Lakewood CDP: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Lakewood 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
5.6%
2023
6.8%
Total change
+1.2 pp
% change
+21.4%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.6% | — |
| 2019 | 4.3% | -1.3 pp (-23.2%) |
| 2020 | 6.3% | +2.0 pp (46.5%) |
| 2021 | 5.9% | -0.4 pp (-6.3%) |
| 2022 | 6.4% | +0.5 pp (8.5%) |
| 2023 | 6.8% | +0.4 pp (6.2%) |