Lee's Summit city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Lee's Summit 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
3.2%
2023
3.9%
Total change
+0.7 pp
% change
+21.9%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3.2% | — |
| 2019 | 2.8% | -0.4 pp (-12.5%) |
| 2020 | 4.0% | +1.2 pp (42.9%) |
| 2021 | 3.8% | -0.2 pp (-5%) |
| 2022 | 3.8% | +0.0 pp (0%) |
| 2023 | 3.9% | +0.1 pp (2.6%) |