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Cities in Washington by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024

Snoqualmie, WA had the highest labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 91 cities in 2024, at 78.1%. Port Townsend, WA had the lowest, at 43%. The median was 65.5% and the figure for Washington was 64.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest78.1Snoqualmie, WA
Lowest43Port Townsend, WA
Median65.591 cities
Washington64.5History

Top 40 cities, 2024

Snoqualmie, WA: 78.1 %Snoqualmie, WA78.1Fife, WA: 76.1 %Fife, WA76.1Seattle, WA: 74.2 %Seattle, WA74.2Grandview, WA: 72.3 %Grandview, WA72.3Redmond, WA: 72.3 %Redmond, WA72.3Edgewood, WA: 72.2 %Edgewood, WA72.2Issaquah, WA: 71.5 %Issaquah, WA71.5Lake Stevens, WA: 71.3 %Lake Stevens, WA71.3Kirkland, WA: 71.2 %Kirkland, WA71.2Woodinville, WA: 70.8 %Woodinville, WA70.8Bonney Lake, WA: 70.8 %Bonney Lake, WA70.8Renton, WA: 70.6 %Renton, WA70.6Tukwila, WA: 70.6 %Tukwila, WA70.6Bothell, WA: 70.4 %Bothell, WA70.4Mountlake Terrace, WA: 69.9 %Mountlake Terrace, WA69.9Maple Valley, WA: 69.8 %Maple Valley, WA69.8Yelm, WA: 69.7 %Yelm, WA69.7Covington, WA: 69.6 %Covington, WA69.6Mill Creek, WA: 69.5 %Mill Creek, WA69.5Auburn, WA: 69.4 %Auburn, WA69.4Bremerton, WA: 69.3 %Bremerton, WA69.3SeaTac, WA: 69.1 %SeaTac, WA69.1Kent, WA: 68.8 %Kent, WA68.8Sammamish, WA: 68.8 %Sammamish, WA68.8Kenmore, WA: 68.6 %Kenmore, WA68.6Mukilteo, WA: 68.4 %Mukilteo, WA68.4Enumclaw, WA: 68.2 %Enumclaw, WA68.2Sumner, WA: 68.1 %Sumner, WA68.1Marysville, WA: 67.8 %Marysville, WA67.8Ellensburg, WA: 67.7 %Ellensburg, WA67.7Burien, WA: 67.7 %Burien, WA67.7Tumwater, WA: 67.6 %Tumwater, WA67.6Everett, WA: 67.6 %Everett, WA67.6Washougal, WA: 67.6 %Washougal, WA67.6Oak Harbor, WA: 67.2 %Oak Harbor, WA67.2Pasco, WA: 67.2 %Pasco, WA67.2Bellevue, WA: 67.2 %Bellevue, WA67.2Burlington, WA: 67.1 %Burlington, WA67.1Puyallup, WA: 67.1 %Puyallup, WA67.1Lynden, WA: 66.7 %Lynden, WA66.7
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Snoqualmie, WA78.1-1.2 pts
2Fife, WA76.1+0.3 pts
3Seattle, WA74.2+0.1 pts
4Grandview, WA72.3-2.9 pts
5Redmond, WA72.3+0.5 pts
6Edgewood, WA72.2+1.3 pts
7Issaquah, WA71.5-0.2 pts
8Lake Stevens, WA71.3+0.1 pts
9Kirkland, WA71.20 pts
10Woodinville, WA70.8-2.2 pts
11Bonney Lake, WA70.8+1.3 pts
12Renton, WA70.6+0.2 pts
13Tukwila, WA70.6-1.8 pts
14Bothell, WA70.4-0.6 pts
15Mountlake Terrace, WA69.9+1.8 pts
16Maple Valley, WA69.8-0.1 pts
17Yelm, WA69.7-1 pts
18Covington, WA69.6-0.8 pts
19Mill Creek, WA69.5+0.9 pts
20Auburn, WA69.4-0.4 pts
21Bremerton, WA69.3+0.2 pts
22SeaTac, WA69.1-0.3 pts
23Kent, WA68.8-1.3 pts
24Sammamish, WA68.8+0.6 pts
25Kenmore, WA68.6-0.4 pts
26Mukilteo, WA68.4+2.3 pts
27Enumclaw, WA68.2-0.3 pts
28Sumner, WA68.1+1.1 pts
29Marysville, WA67.8-0.9 pts
30Ellensburg, WA67.7+1.3 pts
31Burien, WA67.7-1 pts
32Tumwater, WA67.6-0.6 pts
33Everett, WA67.6+0.4 pts
33Washougal, WA67.6+0.8 pts
35Oak Harbor, WA67.2-0 pts
36Pasco, WA67.2-0.4 pts
37Bellevue, WA67.2-0.1 pts
38Burlington, WA67.1+0.7 pts
39Puyallup, WA67.1-0.5 pts
40Lynden, WA66.7-1.1 pts
41East Wenatchee, WA66.4-1 pts
