Otero County: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Otero 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
9.3%
2023
7.4%
Total change
-1.9 pp
% change
-20.4%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9.3% | — |
| 2019 | 7.5% | -1.8 pp (-19.4%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 6.5% | — |
| 2022 | 7.4% | +0.9 pp (13.8%) |
| 2023 | 7.4% | +0.0 pp (0%) |