change
-20.8%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7.7% | — |
| 2019 | 6.0% | -1.7 pp (-22.1%) |
| 2020 | 6.1% | +0.1 pp (1.7%) |
| 2021 | 6.4% | +0.3 pp (4.9%) |
| 2022 | 6.3% | -0.1 pp (-1.6%) |
| 2023 | 6.1% | -0.2 pp (-3.2%) |