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Unemployed people in Vancouver, WA

Unemployed people in Vancouver, WA was 4,606 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 4.6% from 2024. That is the 4th highest of 47 cities in 2025.

2025, persons4,606
Change on 2024+4.6%
Rank4th of 47Cities in Washington ranked
Series high11,3092009
Series low1,4391995

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Unemployed people in Vancouver, WA, 1990 to 2025

02,0004,0006,0008,00010K12K19901996200220082014202020251990: 1,459 persons1991: 1,933 persons1992: 2,237 persons1993: 1,900 persons1994: 1,509 persons1995: 1,439 persons1996: 1,492 persons1997: 3,151 persons1998: 4,309 persons1999: 4,128 persons2000: 4,120 persons2001: 5,563 persons2002: 7,534 persons2003: 8,258 persons2004: 6,793 persons2005: 5,735 persons2006: 5,419 persons2007: 5,404 persons2008: 6,216 persons2009: 11,309 persons2010: 10,287 persons2011: 9,539 persons2012: 8,115 persons2013: 6,705 persons2014: 5,558 persons2015: 5,509 persons2016: 5,395 persons2017: 4,657 persons2018: 4,540 persons2019: 4,827 persons2020: 8,420 persons2021: 5,036 persons2022: 3,855 persons2023: 3,903 persons2024: 4,403 persons2025: 4,606 persons02,5005,0007,50010K12.5K19902002201420251990: 1,459 persons1991: 1,933 persons1992: 2,237 persons1993: 1,900 persons1994: 1,509 persons1995: 1,439 persons1996: 1,492 persons1997: 3,151 persons1998: 4,309 persons1999: 4,128 persons2000: 4,120 persons2001: 5,563 persons2002: 7,534 persons2003: 8,258 persons2004: 6,793 persons2005: 5,735 persons2006: 5,419 persons2007: 5,404 persons2008: 6,216 persons2009: 11,309 persons2010: 10,287 persons2011: 9,539 persons2012: 8,115 persons2013: 6,705 persons2014: 5,558 persons2015: 5,509 persons2016: 5,395 persons2017: 4,657 persons2018: 4,540 persons2019: 4,827 persons2020: 8,420 persons2021: 5,036 persons2022: 3,855 persons2023: 3,903 persons2024: 4,403 persons2025: 4,606 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
20254,606
20244,403
20233,903
20223,855
20215,036
20208,420
20194,827
20184,540
20174,657
20165,395
20155,509
20145,558
20136,705
20128,115
20119,539
201010,287
200911,309
20086,216
20075,404
20065,419
20055,735
20046,793
20038,258
20027,534
20015,563
20004,120
19994,128
19984,309
19973,151
19961,492
19951,439
19941,509
19931,900
19922,237
19911,933
19901,459

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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, Vancouver, 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, Vancouver, 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/vancouver-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, Vancouver, 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/vancouver-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, Vancouver, 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/vancouver-wa (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the unemployed people in Vancouver, WA?

Unemployed people in Vancouver, WA was 4,606 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 4.6% from 2024. That is the 4th 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 Vancouver, WA?

11,309 in 2009, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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