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
8.1%
2023
3.5%
Total change
-4.6 pp
% change
-56.8%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8.1% | — |
| 2019 | 6.9% | -1.2 pp (-14.8%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 4.7% | — |
| 2022 | 4.5% | -0.2 pp (-4.3%) |
| 2023 | 3.5% | -1.0 pp (-22.2%) |