Lumberton city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Lumberton 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
20.0%
2023
12.1%
Total change
-7.9 pp
% change
-39.5%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 20.0% | — |
| 2019 | 22.8% | +2.8 pp (14%) |
| 2020 | 18.6% | -4.2 pp (-18.4%) |
| 2021 | 16.2% | -2.4 pp (-12.9%) |
| 2022 | 19.3% | +3.1 pp (19.1%) |
| 2023 | 12.1% | -7.2 pp (-37.3%) |