Louisville city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Louisville 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
4.1%
2023
3.4%
Total change
-0.7 pp
% change
-17.1%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4.1% | — |
| 2019 | 3.7% | -0.4 pp (-9.8%) |
| 2020 | 3.5% | -0.2 pp (-5.4%) |
| 2021 | 3.3% | -0.2 pp (-5.7%) |
| 2022 | 3.2% | -0.1 pp (-3%) |
| 2023 | 3.4% | +0.2 pp (6.2%) |