LaFayette city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How LaFayette 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
6.5%
2023
2.6%
Total change
-3.9 pp
% change
-60%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6.5% | — |
| 2019 | 5.7% | -0.8 pp (-12.3%) |
| 2020 | 7.3% | +1.6 pp (28.1%) |
| 2021 | 8.8% | +1.5 pp (20.5%) |
| 2022 | 5.3% | -3.5 pp (-39.8%) |
| 2023 | 2.6% | -2.7 pp (-50.9%) |