La Fayette city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How La Fayette 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
6.2%
2023
4.2%
Total change
-2.0 pp
% change
-32.3%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6.2% | — |
| 2019 | 5.6% | -0.6 pp (-9.7%) |
| 2020 | 6.6% | +1.0 pp (17.9%) |
| 2021 | 3.6% | -3.0 pp (-45.5%) |
| 2022 | 3.7% | +0.1 pp (2.8%) |
| 2023 | 4.2% | +0.5 pp (13.5%) |