Lakeland CDP: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Lakeland CDP'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
6.9%
2023
0.7%
Total change
-6.2 pp
% change
-89.9%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6.9% | — |
| 2019 | 4.2% | -2.7 pp (-39.1%) |
| 2020 | 3.2% | -1.0 pp (-23.8%) |
| 2021 | 1.6% | -1.6 pp (-50%) |
| 2022 | 2.5% | +0.9 pp (56.2%) |
| 2023 | 0.7% | -1.8 pp (-72%) |