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
5.6%
2023
3.9%
Total change
-1.7 pp
% change
-30.4%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.6% | — |
| 2019 | 4.8% | -0.8 pp (-14.3%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 3.3% | — |
| 2022 | 3.9% | +0.6 pp (18.2%) |
| 2023 | 3.9% | +0.0 pp (0%) |