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
9.6%
2023
7.9%
Total change
-1.7 pp
% change
-17.7%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9.6% | — |
| 2019 | 7.2% | -2.4 pp (-25%) |
| 2020 | 6.3% | -0.9 pp (-12.5%) |
| 2021 | 7.0% | +0.7 pp (11.1%) |
| 2022 | 7.4% | +0.4 pp (5.7%) |
| 2023 | 7.9% | +0.5 pp (6.8%) |