Lexington town: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Lexington town'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
0.8%
2023
10.0%
Total change
+9.2 pp
% change
+1150%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0.8% | — |
| 2019 | 1.2% | +0.4 pp (50%) |
| 2020 | 1.1% | -0.1 pp (-8.3%) |
| 2021 | 2.3% | +1.2 pp (109.1%) |
| 2022 | 2.4% | +0.1 pp (4.3%) |
| 2023 | 10.0% | +7.6 pp (316.7%) |