Lakeland city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Lakeland 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
8.1%
2023
5.1%
Total change
-3.0 pp
% change
-37%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8.1% | — |
| 2019 | 6.4% | -1.7 pp (-21%) |
| 2020 | 6.2% | -0.2 pp (-3.1%) |
| 2021 | 6.0% | -0.2 pp (-3.2%) |
| 2022 | 5.4% | -0.6 pp (-10%) |
| 2023 | 5.1% | -0.3 pp (-5.6%) |