Lavaca city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Lavaca 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
11.3%
2023
2.1%
Total change
-9.2 pp
% change
-81.4%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 11.3% | — |
| 2019 | 6.5% | -4.8 pp (-42.5%) |
| 2020 | 4.7% | -1.8 pp (-27.7%) |
| 2021 | 3.9% | -0.8 pp (-17%) |
| 2022 | 1.9% | -2.0 pp (-51.3%) |
| 2023 | 2.1% | +0.2 pp (10.5%) |