Weslaco city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Weslaco 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
5.7%
2023
7.7%
Total change
+2.0 pp
% change
+35.1%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.7% | — |
| 2019 | 3.8% | -1.9 pp (-33.3%) |
| 2020 | 3.9% | +0.1 pp (2.6%) |
| 2021 | 6.0% | +2.1 pp (53.8%) |
| 2022 | 6.9% | +0.9 pp (15%) |
| 2023 | 7.7% | +0.8 pp (11.6%) |