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Unemployment Rate in Washington, by County

Unemployment Rate for every county in Washington, ranked. The highest is Ferry County at 12.5% and the lowest is Wahkiakum County at 3.5%.

Washington: 5.1% · United States: 5.2% · median county in Washington: 5.2%

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#County Unemployment Rate
1Ferry County12.5%
2Lincoln County7.8%
3Yakima County7.3%
4Grays Harbor County7.0%
5Whitman County7.0%
6Jefferson County6.6%
7Mason County6.6%
8Grant County6.5%
9Garfield County6.3%
10Kittitas County6.3%
11Walla Walla County6.2%
12Pend Oreille County6.1%
13Cowlitz County5.9%
14Franklin County5.4%
15Benton County5.3%
16Clark County5.3%
17Lewis County5.3%
18Spokane County5.3%
19Stevens County5.3%
20Klickitat County5.2%
21Pacific County5.2%
22Pierce County5.2%
23Skamania County5.2%
24Thurston County5.2%
25Clallam County5.1%
26Asotin County5.0%
27Skagit County4.9%
28King County4.8%
29Whatcom County4.8%
30Kitsap County4.7%
31Okanogan County4.5%
32Snohomish County4.5%
33Island County4.3%
34Columbia County3.9%
35Douglas County3.9%
36Chelan County3.7%
37San Juan County3.7%
38Adams County3.6%
39Wahkiakum County3.5%

Small populations produce wide margins: Wahkiakum County is 3.5% with a margin of error of ±2.5%. An estimate with a margin that wide should be read as a range rather than a rank.

Share of the civilian labour force who are out of work and looking. People not looking for work are excluded from the denominator.

Source: ACS 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates, 2024.

Washington ranks 23rd of 52 states for unemployment rate.

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