Bastrop County: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Bastrop County'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
9.3%
2023
13.3%
Total change
+4.0 pp
% change
+43%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9.3% | — |
| 2019 | 8.2% | -1.1 pp (-11.8%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 11.0% | — |
| 2022 | 12.1% | +1.1 pp (10%) |
| 2023 | 13.3% | +1.2 pp (9.9%) |