Port Lavaca city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Port Lavaca 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
7.0%
2023
6.3%
Total change
-0.7 pp
% change
-10%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7.0% | — |
| 2019 | 5.2% | -1.8 pp (-25.7%) |
| 2020 | 3.5% | -1.7 pp (-32.7%) |
| 2021 | 4.5% | +1.0 pp (28.6%) |
| 2022 | 4.8% | +0.3 pp (6.7%) |
| 2023 | 6.3% | +1.5 pp (31.3%) |