The Woodlands CDP: Unemployment Rate Trend
How The Woodlands CDP'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
3.2%
2023
4.9%
Total change
+1.7 pp
% change
+53.1%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3.2% | — |
| 2019 | 3.5% | +0.3 pp (9.4%) |
| 2020 | 4.6% | +1.1 pp (31.4%) |
| 2021 | 4.6% | +0.0 pp (0%) |
| 2022 | 5.3% | +0.7 pp (15.2%) |
| 2023 | 4.9% | -0.4 pp (-7.5%) |