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
55.7%
2023
15.9%
Total change
-39.8 pp
% change
-71.5%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 55.7% | — |
| 2019 | 45.3% | -10.4 pp (-18.7%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 26.2% | — |
| 2022 | 16.2% | -10.0 pp (-38.2%) |
| 2023 | 15.9% | -0.3 pp (-1.9%) |