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
6.6%
2023
6.7%
Total change
+0.1 pp
% change
+1.5%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6.6% | — |
| 2019 | 5.9% | -0.7 pp (-10.6%) |
| 2020 | 6.2% | +0.3 pp (5.1%) |
| 2021 | 6.5% | +0.3 pp (4.8%) |
| 2022 | 6.6% | +0.1 pp (1.5%) |
| 2023 | 6.7% | +0.1 pp (1.5%) |