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
11.3%
2023
4.3%
Total change
-7.0 pp
% change
-61.9%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 11.3% | — |
| 2019 | 8.8% | -2.5 pp (-22.1%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 7.6% | — |
| 2022 | 7.0% | -0.6 pp (-7.9%) |
| 2023 | 4.3% | -2.7 pp (-38.6%) |