Lansing city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Lansing 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
8.7%
2023
4.2%
Total change
-4.5 pp
% change
-51.7%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8.7% | — |
| 2019 | 10.2% | +1.5 pp (17.2%) |
| 2020 | 6.1% | -4.1 pp (-40.2%) |
| 2021 | 7.8% | +1.7 pp (27.9%) |
| 2022 | 4.9% | -2.9 pp (-37.2%) |
| 2023 | 4.2% | -0.7 pp (-14.3%) |