Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX Metro Area: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, 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
6.1%
2023
6.0%
Total change
-0.1 pp
% change
-1.6%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6.1% | — |
| 2019 | 5.6% | -0.5 pp (-8.2%) |
| 2020 | 5.9% | +0.3 pp (5.4%) |
| 2021 | 6.1% | +0.2 pp (3.4%) |
| 2022 | 6.0% | -0.1 pp (-1.6%) |
| 2023 | 6.0% | +0.0 pp (0%) |