Lee County: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Lee 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
9.0%
2023
5.7%
Total change
-3.3 pp
% change
-36.7%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9.0% | — |
| 2019 | 7.9% | -1.1 pp (-12.2%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 7.8% | — |
| 2022 | 9.2% | +1.4 pp (17.9%) |
| 2023 | 5.7% | -3.5 pp (-38%) |