Eagle Lake city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Eagle Lake 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
5.5%
2023
4.0%
Total change
-1.5 pp
% change
-27.3%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.5% | — |
| 2019 | 7.0% | +1.5 pp (27.3%) |
| 2020 | 5.5% | -1.5 pp (-21.4%) |
| 2021 | 5.3% | -0.2 pp (-3.6%) |
| 2022 | 3.4% | -1.9 pp (-35.8%) |
| 2023 | 4.0% | +0.6 pp (17.6%) |