Lima city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Lima 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
12.4%
2023
8.9%
Total change
-3.5 pp
% change
-28.2%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 12.4% | — |
| 2019 | 7.9% | -4.5 pp (-36.3%) |
| 2020 | 8.9% | +1.0 pp (12.7%) |
| 2021 | 8.7% | -0.2 pp (-2.2%) |
| 2022 | 8.6% | -0.1 pp (-1.1%) |
| 2023 | 8.9% | +0.3 pp (3.5%) |