Lincoln County: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Lincoln 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
8.7%
2023
7.6%
Total change
-1.1 pp
% change
-12.6%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8.7% | — |
| 2019 | 5.5% | -3.2 pp (-36.8%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 5.9% | — |
| 2022 | 6.6% | +0.7 pp (11.9%) |
| 2023 | 7.6% | +1.0 pp (15.2%) |