Lincoln city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Lincoln 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
7.4%
2023
4.2%
Total change
-3.2 pp
% change
-43.2%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7.4% | — |
| 2019 | 8.1% | +0.7 pp (9.5%) |
| 2020 | 7.3% | -0.8 pp (-9.9%) |
| 2021 | 6.3% | -1.0 pp (-13.7%) |
| 2022 | 5.5% | -0.8 pp (-12.7%) |
| 2023 | 4.2% | -1.3 pp (-23.6%) |