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
5.9%
2023
5.8%
Total change
-0.1 pp
% change
-1.7%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.9% | — |
| 2019 | 21.5% | +15.6 pp (264.4%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 15.6% | — |
| 2022 | 10.0% | -5.6 pp (-35.9%) |
| 2023 | 5.8% | -4.2 pp (-42%) |