Ponce, PR Metro Area: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Ponce, 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
20.1%
2023
14.5%
Total change
-5.6 pp
% change
-27.9%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 20.1% | — |
| 2019 | 17.4% | -2.7 pp (-13.4%) |
| 2020 | 16.3% | -1.1 pp (-6.3%) |
| 2021 | 16.2% | -0.1 pp (-0.6%) |
| 2022 | 15.0% | -1.2 pp (-7.4%) |
| 2023 | 14.5% | -0.5 pp (-3.3%) |