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Employed residents in Kent, WA

Employed residents in Kent, WA was 70,045 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is unchanged from 2024. That is the 6th highest of 47 cities in 2025.

2025, persons70,045
Change on 2024-0%
Rank6th of 47Cities in Washington ranked
Series high70,7042023
Series low22,0211991

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Employed residents in Kent, WA, 1990 to 2025

20K30K40K50K60K70K80K19901996200220082014202020251990: 22,036 persons1991: 22,021 persons1992: 22,523 persons1993: 22,731 persons1994: 22,821 persons1995: 22,951 persons1996: 23,673 persons1997: 24,759 persons1998: 25,367 persons1999: 25,437 persons2000: 41,946 persons2001: 41,693 persons2002: 40,467 persons2003: 40,821 persons2004: 41,468 persons2005: 41,996 persons2006: 43,763 persons2007: 44,455 persons2008: 44,519 persons2009: 43,305 persons2010: 54,196 persons2011: 55,270 persons2012: 57,071 persons2013: 58,253 persons2014: 59,117 persons2015: 60,333 persons2016: 65,315 persons2017: 67,478 persons2018: 68,848 persons2019: 70,308 persons2020: 64,613 persons2021: 67,338 persons2022: 70,135 persons2023: 70,704 persons2024: 70,054 persons2025: 70,045 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 36 values
Periodpersons
202570,045
202470,054
202370,704
202270,135
202167,338
202064,613
201970,308
201868,848
201767,478
201665,315
201560,333
201459,117
201358,253
201257,071
201155,270
201054,196
200943,305
200844,519
200744,455
200643,763
200541,996
200441,468
200340,821
200240,467
200141,693
200041,946
199925,437
199825,367
199724,759
199623,673
199522,951
199422,821
199322,731
199222,523
199122,021
199022,036

Rankings

Definition

Residents who did any work for pay or profit in the reference week, or were temporarily absent from a job, annual average. 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, Kent, WA, 1990 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, Kent, WA, 1990 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/kent-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, Kent, WA, 1990 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/kent-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, Kent, WA, 1990 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/kent-wa (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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What is the employed residents in Kent, WA?

Employed residents in Kent, WA was 70,045 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is unchanged from 2024. That is the 6th 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 Kent, WA?

70,704 in 2023, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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