San Juan-Bayamón-Caguas, PR Metro Area: Unemployment Rate Trend
How San Juan-Bayamón-Caguas, 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
16.7%
2023
11.5%
Total change
-5.2 pp
% change
-31.1%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 16.7% | — |
| 2019 | 15.9% | -0.8 pp (-4.8%) |
| 2020 | 15.0% | -0.9 pp (-5.7%) |
| 2021 | 14.3% | -0.7 pp (-4.7%) |
| 2022 | 13.0% | -1.3 pp (-9.1%) |
| 2023 | 11.5% | -1.5 pp (-11.5%) |