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
2.7%
2023
2.0%
Total change
-0.7 pp
% change
-25.9%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2.7% | — |
| 2019 | 0.5% | -2.2 pp (-81.5%) |
| 2020 | 2.0% | +1.5 pp (300%) |
| 2021 | 4.7% | +2.7 pp (135%) |
| 2022 | 3.7% | -1.0 pp (-21.3%) |
| 2023 | 2.0% | -1.7 pp (-45.9%) |