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
9.0%
2023
5.8%
Total change
-3.2 pp
% change
-35.6%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9.0% | — |
| 2019 | 6.8% | -2.2 pp (-24.4%) |
| 2020 | 5.8% | -1.0 pp (-14.7%) |
| 2021 | 6.1% | +0.3 pp (5.2%) |
| 2022 | 5.2% | -0.9 pp (-14.8%) |
| 2023 | 5.8% | +0.6 pp (11.5%) |