Melcher-Dallas city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Melcher-Dallas 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
5.1%
2023
5.6%
Total change
+0.5 pp
% change
+9.8%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.1% | — |
| 2019 | 1.8% | -3.3 pp (-64.7%) |
| 2020 | 7.7% | +5.9 pp (327.8%) |
| 2021 | 7.3% | -0.4 pp (-5.2%) |
| 2022 | 6.6% | -0.7 pp (-9.6%) |
| 2023 | 5.6% | -1.0 pp (-15.2%) |