Eagle Pass, TX Metro Area: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Eagle Pass, 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
12.9%
2023
7.6%
Total change
-5.3 pp
% change
-41.1%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 12.9% | — |
| 2019 | 9.2% | -3.7 pp (-28.7%) |
| 2020 | 7.7% | -1.5 pp (-16.3%) |
| 2021 | 7.0% | -0.7 pp (-9.1%) |
| 2022 | 7.1% | +0.1 pp (1.4%) |
| 2023 | 7.6% | +0.5 pp (7%) |