The information contained in this report was obtained from the Texas Workforce Commission's Labor Force Statistics for Texas Counties 2000-Present. However, the changes since the prior year are from calculations by the County Information Program, Texas Association of Counties. For more information, contact the CIP at (512) 478-8753.
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Annual Unemployment Rates for Willacy County and Texas | ||||
Calendar Year | Willacy County Annual Rate | Willacy County Change from Prior Year | Texas Annual Rate | Texas Change from Prior Year |
2001 | 10.9% | N/A | 5.0% | N/A |
2002 | 12.6% | 15.6% | 6.3% | 26.0% |
2003 | 11.9% | -5.6% | 6.7% | 6.3% |
2004 | 11.3% | -5.0% | 6.0% | -10.4% |
2005 | 9.6% | -15.0% | 5.5% | -8.3% |
2006 | 9.2% | -4.2% | 5.0% | -9.1% |
2007 | 8.2% | -10.9% | 4.4% | -12.0% |
2008 | 8.9% | 8.5% | 4.9% | 11.4% |
2009 | 11.9% | 33.7% | 7.5% | 53.1% |
2010 | 14.5% | 21.8% | 8.2% | 9.3% |
2011 | 16.9% | 16.6% | 8.0% | -2.4% |
2012 | 15.7% | -7.1% | 6.7% | -16.3% |
2013 | 15.9% | 1.3% | 6.3% | -6.0% |
2014 | 12.5% | -21.4% | 5.2% | -17.5% |
2015 | 13.1% | 4.8% | 4.5% | -13.5% |
2016 | 12.3% | -6.1% | 4.6% | 2.2% |
2017 | 11.1% | -9.8% | 4.3% | -6.5% |
2018 | 9.9% | -10.8% | 3.9% | -9.3% |
2019 | 8.2% | -17.2% | 3.5% | -10.3% |
2020 | 12.0% | 46.3% | 7.7% | 120.0% |
2021 | 10.1% | -15.8% | 5.6% | -27.3% |
2022 | 8.2% | -18.8% | 3.9% | -30.4% |
2023 | 7.8% | -4.9% | 3.9% | 0.0% |