Lafayette County: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Lafayette 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
14.0%
2023
2.1%
Total change
-11.9 pp
% change
-85%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 14.0% | — |
| 2019 | 9.3% | -4.7 pp (-33.6%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 4.3% | — |
| 2022 | 3.2% | -1.1 pp (-25.6%) |
| 2023 | 2.1% | -1.1 pp (-34.4%) |