Palestine, TX Micro Area: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Palestine, TX Micro 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
4.3%
2023
5.3%
Total change
+1.0 pp
% change
+23.3%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4.3% | — |
| 2019 | 3.2% | -1.1 pp (-25.6%) |
| 2020 | 3.4% | +0.2 pp (6.2%) |
| 2021 | 4.0% | +0.6 pp (17.6%) |
| 2022 | 3.9% | -0.1 pp (-2.5%) |
| 2023 | 5.3% | +1.4 pp (35.9%) |