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Unemployed people in Burien, WA

Unemployed people in Burien, WA was 1,473 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 8.6% from 2024. That is the 22nd highest of 47 cities in 2025.

2025, persons1,473
Change on 2024+8.6%
Rank22nd of 47Cities in Washington ranked
Series high3,0852020
Series low5481999

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Unemployed people in Burien, WA, 1995 to 2025

01,0002,0003,0004,00019952000200520102015202020251995: 787 persons1996: 761 persons1997: 659 persons1998: 577 persons1999: 548 persons2000: 578 persons2001: 721 persons2002: 894 persons2003: 880 persons2004: 746 persons2005: 781 persons2006: 675 persons2007: 553 persons2008: 650 persons2009: 1,523 persons2010: 2,199 persons2011: 1,983 persons2012: 1,700 persons2013: 1,166 persons2014: 1,155 persons2015: 1,050 persons2016: 1,181 persons2017: 1,149 persons2018: 1,089 persons2019: 931 persons2020: 3,085 persons2021: 1,631 persons2022: 1,164 persons2023: 1,186 persons2024: 1,356 persons2025: 1,473 persons01,0002,0003,0004,0001995200620251995: 787 persons1996: 761 persons1997: 659 persons1998: 577 persons1999: 548 persons2000: 578 persons2001: 721 persons2002: 894 persons2003: 880 persons2004: 746 persons2005: 781 persons2006: 675 persons2007: 553 persons2008: 650 persons2009: 1,523 persons2010: 2,199 persons2011: 1,983 persons2012: 1,700 persons2013: 1,166 persons2014: 1,155 persons2015: 1,050 persons2016: 1,181 persons2017: 1,149 persons2018: 1,089 persons2019: 931 persons2020: 3,085 persons2021: 1,631 persons2022: 1,164 persons2023: 1,186 persons2024: 1,356 persons2025: 1,473 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 31 values
Periodpersons
20251,473
20241,356
20231,186
20221,164
20211,631
20203,085
2019931
20181,089
20171,149
20161,181
20151,050
20141,155
20131,166
20121,700
20111,983
20102,199
20091,523
2008650
2007553
2006675
2005781
2004746
2003880
2002894
2001721
2000578
1999548
1998577
1997659
1996761
1995787

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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, 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

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Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average, Unemployed people, 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/unemployed-people/burien-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: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. Unemployed people, 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/unemployed-people/burien-wa.

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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, 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/unemployed-people/burien-wa (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the unemployed people in Burien, WA?

Unemployed people in Burien, WA was 1,473 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 8.6% from 2024. That is the 22nd 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 Burien, WA?

3,085 in 2020, the highest value since 1995 in this series.

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