Unemployed people in Washington

as of September, 2021:

193,976

Note: Seasonally adjusted value

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

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Unemployment Rate

4.9%

Labor Force

3,936,942

Employment

3,742,966

Employment-Population Ratio

60.6%

Labor Force Participation Rate

63.7%

Employment Indicators by County

County Employment Unemployment Unemployment Rate Labor Force
Adams 9,741 310 3.1 10,051
Asotin 10,392 282 2.6 10,674
Benton 101,360 3,946 3.7 105,306
Chelan 43,854 1,470 3.2 45,324
Clallam 26,993 1,307 4.6 28,300
Clark 233,224 9,117 3.8 242,341
Columbia 1,743 60 3.3 1,803
Cowlitz 45,857 2,114 4.4 47,971
Douglas 21,343 730 3.3 22,073
Ferry 2,097 126 5.7 2,223
Franklin 42,363 1,846 4.2 44,209
Garfield 877 29 3.2 906
Grant 46,939 1,950 4.0 48,889
Grays Harbor 26,505 1,472 5.3 27,977
Island 35,228 1,385 3.8 36,613
Jefferson 11,503 532 4.4 12,035
King 1,258,925 56,006 4.3 1,314,931
Kitsap 122,314 4,355 3.4 126,669
Kittitas 20,975 885 4.0 21,860
Klickitat 9,295 388 4.0 9,683
Lewis 32,743 1,467 4.3 34,210
Lincoln 4,463 150 3.3 4,613
Mason 23,453 1,162 4.7 24,615
Okanogan 19,288 797 4.0 20,085
Pacific 7,646 441 5.5 8,087
Pend Oreille 4,768 256 5.1 5,024
Pierce 426,639 18,720 4.2 445,359
San Juan 7,893 257 3.2 8,150
Skagit 60,061 2,594 4.1 62,655
Skamania 5,276 223 4.1 5,499
Snohomish 427,100 22,832 5.1 449,932
Spokane 252,663 9,154 3.5 261,817
Stevens 18,118 825 4.4 18,943
Thurston 140,148 5,049 3.5 145,197
Wahkiakum 1,242 64 4.9 1,306
Walla Walla 30,974 962 3.0 31,936
Whatcom 109,247 4,590 4.0 113,837
Whitman 22,156 705 3.1 22,861
Yakima 133,222 5,553 4.0 138,775