Fort Bend County: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Fort Bend 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
11.7%
2023
3.6%
Total change
-8.1 pp
% change
-69.2%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 11.7% | — |
| 2019 | 10.0% | -1.7 pp (-14.5%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 9.6% | — |
| 2022 | 6.8% | -2.8 pp (-29.2%) |
| 2023 | 3.6% | -3.2 pp (-47.1%) |