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
16.3%
2023
14.1%
Total change
-2.2 pp
% change
-13.5%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 16.3% | — |
| 2019 | 18.0% | +1.7 pp (10.4%) |
| 2020 | 22.3% | +4.3 pp (23.9%) |
| 2021 | 16.8% | -5.5 pp (-24.7%) |
| 2022 | 13.3% | -3.5 pp (-20.8%) |
| 2023 | 14.1% | +0.8 pp (6%) |