Big Spring, TX Micro Area: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Big Spring, TX Micro 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
6.4%
2023
5.0%
Total change
-1.4 pp
% change
-21.9%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6.4% | — |
| 2019 | 7.0% | +0.6 pp (9.4%) |
| 2020 | 6.8% | -0.2 pp (-2.9%) |
| 2021 | 5.4% | -1.4 pp (-20.6%) |
| 2022 | 5.2% | -0.2 pp (-3.7%) |
| 2023 | 5.0% | -0.2 pp (-3.8%) |