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
7.7%
2023
6.8%
Total change
-0.9 pp
% change
-11.7%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7.7% | — |
| 2019 | 6.2% | -1.5 pp (-19.5%) |
| 2020 | 6.5% | +0.3 pp (4.8%) |
| 2021 | 7.1% | +0.6 pp (9.2%) |
| 2022 | 6.9% | -0.2 pp (-2.8%) |
| 2023 | 6.8% | -0.1 pp (-1.4%) |