Rio Grande County: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Rio Grande 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
12.5%
2023
10.2%
Total change
-2.3 pp
% change
-18.4%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 12.5% | — |
| 2019 | 9.5% | -3.0 pp (-24%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 11.7% | — |
| 2022 | 9.4% | -2.3 pp (-19.7%) |
| 2023 | 10.2% | +0.8 pp (8.5%) |