Arecibo, PR Metro Area: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Arecibo, PR 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
15.4%
2023
11.0%
Total change
-4.4 pp
% change
-28.6%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 15.4% | — |
| 2019 | 13.2% | -2.2 pp (-14.3%) |
| 2020 | 11.7% | -1.5 pp (-11.4%) |
| 2021 | 12.5% | +0.8 pp (6.8%) |
| 2022 | 11.4% | -1.1 pp (-8.8%) |
| 2023 | 11.0% | -0.4 pp (-3.5%) |