Lewis County: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Lewis 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
9.8%
2023
2.8%
Total change
-7.0 pp
% change
-71.4%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9.8% | — |
| 2019 | 7.0% | -2.8 pp (-28.6%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 1.3% | — |
| 2022 | 2.5% | +1.2 pp (92.3%) |
| 2023 | 2.8% | +0.3 pp (12%) |