Palmarejo comunidad (Lajas Municipio): Unemployment Rate Trend
How Palmarejo comunidad (Lajas Municipio)'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
37.8%
2023
29.1%
Total change
-8.7 pp
% change
-23%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 37.8% | — |
| 2019 | 48.3% | +10.5 pp (27.8%) |
| 2020 | 19.5% | -28.8 pp (-59.6%) |
| 2021 | 18.8% | -0.7 pp (-3.6%) |
| 2022 | 27.5% | +8.7 pp (46.3%) |
| 2023 | 29.1% | +1.6 pp (5.8%) |