42Bellingham, WA66.2+0.5 pts
43Tacoma, WA66.1-0.7 pts
44Federal Way, WA65.9+0.6 pts
45Vancouver, WA65.7+0.3 pts
46Lake Forest Park, WA65.5-1.4 pts
47Cheney, WA65.4+0.4 pts
47Liberty Lake, WA65.4+1.6 pts
49Shoreline, WA65.1-0.8 pts
50University Place, WA65.1-0.1 pts
51Pullman, WA64.9+0.2 pts
52Ferndale, WA64.8-2 pts
53Edmonds, WA64.8+0.1 pts
54Kelso, WA64.4+7.7 pts
55Ridgefield, WA64.3-0.4 pts
56Newcastle, WA64.2-2.3 pts
57Lynnwood, WA63.9+0.2 pts
58Spokane Valley, WA63.8-0.8 pts
59Wenatchee, WA63.8+0.6 pts
60Arlington, WA63.7-0.1 pts
60Battle Ground, WA63.70 pts
60Camas, WA63.7-0.4 pts
63Moses Lake, WA63.7-0.6 pts
64Des Moines, WA63.6-0.9 pts
65West Richland, WA63.5-2.4 pts
66Sunnyside, WA63.3+1 pts
67Richland, WA63.3+0.5 pts
68Spokane, WA63.2+0.9 pts
69Olympia, WA62.6-0.6 pts
70Sedro-Woolley, WA62.3+1.9 pts
71Mount Vernon, WA62+0.3 pts
72Port Orchard, WA61.8+0.4 pts
73Snohomish, WA61.6+2.6 pts
74Lakewood, WA61.3-0.7 pts
75Mercer Island, WA60.3+0.1 pts
76Lacey, WA60.2-1.1 pts
77Monroe, WA60.2-0 pts
78Yakima, WA59.7-0.5 pts
79Kennewick, WA59.7-1.5 pts
80Poulsbo, WA58.4+1.4 pts
81Walla Walla, WA57.5-0.6 pts
82Bainbridge Island, WA57.3-1.2 pts
83Centralia, WA56.2+1.2 pts
84Port Angeles, WA56.1-0.6 pts
85Shelton, WA55.4-1.2 pts
86Longview, WA55.4-0.3 pts
87Aberdeen, WA54.9-0.2 pts
88Gig Harbor, WA54.7+0.2 pts
89Anacortes, WA53.3-0 pts
90Airway Heights, WA52.3+1 pts
91Port Townsend, WA43-0 pts

Other periods

About this ranking

People aged 16 and over in the labor force (employed, unemployed or in the Armed Forces) as a percentage of all people aged 16 and over, including people in group quarters. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

The Census Bureau definition used in its data profiles. It differs from the BLS labor_force_participation_rate, which counts the civilian noninstitutional population only.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b23025.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Washington by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b23025.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Washington by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b23025.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/washington-cities. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in Washington by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b23025.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/washington-cities.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Washington by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b23025.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/washington-cities (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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Which city has the highest labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate)?

Snoqualmie, WA, with 78.1% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which city has the lowest labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate)?

Port Townsend, WA, with 43% in 2024.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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