San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX Metro Area: Unemployment Rate Trend
How San Antonio-New Braunfels, 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
5.9%
2023
5.2%
Total change
-0.7 pp
% change
-11.9%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.9% | — |
| 2019 | 5.1% | -0.8 pp (-13.6%) |
| 2020 | 5.5% | +0.4 pp (7.8%) |
| 2021 | 5.3% | -0.2 pp (-3.6%) |
| 2022 | 5.2% | -0.1 pp (-1.9%) |
| 2023 | 5.2% | +0.0 pp (0%) |