Lucas County: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Lucas 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
20.0%
2023
4.2%
Total change
-15.8 pp
% change
-79%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 20.0% | — |
| 2019 | 14.8% | -5.2 pp (-26%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 5.8% | — |
| 2022 | 4.0% | -1.8 pp (-31%) |
| 2023 | 4.2% | +0.2 pp (5%) |