Cameron County: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Cameron 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
7.9%
2023
5.0%
Total change
-2.9 pp
% change
-36.7%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7.9% | — |
| 2019 | 3.9% | -4.0 pp (-50.6%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 3.4% | — |
| 2022 | 5.4% | +2.0 pp (58.8%) |
| 2023 | 5.0% | -0.4 pp (-7.4%) |