Houston city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Houston 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
16.1%
2023
11.7%
Total change
-4.4 pp
% change
-27.3%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 16.1% | — |
| 2019 | 14.9% | -1.2 pp (-7.5%) |
| 2020 | 16.4% | +1.5 pp (10.1%) |
| 2021 | 13.4% | -3.0 pp (-18.3%) |
| 2022 | 12.6% | -0.8 pp (-6%) |
| 2023 | 11.7% | -0.9 pp (-7.1%) |