Lancaster city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Lancaster 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
8.0%
2023
7.1%
Total change
-0.9 pp
% change
-11.3%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8.0% | — |
| 2019 | 6.5% | -1.5 pp (-18.8%) |
| 2020 | 6.6% | +0.1 pp (1.5%) |
| 2021 | 7.3% | +0.7 pp (10.6%) |
| 2022 | 7.5% | +0.2 pp (2.7%) |
| 2023 | 7.1% | -0.4 pp (-5.3%) |