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
8.8%
2023
5.6%
Total change
-3.2 pp
% change
-36.4%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8.8% | — |
| 2019 | 8.1% | -0.7 pp (-8%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 7.9% | — |
| 2022 | 6.3% | -1.6 pp (-20.3%) |
| 2023 | 5.6% | -0.7 pp (-11.1%) |