Lynchburg: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Lynchburg'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
5.0%
2023
5.1%
Total change
+0.1 pp
% change
+2%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.0% | — |
| 2019 | 4.8% | -0.2 pp (-4%) |
| 2020 | 3.9% | -0.9 pp (-18.8%) |
| 2021 | 4.0% | +0.1 pp (2.6%) |
| 2022 | 4.2% | +0.2 pp (5%) |
| 2023 | 5.1% | +0.9 pp (21.4%) |