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
11.6%
2023
7.6%
Total change
-4.0 pp
% change
-34.5%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 11.6% | — |
| 2019 | 8.9% | -2.7 pp (-23.3%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 7.5% | — |
| 2022 | 7.5% | +0.0 pp (0%) |
| 2023 | 7.6% | +0.1 pp (1.3%) |