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
6.6%
2023
3.3%
Total change
-3.3 pp
% change
-50%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6.6% | — |
| 2019 | 5.2% | -1.4 pp (-21.2%) |
| 2020 | 5.0% | -0.2 pp (-3.8%) |
| 2021 | 4.9% | -0.1 pp (-2%) |
| 2022 | 4.4% | -0.5 pp (-10.2%) |
| 2023 | 3.3% | -1.1 pp (-25%) |