Willacy County: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Willacy 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
14.5%
2023
7.3%
Total change
-7.2 pp
% change
-49.7%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 14.5% | — |
| 2019 | 13.8% | -0.7 pp (-4.8%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 7.9% | — |
| 2022 | 8.7% | +0.8 pp (10.1%) |
| 2023 | 7.3% | -1.4 pp (-16.1%) |