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
9.3%
2023
1.7%
Total change
-7.6 pp
% change
-81.7%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9.3% | — |
| 2019 | 7.6% | -1.7 pp (-18.3%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 4.0% | — |
| 2022 | 4.1% | +0.1 pp (2.5%) |
| 2023 | 1.7% | -2.4 pp (-58.5%) |