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
8.1%
2023
2.6%
Total change
-5.5 pp
% change
-67.9%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8.1% | — |
| 2019 | 6.3% | -1.8 pp (-22.2%) |
| 2020 | 5.1% | -1.2 pp (-19%) |
| 2021 | 1.9% | -3.2 pp (-62.7%) |
| 2022 | 1.7% | -0.2 pp (-10.5%) |
| 2023 | 2.6% | +0.9 pp (52.9%) |