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
7.1%
2023
8.2%
Total change
+1.1 pp
% change
+15.5%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7.1% | — |
| 2019 | 6.0% | -1.1 pp (-15.5%) |
| 2020 | 4.2% | -1.8 pp (-30%) |
| 2021 | 0.0% | -4.2 pp (-100%) |
| 2022 | 8.6% | +8.6 pp (0%) |
| 2023 | 8.2% | -0.4 pp (-4.7%) |