Dallas County: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Dallas 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
13.7%
2023
10.9%
Total change
-2.8 pp
% change
-20.4%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 13.7% | — |
| 2019 | 11.0% | -2.7 pp (-19.7%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 8.5% | — |
| 2022 | 9.1% | +0.6 pp (7.1%) |
| 2023 | 10.9% | +1.8 pp (19.8%) |