Tarrant County unemployment rate compared to the number of homeless individuals TCHC served in a given year

This chart shows the relationship between unemployment and homelessness in Tarrant County before and during COVID-19. Tarrant County Homeless Coalition partners with eight emergency shelters located in Fort Worth and Arlington. As the unemployment rate rose, TCHC and their partners saw an increase in the number of people they served.

The unemployment rates (13.4, 4.1) are percentages; 11.44 is a rounded figure for the total amount of people TCHC and their partners served in 2020. The exact amount is 11,439. Likewise, 10.65 is a rounded figure for the total amount of people TCHC and their partners served in 2019. The exact amount is 10,645.
Chart: Haeven Gibbons Source: Federal Reserve Economic Data and Tarrant County Homeless Coalition Embed