Lake Jackson city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Lake Jackson 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
5.0%
2023
7.1%
Total change
+2.1 pp
% change
+42%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.0% | — |
| 2019 | 4.3% | -0.7 pp (-14%) |
| 2020 | 4.4% | +0.1 pp (2.3%) |
| 2021 | 5.8% | +1.4 pp (31.8%) |
| 2022 | 7.0% | +1.2 pp (20.7%) |
| 2023 | 7.1% | +0.1 pp (1.4%) |