Zapata County: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Zapata 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
29.8%
2023
25.4%
Total change
-4.4 pp
% change
-14.8%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 29.8% | — |
| 2019 | 25.1% | -4.7 pp (-15.8%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 26.8% | — |
| 2022 | 27.9% | +1.1 pp (4.1%) |
| 2023 | 25.4% | -2.5 pp (-9%) |