Alexandria, LA Metro Area: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Alexandria, LA Metro Area'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
7.8%
2023
4.8%
Total change
-3.0 pp
% change
-38.5%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7.8% | — |
| 2019 | 6.2% | -1.6 pp (-20.5%) |
| 2020 | 5.6% | -0.6 pp (-9.7%) |
| 2021 | 6.0% | +0.4 pp (7.1%) |
| 2022 | 5.5% | -0.5 pp (-8.3%) |
| 2023 | 4.8% | -0.7 pp (-12.7%) |