Lake County: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Lake 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
6.1%
2023
2.6%
Total change
-3.5 pp
% change
-57.4%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6.1% | — |
| 2019 | 4.6% | -1.5 pp (-24.6%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 2.8% | — |
| 2022 | 2.6% | -0.2 pp (-7.1%) |
| 2023 | 2.6% | +0.0 pp (0%) |