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
6.8%
2023
2.8%
Total change
-4.0 pp
% change
-58.8%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6.8% | — |
| 2019 | 5.5% | -1.3 pp (-19.1%) |
| 2020 | 6.4% | +0.9 pp (16.4%) |
| 2021 | 5.3% | -1.1 pp (-17.2%) |
| 2022 | 2.7% | -2.6 pp (-49.1%) |
| 2023 | 2.8% | +0.1 pp (3.7%) |