Galveston city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Galveston 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
8.7%
2023
6.7%
Total change
-2.0 pp
% change
-23%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8.7% | — |
| 2019 | 7.2% | -1.5 pp (-17.2%) |
| 2020 | 8.0% | +0.8 pp (11.1%) |
| 2021 | 7.1% | -0.9 pp (-11.3%) |
| 2022 | 6.8% | -0.3 pp (-4.2%) |
| 2023 | 6.7% | -0.1 pp (-1.5%) |