San Antonio city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How San Antonio 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
7.4%
2023
3.7%
Total change
-3.7 pp
% change
-50%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7.4% | — |
| 2019 | 5.7% | -1.7 pp (-23%) |
| 2020 | 4.6% | -1.1 pp (-19.3%) |
| 2021 | 4.0% | -0.6 pp (-13%) |
| 2022 | 2.9% | -1.1 pp (-27.5%) |
| 2023 | 3.7% | +0.8 pp (27.6%) |