El Paso city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How El Paso 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
4.6%
2023
4.0%
Total change
-0.6 pp
% change
-13%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4.6% | — |
| 2019 | 3.9% | -0.7 pp (-15.2%) |
| 2020 | 5.2% | +1.3 pp (33.3%) |
| 2021 | 4.8% | -0.4 pp (-7.7%) |
| 2022 | 4.6% | -0.2 pp (-4.2%) |
| 2023 | 4.0% | -0.6 pp (-13%) |