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
6.9%
2023
4.4%
Total change
-2.5 pp
% change
-36.2%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6.9% | — |
| 2019 | 7.0% | +0.1 pp (1.4%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 6.3% | — |
| 2022 | 7.7% | +1.4 pp (22.2%) |
| 2023 | 4.4% | -3.3 pp (-42.9%) |