Lexington city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Lexington city'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
4.1%
2023
0.7%
Total change
-3.4 pp
% change
-82.9%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4.1% | — |
| 2019 | 2.6% | -1.5 pp (-36.6%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 3.4% | — |
| 2022 | 2.5% | -0.9 pp (-26.5%) |
| 2023 | 0.7% | -1.8 pp (-72%) |