Ruidoso Downs city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Ruidoso Downs 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
7.5%
2023
5.8%
Total change
-1.7 pp
% change
-22.7%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7.5% | — |
| 2019 | 5.3% | -2.2 pp (-29.3%) |
| 2020 | 4.1% | -1.2 pp (-22.6%) |
| 2021 | 3.7% | -0.4 pp (-9.8%) |
| 2022 | 2.0% | -1.7 pp (-45.9%) |
| 2023 | 5.8% | +3.8 pp (190%) |