Houma city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Houma 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
7.5%
2023
3.5%
Total change
-4.0 pp
% change
-53.3%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7.5% | — |
| 2019 | 6.7% | -0.8 pp (-10.7%) |
| 2020 | 5.7% | -1.0 pp (-14.9%) |
| 2021 | 6.0% | +0.3 pp (5.3%) |
| 2022 | 5.1% | -0.9 pp (-15%) |
| 2023 | 3.5% | -1.6 pp (-31.4%) |