Texarkana, TX-AR Metro Area: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Texarkana, TX-AR 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
7.7%
2023
5.1%
Total change
-2.6 pp
% change
-33.8%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7.7% | — |
| 2019 | 6.4% | -1.3 pp (-16.9%) |
| 2020 | 6.0% | -0.4 pp (-6.3%) |
| 2021 | 5.5% | -0.5 pp (-8.3%) |
| 2022 | 5.4% | -0.1 pp (-1.8%) |
| 2023 | 5.1% | -0.3 pp (-5.6%) |