Guayama, PR Metro Area: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Guayama, 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
12.7%
2023
8.2%
Total change
-4.5 pp
% change
-35.4%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 12.7% | — |
| 2019 | 11.8% | -0.9 pp (-7.1%) |
| 2020 | 12.2% | +0.4 pp (3.4%) |
| 2021 | 10.3% | -1.9 pp (-15.6%) |
| 2022 | 9.4% | -0.9 pp (-8.7%) |
| 2023 | 8.2% | -1.2 pp (-12.8%) |