Brownsville-Harlingen, TX Metro Area: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Brownsville-Harlingen, 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
8.0%
2023
5.7%
Total change
-2.3 pp
% change
-28.7%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8.0% | — |
| 2019 | 5.8% | -2.2 pp (-27.5%) |
| 2020 | 5.6% | -0.2 pp (-3.4%) |
| 2021 | 6.0% | +0.4 pp (7.1%) |
| 2022 | 5.7% | -0.3 pp (-5%) |
| 2023 | 5.7% | +0.0 pp (0%) |