Hockley County: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Hockley 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
21.4%
2023
14.5%
Total change
-6.9 pp
% change
-32.2%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 21.4% | — |
| 2019 | 16.1% | -5.3 pp (-24.8%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 13.2% | — |
| 2022 | 15.0% | +1.8 pp (13.6%) |
| 2023 | 14.5% | -0.5 pp (-3.3%) |