Odessa, TX Metro Area: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Odessa, 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
6.9%
2023
5.6%
Total change
-1.3 pp
% change
-18.8%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6.9% | — |
| 2019 | 6.1% | -0.8 pp (-11.6%) |
| 2020 | 6.6% | +0.5 pp (8.2%) |
| 2021 | 6.1% | -0.5 pp (-7.6%) |
| 2022 | 5.8% | -0.3 pp (-4.9%) |
| 2023 | 5.6% | -0.2 pp (-3.4%) |