Arecibo Municipio: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Arecibo Municipio'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
7.1%
2023
1.0%
Total change
-6.1 pp
% change
-85.9%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7.1% | — |
| 2019 | 7.6% | +0.5 pp (7%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 6.2% | — |
| 2022 | 3.0% | -3.2 pp (-51.6%) |
| 2023 | 1.0% | -2.0 pp (-66.7%) |