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BLS Open Data · April 2026

Washington Unemployment Rate by County

Statewide rate: 5.2% (April 2026)

Unemployment Rate in Washington and Neighbouring States

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Unemployment Rate by County

Pierce County, Washington: $5.4Adams County, Washington: $5.1Pend Oreille County, Washington: $6.5King County, Washington: $4.9Chelan County, Washington: $5Kittitas County, Washington: $5.3Garfield County, Washington: $4.1Grant County, Washington: $6.7Okanogan County, Washington: $5.6Franklin County, Washington: $5.8Klickitat County, Washington: $5.3Clark County, Washington: $5.1Skagit County, Washington: $5.2Walla Walla County, Washington: $4.5Pacific County, Washington: $6.8Cowlitz County, Washington: $5.8Wahkiakum County, Washington: $7.9Lewis County, Washington: $6.3Clallam County, Washington: $5.4Grays Harbor County, Washington: $6.3Jefferson County, Washington: $5.4Lincoln County, Washington: $6.1Mason County, Washington: $5.9San Juan County, Washington: $4.3Stevens County, Washington: $5.9Whatcom County, Washington: $4.8Douglas County, Washington: $5.8Snohomish County, Washington: $5.1Thurston County, Washington: $4.8Columbia County, Washington: $4.8Yakima County, Washington: $6.5Benton County, Washington: $5.2Island County, Washington: $5Spokane County, Washington: $4.6Whitman County, Washington: $4.3Ferry County, Washington: $7.9Skamania County, Washington: $4.8Asotin County, Washington: $3.4Kitsap County, Washington: $4.7

How Washington Compares to Other States

Average county unemployment rate ranked against all states with BLS data.

Lower unemployment than 14% of states · 46th of 52

Lowest: North Dakota(2.4%)
Highest: Alaska(7.1%)
#StateValue
1South Dakota1.9%
2Iowa2.4%
3North Dakota2.4%
… 42 more …
46Washington(you are here)5.4%
… 3 more …
50California6.0%
51Puerto Rico6.5%
52Alaska7.1%

Highest & Lowest Unemployment Rate by County

#CountyValue
1Ferry County7.9%
2Wahkiakum County7.9%
3Pacific County6.8%
37Whitman County4.3%
38Garfield County4.1%
39Asotin County3.4%

Counties in Washington (39)

CountyUnemployment Rate
Adams County, Washington5.1%
Asotin County, Washington3.4%
Benton County, Washington5.2%
Chelan County, Washington5%
Clallam County, Washington5.4%
Clark County, Washington5.1%
Columbia County, Washington4.8%
Cowlitz County, Washington5.8%
Douglas County, Washington5.8%
Ferry County, Washington7.9%
Franklin County, Washington5.8%
Garfield County, Washington4.1%
Grant County, Washington6.7%
Grays Harbor County, Washington6.3%
Island County, Washington5%
Jefferson County, Washington5.4%
King County, Washington4.9%
Kitsap County, Washington4.7%
Kittitas County, Washington5.3%
Klickitat County, Washington5.3%
Lewis County, Washington6.3%
Lincoln County, Washington6.1%
Mason County, Washington5.9%
Okanogan County, Washington5.6%
Pacific County, Washington6.8%
Pend Oreille County, Washington6.5%
Pierce County, Washington5.4%
San Juan County, Washington4.3%
Skagit County, Washington5.2%
Skamania County, Washington4.8%
Snohomish County, Washington5.1%
Spokane County, Washington4.6%
Stevens County, Washington5.9%
Thurston County, Washington4.8%
Wahkiakum County, Washington7.9%
Walla Walla County, Washington4.5%
Whatcom County, Washington4.8%
Whitman County, Washington4.3%
Yakima County, Washington6.5%

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Data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (LAUS), public domain. Reference month: April 2026.