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Employed residents in Des Moines, WA

Employed residents in Des Moines, WA was 16,177 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is unchanged from 2024. That is the 36th highest of 47 cities in 2025.

2025, persons16,177
Change on 2024-0%
Rank36th of 47Cities in Washington ranked
Series high16,3222023
Series low10,4091998

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Employed residents in Des Moines, WA, 1998 to 2025

10K12K14K16K18K199820022006201020142018202220251998: 10,409 persons1999: 10,437 persons2000: 14,705 persons2001: 14,616 persons2002: 14,186 persons2003: 14,310 persons2004: 14,537 persons2005: 14,043 persons2006: 14,447 persons2007: 14,549 persons2008: 14,494 persons2009: 14,086 persons2010: 13,995 persons2011: 14,210 persons2012: 14,597 persons2013: 14,838 persons2014: 15,080 persons2015: 15,325 persons2016: 14,682 persons2017: 15,085 persons2018: 15,778 persons2019: 16,088 persons2020: 14,779 persons2021: 15,465 persons2022: 16,048 persons2023: 16,322 persons2024: 16,179 persons2025: 16,177 persons10K12K14K16K18K1998200820251998: 10,409 persons1999: 10,437 persons2000: 14,705 persons2001: 14,616 persons2002: 14,186 persons2003: 14,310 persons2004: 14,537 persons2005: 14,043 persons2006: 14,447 persons2007: 14,549 persons2008: 14,494 persons2009: 14,086 persons2010: 13,995 persons2011: 14,210 persons2012: 14,597 persons2013: 14,838 persons2014: 15,080 persons2015: 15,325 persons2016: 14,682 persons2017: 15,085 persons2018: 15,778 persons2019: 16,088 persons2020: 14,779 persons2021: 15,465 persons2022: 16,048 persons2023: 16,322 persons2024: 16,179 persons2025: 16,177 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 28 values
Periodpersons
202516,177
202416,179
202316,322
202216,048
202115,465
202014,779
201916,088
201815,778
201715,085
201614,682
201515,325
201415,080
201314,838
201214,597
201114,210
201013,995
200914,086
200814,494
200714,549
200614,447
200514,043
200414,537
200314,310
200214,186
200114,616
200014,705
199910,437
199810,409

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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.

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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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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average (Employed residents, Des Moines, WA, 1998 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29

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Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average, Employed residents, Des Moines, WA, 1998 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/des-moines-wa. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2026. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average. Employed residents, Des Moines, WA, 1998 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/des-moines-wa.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average, Employed residents, Des Moines, WA, 1998 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/des-moines-wa (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the employed residents in Des Moines, WA?

Employed residents in Des Moines, WA was 16,177 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is unchanged from 2024. That is the 36th 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 Des Moines, WA?

16,322 in 2023, the highest value since 1998 in this series.

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