Las Vegas city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Las Vegas 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
8.8%
2023
7.2%
Total change
-1.6 pp
% change
-18.2%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8.8% | — |
| 2019 | 6.7% | -2.1 pp (-23.9%) |
| 2020 | 6.9% | +0.2 pp (3%) |
| 2021 | 7.7% | +0.8 pp (11.6%) |
| 2022 | 7.4% | -0.3 pp (-3.9%) |
| 2023 | 7.2% | -0.2 pp (-2.7%) |