Lackawanna County: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Lackawanna County'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
0.0%
2023
4.7%
Total change
+4.7 pp
% change
%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0.0% | — |
| 2019 | 4.5% | +4.5 pp (0%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 5.2% | — |
| 2022 | 2.2% | -3.0 pp (-57.7%) |
| 2023 | 4.7% | +2.5 pp (113.6%) |