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Employed residents in Burien, WA

Employed residents in Burien, WA was 28,104 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is unchanged from 2024. That is the 23rd highest of 47 cities in 2025.

2025, persons28,104
Change on 2024-0%
Rank23rd of 47Cities in Washington ranked
Series high28,3352019
Series low13,7901995

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Employed residents in Burien, WA, 1995 to 2025

10K15K20K25K30K19952000200520102015202020251995: 13,790 persons1996: 14,224 persons1997: 14,876 persons1998: 15,242 persons1999: 15,284 persons2000: 16,549 persons2001: 16,450 persons2002: 15,966 persons2003: 16,105 persons2004: 16,361 persons2005: 15,519 persons2006: 16,045 persons2007: 16,247 persons2008: 16,326 persons2009: 15,893 persons2010: 22,871 persons2011: 23,228 persons2012: 23,904 persons2013: 24,321 persons2014: 24,623 persons2015: 24,991 persons2016: 26,607 persons2017: 27,586 persons2018: 27,994 persons2019: 28,335 persons2020: 25,898 persons2021: 26,829 persons2022: 27,963 persons2023: 28,305 persons2024: 28,108 persons2025: 28,104 persons10K15K20K25K30K1995200620251995: 13,790 persons1996: 14,224 persons1997: 14,876 persons1998: 15,242 persons1999: 15,284 persons2000: 16,549 persons2001: 16,450 persons2002: 15,966 persons2003: 16,105 persons2004: 16,361 persons2005: 15,519 persons2006: 16,045 persons2007: 16,247 persons2008: 16,326 persons2009: 15,893 persons2010: 22,871 persons2011: 23,228 persons2012: 23,904 persons2013: 24,321 persons2014: 24,623 persons2015: 24,991 persons2016: 26,607 persons2017: 27,586 persons2018: 27,994 persons2019: 28,335 persons2020: 25,898 persons2021: 26,829 persons2022: 27,963 persons2023: 28,305 persons2024: 28,108 persons2025: 28,104 persons
persons. Source: BLS, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-30.
All 31 values
Periodpersons
202528,104
202428,108
202328,305
202227,963
202126,829
202025,898
201928,335
201827,994
201727,586
201626,607
201524,991
201424,623
201324,321
201223,904
201123,228
201022,871
200915,893
200816,326
200716,247
200616,045
200515,519
200416,361
200316,105
200215,966
200116,450
200016,549
199915,284
199815,242
199714,876
199614,224
199513,790

Rankings

Definition

Residents who did any work for pay or profit in the reference week, or were temporarily absent from a job, annual average.

More on how it is measured
  • People aged 16 and over by place of residence, from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
  • Active-duty military personnel and people living in institutions are excluded.

United States cities only for now. Counts people where they live, whatever the place of work, and someone with two jobs counts once. BLS estimates cities by splitting county estimates with Census Bureau employment and population data and unemployment insurance claims, so city figures are less precise than state ones. BLS publishes cities of 25,000 or more, and smaller cities in New England.

How to cite

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average (Employed residents, Burien, WA, 1995 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29

MLA 9

Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average, Employed residents, Burien, WA, 1995 to 2025. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 30 Sept. 2026, https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employed-residents/burien-wa. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2026. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average. Employed residents, Burien, WA, 1995 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employed-residents/burien-wa.

Harvard

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average, Employed residents, Burien, WA, 1995 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/employed-residents/burien-wa (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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What is the employed residents in Burien, WA?

Employed residents in Burien, WA was 28,104 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is unchanged from 2024. That is the 23rd highest of 47 cities in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest employed residents in Burien, WA?

28,335 in 2019, the highest value since 1995 in this series.

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