Portales city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Portales 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
12.6%
2023
7.8%
Total change
-4.8 pp
% change
-38.1%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 12.6% | — |
| 2019 | 11.5% | -1.1 pp (-8.7%) |
| 2020 | 12.6% | +1.1 pp (9.6%) |
| 2021 | 10.0% | -2.6 pp (-20.6%) |
| 2022 | 9.5% | -0.5 pp (-5%) |
| 2023 | 7.8% | -1.7 pp (-17.9%) |