Lynchburg city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Lynchburg 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
7.4%
2023
5.0%
Total change
-2.4 pp
% change
-32.4%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7.4% | — |
| 2019 | 5.8% | -1.6 pp (-21.6%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 6.1% | — |
| 2022 | 5.4% | -0.7 pp (-11.5%) |
| 2023 | 5.0% | -0.4 pp (-7.4%) |