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Unemployed people in Bellingham, WA

Unemployed people in Bellingham, WA was 2,078 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 1.6% from 2024. That is the 14th highest of 47 cities in 2025.

2025, persons2,078
Change on 2024-1.6%
Rank14th of 47Cities in Washington ranked
Series high4,3652020
Series low1,5021990

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Unemployed people in Bellingham, WA, 1990 to 2025

1,0002,0003,0004,0005,00019901996200220082014202020251990: 1,502 persons1991: 1,943 persons1992: 2,396 persons1993: 2,459 persons1994: 2,388 persons1995: 2,304 persons1996: 2,165 persons1997: 1,865 persons1998: 1,885 persons1999: 1,894 persons2000: 2,318 persons2001: 2,742 persons2002: 2,947 persons2003: 3,113 persons2004: 2,872 persons2005: 2,277 persons2006: 2,127 persons2007: 2,089 persons2008: 2,242 persons2009: 3,450 persons2010: 3,637 persons2011: 3,595 persons2012: 3,463 persons2013: 2,856 persons2014: 2,543 persons2015: 2,467 persons2016: 2,487 persons2017: 2,182 persons2018: 2,162 persons2019: 2,305 persons2020: 4,365 persons2021: 2,422 persons2022: 1,937 persons2023: 1,906 persons2024: 2,112 persons2025: 2,078 persons1,0002,0003,0004,0005,00019902002201420251990: 1,502 persons1991: 1,943 persons1992: 2,396 persons1993: 2,459 persons1994: 2,388 persons1995: 2,304 persons1996: 2,165 persons1997: 1,865 persons1998: 1,885 persons1999: 1,894 persons2000: 2,318 persons2001: 2,742 persons2002: 2,947 persons2003: 3,113 persons2004: 2,872 persons2005: 2,277 persons2006: 2,127 persons2007: 2,089 persons2008: 2,242 persons2009: 3,450 persons2010: 3,637 persons2011: 3,595 persons2012: 3,463 persons2013: 2,856 persons2014: 2,543 persons2015: 2,467 persons2016: 2,487 persons2017: 2,182 persons2018: 2,162 persons2019: 2,305 persons2020: 4,365 persons2021: 2,422 persons2022: 1,937 persons2023: 1,906 persons2024: 2,112 persons2025: 2,078 persons
persons. Source: BLS, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-30.
All 36 values
Periodpersons
20252,078
20242,112
20231,906
20221,937
20212,422
20204,365
20192,305
20182,162
20172,182
20162,487
20152,467
20142,543
20132,856
20123,463
20113,595
20103,637
20093,450
20082,242
20072,089
20062,127
20052,277
20042,872
20033,113
20022,947
20012,742
20002,318
19991,894
19981,885
19971,865
19962,165
19952,304
19942,388
19932,459
19922,396
19911,943
19901,502

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Definition

Residents with no job who were available for work and had looked for work in the previous four weeks, or were waiting to be recalled from a layoff, 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. The survey definition, not a count of benefit claimants. 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: unemployment (measure 04), 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: unemployment (measure 04), annual average (Unemployed people, Bellingham, WA, 1990 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: unemployment (measure 04), annual average, Unemployed people, Bellingham, 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/unemployed-people/bellingham-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: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. Unemployed people, Bellingham, 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/unemployed-people/bellingham-wa.

Harvard

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average, Unemployed people, Bellingham, 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/unemployed-people/bellingham-wa (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the unemployed people in Bellingham, WA?

Unemployed people in Bellingham, WA was 2,078 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 1.6% from 2024. That is the 14th 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: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest unemployed people in Bellingham, WA?

4,365 in 2020, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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