Lawrence County: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Lawrence 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
7.8%
2023
6.0%
Total change
-1.8 pp
% change
-23.1%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7.8% | — |
| 2019 | 8.4% | +0.6 pp (7.7%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 5.3% | — |
| 2022 | 5.2% | -0.1 pp (-1.9%) |
| 2023 | 6.0% | +0.8 pp (15.4%) |