Dallas city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Dallas 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
3.6%
2023
7.2%
Total change
+3.6 pp
% change
+100%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3.6% | — |
| 2019 | 1.3% | -2.3 pp (-63.9%) |
| 2020 | 3.3% | +2.0 pp (153.8%) |
| 2021 | 2.9% | -0.4 pp (-12.1%) |
| 2022 | 5.1% | +2.2 pp (75.9%) |
| 2023 | 7.2% | +2.1 pp (41.2%) |