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
12.5%
2023
10.0%
Total change
-2.5 pp
% change
-20%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 12.5% | — |
| 2019 | 9.8% | -2.7 pp (-21.6%) |
| 2020 | 13.9% | +4.1 pp (41.8%) |
| 2021 | 11.3% | -2.6 pp (-18.7%) |
| 2022 | 9.3% | -2.0 pp (-17.7%) |
| 2023 | 10.0% | +0.7 pp (7.5%) |