Lancaster County: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Lancaster 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
5.9%
2023
4.3%
Total change
-1.6 pp
% change
-27.1%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.9% | — |
| 2019 | 3.8% | -2.1 pp (-35.6%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 4.0% | — |
| 2022 | 4.5% | +0.5 pp (12.5%) |
| 2023 | 4.3% | -0.2 pp (-4.4%) |