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
11.2%
2023
0.0%
Total change
-11.2 pp
% change
-100%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 11.2% | — |
| 2019 | 9.9% | -1.3 pp (-11.6%) |
| 2020 | 7.7% | -2.2 pp (-22.2%) |
| 2021 | 4.8% | -2.9 pp (-37.7%) |
| 2022 | 0.1% | -4.7 pp (-97.9%) |
| 2023 | 0.0% | -0.1 pp (-100%) |