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
8.8%
2023
5.9%
Total change
-2.9 pp
% change
-33%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8.8% | — |
| 2019 | 7.1% | -1.7 pp (-19.3%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 7.1% | — |
| 2022 | 6.3% | -0.8 pp (-11.3%) |
| 2023 | 5.9% | -0.4 pp (-6.3%) |