Lexington city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Lexington 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
6.5%
2023
3.0%
Total change
-3.5 pp
% change
-53.8%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6.5% | — |
| 2019 | 6.1% | -0.4 pp (-6.2%) |
| 2020 | 4.6% | -1.5 pp (-24.6%) |
| 2021 | 3.8% | -0.8 pp (-17.4%) |
| 2022 | 2.2% | -1.6 pp (-42.1%) |
| 2023 | 3.0% | +0.8 pp (36.4%) |