Lamar County: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Lamar 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
11.4%
2023
3.5%
Total change
-7.9 pp
% change
-69.3%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 11.4% | — |
| 2019 | 7.6% | -3.8 pp (-33.3%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 8.4% | — |
| 2022 | 5.4% | -3.0 pp (-35.7%) |
| 2023 | 3.5% | -1.9 pp (-35.2%) |