Fort Lauderdale city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Fort Lauderdale city'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
8.0%
2023
5.3%
Total change
-2.7 pp
% change
-33.8%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8.0% | — |
| 2019 | 7.0% | -1.0 pp (-12.5%) |
| 2020 | 6.2% | -0.8 pp (-11.4%) |
| 2021 | 6.5% | +0.3 pp (4.8%) |
| 2022 | 5.4% | -1.1 pp (-16.9%) |
| 2023 | 5.3% | -0.1 pp (-1.9%) |