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
17.4%
2023
7.6%
Total change
-9.8 pp
% change
-56.3%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 17.4% | — |
| 2019 | 12.0% | -5.4 pp (-31%) |
| 2020 | 12.0% | +0.0 pp (0%) |
| 2021 | 5.3% | -6.7 pp (-55.8%) |
| 2022 | 5.4% | +0.1 pp (1.9%) |
| 2023 | 7.6% | +2.2 pp (40.7%) |