Lowell city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Lowell 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
1.4%
2023
2.0%
Total change
+0.6 pp
% change
+42.9%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1.4% | — |
| 2019 | 2.1% | +0.7 pp (50%) |
| 2020 | 2.3% | +0.2 pp (9.5%) |
| 2021 | 1.8% | -0.5 pp (-21.7%) |
| 2022 | 2.1% | +0.3 pp (16.7%) |
| 2023 | 2.0% | -0.1 pp (-4.8%) |