Laredo city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Laredo 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
5.4%
2023
5.5%
Total change
+0.1 pp
% change
+1.9%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.4% | — |
| 2019 | 4.8% | -0.6 pp (-11.1%) |
| 2020 | 5.5% | +0.7 pp (14.6%) |
| 2021 | 5.7% | +0.2 pp (3.6%) |
| 2022 | 5.9% | +0.2 pp (3.5%) |
| 2023 | 5.5% | -0.4 pp (-6.8%) |