Lamar city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Lamar 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
4.9%
2023
2.8%
Total change
-2.1 pp
% change
-42.9%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4.9% | — |
| 2019 | 13.2% | +8.3 pp (169.4%) |
| 2020 | 12.7% | -0.5 pp (-3.8%) |
| 2021 | 11.3% | -1.4 pp (-11%) |
| 2022 | 9.7% | -1.6 pp (-14.2%) |
| 2023 | 2.8% | -6.9 pp (-71.1%) |