Laurens city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Laurens 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
8.2%
2023
2.5%
Total change
-5.7 pp
% change
-69.5%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8.2% | — |
| 2019 | 7.8% | -0.4 pp (-4.9%) |
| 2020 | 5.0% | -2.8 pp (-35.9%) |
| 2021 | 3.6% | -1.4 pp (-28%) |
| 2022 | 3.5% | -0.1 pp (-2.8%) |
| 2023 | 2.5% | -1.0 pp (-28.6%) |