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
15.3%
2023
9.8%
Total change
-5.5 pp
% change
-35.9%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 15.3% | — |
| 2019 | 9.8% | -5.5 pp (-35.9%) |
| 2020 | 7.8% | -2.0 pp (-20.4%) |
| 2021 | 9.7% | +1.9 pp (24.4%) |
| 2022 | 7.0% | -2.7 pp (-27.8%) |
| 2023 | 9.8% | +2.8 pp (40%) |