South Laurel CDP: Unemployment Rate Trend
How South Laurel CDP'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
7.4%
2023
6.7%
Total change
-0.7 pp
% change
-9.5%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7.4% | — |
| 2019 | 6.0% | -1.4 pp (-18.9%) |
| 2020 | 5.0% | -1.0 pp (-16.7%) |
| 2021 | 5.3% | +0.3 pp (6%) |
| 2022 | 5.3% | +0.0 pp (0%) |
| 2023 | 6.7% | +1.4 pp (26.4%) |