Amarillo, TX Metro Area: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Amarillo, TX Metro Area'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
3.9%
2023
3.3%
Total change
-0.6 pp
% change
-15.4%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3.9% | — |
| 2019 | 3.4% | -0.5 pp (-12.8%) |
| 2020 | 3.4% | +0.0 pp (0%) |
| 2021 | 3.3% | -0.1 pp (-2.9%) |
| 2022 | 3.1% | -0.2 pp (-6.1%) |
| 2023 | 3.3% | +0.2 pp (6.5%) |