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Unemployed people in Federal Way, WA

Unemployed people in Federal Way, WA was 2,766 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 8% from 2024. That is the 9th highest of 47 cities in 2025.

2025, persons2,766
Change on 2024+8%
Rank9th of 47Cities in Washington ranked
Series high5,6302020
Series low1,3591999

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Unemployed people in Federal Way, WA, 1993 to 2025

1,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,00019931998200320082013201820251993: 2,107 persons1994: 1,877 persons1995: 1,949 persons1996: 1,884 persons1997: 1,633 persons1998: 1,428 persons1999: 1,359 persons2000: 2,072 persons2001: 2,584 persons2002: 3,203 persons2003: 3,155 persons2004: 2,672 persons2005: 2,052 persons2006: 1,726 persons2007: 1,471 persons2008: 1,836 persons2009: 4,208 persons2010: 5,322 persons2011: 4,625 persons2012: 3,839 persons2013: 2,518 persons2014: 2,513 persons2015: 2,263 persons2016: 2,210 persons2017: 2,182 persons2018: 2,031 persons2019: 1,794 persons2020: 5,630 persons2021: 3,192 persons2022: 2,241 persons2023: 2,321 persons2024: 2,560 persons2025: 2,766 persons02,0004,0006,00019932004201520251993: 2,107 persons1994: 1,877 persons1995: 1,949 persons1996: 1,884 persons1997: 1,633 persons1998: 1,428 persons1999: 1,359 persons2000: 2,072 persons2001: 2,584 persons2002: 3,203 persons2003: 3,155 persons2004: 2,672 persons2005: 2,052 persons2006: 1,726 persons2007: 1,471 persons2008: 1,836 persons2009: 4,208 persons2010: 5,322 persons2011: 4,625 persons2012: 3,839 persons2013: 2,518 persons2014: 2,513 persons2015: 2,263 persons2016: 2,210 persons2017: 2,182 persons2018: 2,031 persons2019: 1,794 persons2020: 5,630 persons2021: 3,192 persons2022: 2,241 persons2023: 2,321 persons2024: 2,560 persons2025: 2,766 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 33 values
Periodpersons
20252,766
20242,560
20232,321
20222,241
20213,192
20205,630
20191,794
20182,031
20172,182
20162,210
20152,263
20142,513
20132,518
20123,839
20114,625
20105,322
20094,208
20081,836
20071,471
20061,726
20052,052
20042,672
20033,155
20023,203
20012,584
20002,072
19991,359
19981,428
19971,633
19961,884
19951,949
19941,877
19932,107

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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, Federal Way, WA, 1993 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, Federal Way, WA, 1993 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/federal-way-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, Federal Way, WA, 1993 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/federal-way-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, Federal Way, WA, 1993 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/federal-way-wa (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the unemployed people in Federal Way, WA?

Unemployed people in Federal Way, WA was 2,766 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 8% from 2024. That is the 9th 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 Federal Way, WA?

5,630 in 2020, the highest value since 1993 in this series.

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