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Washington Unemployment rate (annual average), not seasonally adjusted
4.7%
percent 2025
Data from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics
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Change, 2024 to 2025
+0.2 percentage points
Changes over time
Unemployment rate (annual average), not seasonally adjusted in Washington rose 4.44% from 2024
percent · 1976 to 2025
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Unemployment rate (annual average), not seasonally adjusted by state
2025 · percent
Unemployment rate (annual average), not seasonally adjusted · 2025
| Place | % |
|---|---|
| District of Columbia | 6.3 |
| California | 5.5 |
| Nevada | 5.3 |
| Michigan | 5.2 |
| New Jersey | 5.2 |
| Oregon | 5.2 |
| Delaware | 4.8 |
| Alaska | 4.7 |
| Washington | 4.7 |
| Illinois | 4.6 |
| Kentucky | 4.6 |
| Ohio | 4.6 |
| Massachusetts | 4.5 |
| Rhode Island | 4.5 |
| South Carolina | 4.5 |
| Arizona | 4.3 |
| Louisiana | 4.3 |
| New York | 4.3 |
| Pennsylvania | 4.3 |
| New Mexico | 4.2 |
| Texas | 4.2 |
| West Virginia | 4.2 |
| Arkansas | 4.1 |
| Colorado | 4 |
| Connecticut | 4 |
| Maryland | 4 |
| Missouri | 4 |
| Florida | 3.9 |
| Minnesota | 3.9 |
| Kansas | 3.8 |
| Mississippi | 3.8 |
| North Carolina | 3.8 |
| Idaho | 3.7 |
| Indiana | 3.7 |
| Utah | 3.6 |
| Iowa | 3.5 |
| Tennessee | 3.5 |
| Georgia | 3.4 |
| Maine | 3.4 |
| Oklahoma | 3.4 |
| Virginia | 3.4 |
| Wyoming | 3.4 |
| Montana | 3.3 |
| New Hampshire | 3.2 |
| Wisconsin | 3.2 |
| Nebraska | 3 |
| Alabama | 2.9 |
| Vermont | 2.7 |
| North Dakota | 2.6 |
| Hawaii | 2.4 |
| South Dakota | 2.1 |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics
Available history
| Data period | Washington (%) |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 4.7 |
| 2024 | 4.5 |
| 2023 | 4.2 |
| 2022 | 4.1 |
| 2021 | 5.2 |
| 2020 | 8.7 |
| 2019 | 4.2 |
| 2018 | 4.4 |
| 2017 | 4.7 |
| 2016 | 5.2 |
| 2015 | 5.5 |
| 2014 | 5.9 |
| 2013 | 6.7 |
| 2012 | 8.5 |
| 2011 | 9.4 |
| 2010 | 10 |
| 2009 | 9.1 |
| 2008 | 5.2 |
| 2007 | 4.6 |
| 2006 | 5 |
| 2005 | 5.6 |
| 2004 | 6.3 |
| 2003 | 7.3 |
| 2002 | 7.2 |
| 2001 | 6.1 |
| 2000 | 5.1 |
| 1999 | 4.8 |
| 1998 | 4.8 |
| 1997 | 4.9 |
| 1996 | 5.9 |
| 1995 | 6.2 |
| 1994 | 6.4 |
| 1993 | 7.2 |
| 1992 | 7.2 |
| 1991 | 6.1 |
| 1990 | 5.1 |
| 1989 | 5.9 |
| 1988 | 6.3 |
| 1987 | 7.3 |
| 1986 | 8.1 |
| 1985 | 8.3 |
| 1984 | 9.3 |
| 1983 | 11.1 |
| 1982 | 11.7 |
| 1981 | 9.3 |
| 1980 | 8 |
| 1979 | 6.8 |
| 1978 | 6.8 |
| 1977 | 8.4 |
| 1976 | 8.8 |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment StatisticsDownload data (CSV)
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