Harris County: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Harris 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
15.0%
2023
11.9%
Total change
-3.1 pp
% change
-20.7%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 15.0% | — |
| 2019 | 11.2% | -3.8 pp (-25.3%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 10.9% | — |
| 2022 | 11.1% | +0.2 pp (1.8%) |
| 2023 | 11.9% | +0.8 pp (7.2%) |