In 2023, the unemployment rate in Washington was at 4.1 percent. While no change from the previous year, the rate follows a steep decrease from 2020, when the unemployment rate stood at 8.5 percent. The state's highest rate of employment since 1992 was 9.1 percent in 2010.

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Unemployment Rate in Washington was 5.10% in January of 2022, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, Unemployment Rate in Washington reached a record high of 16.30 in April of 2020 and a record low of 3.40 in November of 2021. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Unemployment Rate in Washington - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on March of 2025.

Unemployment Rate in Washington County, MS was 5.40% in December of 2024, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, Unemployment Rate in Washington County, MS reached a record high of 17.40 in June of 2011 and a record low of 3.00 in April of 2024. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Unemployment Rate in Washington County, MS - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on March of 2025.

Unemployment Rate in Washington County, VA was 2.60% in December of 2024, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, Unemployment Rate in Washington County, VA reached a record high of 13.60 in October of 1995 and a record low of 2.10 in November of 2021. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Unemployment Rate in Washington County, VA - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on March of 2025.

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Per capita income data from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey. Data is provided for the City of Everett, Snohomish County, Washington State, and US, as well as all census tracts within Everett.

Unemployment Rate in Washington County, OR was 3.90% in December of 2024, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, Unemployment Rate in Washington County, OR reached a record high of 10.90 in April of 2020 and a record low of 2.30 in November of 2019. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Unemployment Rate in Washington County, OR - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on March of 2025.

Unemployment Rate in Washington County, NY was 3.30% in December of 2024, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, Unemployment Rate in Washington County, NY reached a record high of 15.80 in April of 2020 and a record low of 2.60 in October of 2022. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Unemployment Rate in Washington County, NY - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on March of 2025.

Unemployment Rate in Washington County, MS was 11.00% in January of 2020, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, Unemployment Rate in Washington County, MS reached a record high of 15.40 in January of 2010 and a record low of 7.00 in January of 2018. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Unemployment Rate in Washington County, MS - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on March of 2025.

Unemployment Rate in Washington County, NE was 3.70% in January of 2020, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, Unemployment Rate in Washington County, NE reached a record high of 4.70 in January of 2010 and a record low of 1.70 in January of 1997. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Unemployment Rate in Washington County, NE - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on March of 2025.

Graph and download economic data for Unemployment Rate in Grant County, WA (LAUCN530250000000003A) from 1990 to 2023 about Grant County, WA; WA; unemployment; rate; and USA.

Unemployment Rate in Washington County, KY was 6.20% in January of 2020, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, Unemployment Rate in Washington County, KY reached a record high of 13.50 in January of 2009 and a record low of 3.30 in January of 1998. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Unemployment Rate in Washington County, KY - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on March of 2025.

Graph and download economic data for Unemployment Rate in Stevens County, WA (LAUCN530650000000003A) from 1990 to 2023 about Stevens County, WA; WA; unemployment; rate; and USA.

Graph and download economic data for Total Unemployed, Plus All Marginally Attached Workers, Plus Total Employed Part Time for Economic Reasons, as a Percent of the Civilian Labor Force Plus All Marginally Attached Workers for Washington (U6UNEM6WA) from Q4 2003 to Q3 2024 about marginally attached, part-time, labor underutilization, WA, workers, civilian, 16 years +, labor force, labor, household survey, unemployment, rate, and USA.

Graph and download economic data for Unemployment Rate in Lewis County, WA (WALEWI5URN) from Jan 1990 to Jan 2025 about Lewis County, WA; WA; unemployment; rate; and USA.

The Census Bureau has created a special subset file from the 1990 Census of Population and Housing data designed to meet the needs of Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and affirmative action planning. It contains detailed 1990 Census data dealing with occupation and educational attainment for the civilian labor force, various racial groups, and the Hispanic population. The file consists of four tabulations of the United States civilian labor force. They present EEO data similar to those in the CENSUS OF POPULATION AND HOUSING, 1990 [UNITED STATES]: EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY (EEO) FILE (ICPSR 9929), but are expanded to include occupation data by education level, industry group, and earnings. Total population and unemployment data are also available. They are referred to as Tables P1-P4. Table P1 lists occupation by education by sex by race and Hispanic origin. Table P2 lists occupation by earnings by sex by race and Hispanic origin. Table P3 lists occupation by industry by sex by race and Hispanic origin. Table P4 lists population and unemployment by sex by race and Hispanic origin. The collection includes four United States files and 51 separate files, one for each state and Washington, DC. Each state file contains statistics for the state, each county, Standard Metropolitan Statistical Areas (SMSAs), and places with a population of 50,000 or more.