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

Snoqualmie, WA had the highest labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 91 cities in 2022, at 81.2%. Port Townsend, WA had the lowest, at 44.5%. The median was 65.6% and the figure for Washington was 64.6%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest81.2Snoqualmie, WA
Lowest44.5Port Townsend, WA
Median65.691 cities
Washington64.6History

Top 40 cities, 2022

Snoqualmie, WA: 81.2 %Snoqualmie, WA81.2Fife, WA: 74.6 %Fife, WA74.6Grandview, WA: 74.5 %Grandview, WA74.5Seattle, WA: 73.9 %Seattle, WA73.9Issaquah, WA: 73.3 %Issaquah, WA73.3Tukwila, WA: 72.7 %Tukwila, WA72.7Lake Stevens, WA: 72.7 %Lake Stevens, WA72.7Bothell, WA: 71.5 %Bothell, WA71.5SeaTac, WA: 71.3 %SeaTac, WA71.3Renton, WA: 70.7 %Renton, WA70.7Kirkland, WA: 70.6 %Kirkland, WA70.6Bonney Lake, WA: 70.6 %Bonney Lake, WA70.6Maple Valley, WA: 70.5 %Maple Valley, WA70.5Redmond, WA: 70.5 %Redmond, WA70.5Woodinville, WA: 70.2 %Woodinville, WA70.2Edgewood, WA: 70.1 %Edgewood, WA70.1Covington, WA: 70 %Covington, WA70Kent, WA: 69.7 %Kent, WA69.7Kenmore, WA: 69.4 %Kenmore, WA69.4Auburn, WA: 69.2 %Auburn, WA69.2Sammamish, WA: 69.2 %Sammamish, WA69.2Lake Forest Park, WA: 68.8 %Lake Forest Park, WA68.8Mill Creek, WA: 68.7 %Mill Creek, WA68.7Yelm, WA: 68.6 %Yelm, WA68.6Mountlake Terrace, WA: 68.4 %Mountlake Terrace, WA68.4Oak Harbor, WA: 68.1 %Oak Harbor, WA68.1Burien, WA: 67.9 %Burien, WA67.9Arlington, WA: 67.8 %Arlington, WA67.8Cheney, WA: 67.8 %Cheney, WA67.8Washougal, WA: 67.8 %Washougal, WA67.8Marysville, WA: 67.7 %Marysville, WA67.7Pasco, WA: 67.7 %Pasco, WA67.7Enumclaw, WA: 67.7 %Enumclaw, WA67.7East Wenatchee, WA: 67.6 %East Wenatchee, WA67.6Ellensburg, WA: 67.6 %Ellensburg, WA67.6Everett, WA: 67.5 %Everett, WA67.5Bremerton, WA: 67.2 %Bremerton, WA67.2Tacoma, WA: 66.7 %Tacoma, WA66.7Tumwater, WA: 66.7 %Tumwater, WA66.7Bellevue, WA: 66.6 %Bellevue, WA66.6Snoqualmie, WA: 81.2 %Snoqualmie, WA81.2Fife, WA: 74.6 %Fife, WA74.6Grandview, WA: 74.5 %Grandview, WA74.5Seattle, WA: 73.9 %Seattle, WA73.9Issaquah, WA: 73.3 %Issaquah, WA73.3Tukwila, WA: 72.7 %Tukwila, WA72.7Lake Stevens, WA: 72.7 %Lake Stevens, WA72.7Bothell, WA: 71.5 %Bothell, WA71.5SeaTac, WA: 71.3 %SeaTac, WA71.3Renton, WA: 70.7 %Renton, WA70.7Kirkland, WA: 70.6 %Kirkland, WA70.6Bonney Lake, WA: 70.6 %Bonney Lake, WA70.6Maple Valley, WA: 70.5 %Maple Valley, WA70.5Redmond, WA: 70.5 %Redmond, WA70.5Woodinville, WA: 70.2 %Woodinville, WA70.2Edgewood, WA: 70.1 %Edgewood, WA70.1Covington, WA: 70 %Covington, WA70Kent, WA: 69.7 %Kent, WA69.7Kenmore, WA: 69.4 %Kenmore, WA69.4Auburn, WA: 69.2 %Auburn, WA69.2Sammamish, WA: 69.2 %Sammamish, WA69.2Lake Forest Park, WA: 68.8 %Lake Forest Park, WA68.8Mill Creek, WA: 68.7 %Mill Creek, WA68.7Yelm, WA: 68.6 %Yelm, WA68.6Mountlake Terrace, WA: 68.4 %Mountlake Terrace, WA68.4Oak Harbor, WA: 68.1 %Oak Harbor, WA68.1Burien, WA: 67.9 %Burien, WA67.9Arlington, WA: 67.8 %Arlington, WA67.8Cheney, WA: 67.8 %Cheney, WA67.8Washougal, WA: 67.8 %Washougal, WA67.8Marysville, WA: 67.7 %Marysville, WA67.7Pasco, WA: 67.7 %Pasco, WA67.7Enumclaw, WA: 67.7 %Enumclaw, WA67.7East Wenatchee, WA: 67.6 %East Wenatchee, WA67.6Ellensburg, WA: 67.6 %Ellensburg, WA67.6Everett, WA: 67.5 %Everett, WA67.5Bremerton, WA: 67.2 %Bremerton, WA67.2Tacoma, WA: 66.7 %Tacoma, WA66.7Tumwater, WA: 66.7 %Tumwater, WA66.7Bellevue, WA: 66.6 %Bellevue, WA66.6
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Snoqualmie, WA81.2-0.6 pts
2Fife, WA74.6-0.6 pts
3Grandview, WA74.5-1.3 pts
4Seattle, WA73.9-0.3 pts
5Issaquah, WA73.3+0.3 pts
6Tukwila, WA72.7-0.3 pts
7Lake Stevens, WA72.7-0.3 pts
8Bothell, WA71.5+0.3 pts
9SeaTac, WA71.3-0.3 pts
10Renton, WA70.7-0.5 pts
11Kirkland, WA70.6-0.2 pts
12Bonney Lake, WA70.6+1.4 pts
13Maple Valley, WA70.5-1.2 pts
14Redmond, WA70.5+0.5 pts
15Woodinville, WA70.2-0.3 pts
16Edgewood, WA70.1-1.4 pts
17Covington, WA70+0.5 pts
18Kent, WA69.7-0.2 pts
19Kenmore, WA69.4-1.5 pts
20Auburn, WA69.2+0.9 pts
21Sammamish, WA69.20 pts
22Lake Forest Park, WA68.8+0.7 pts
23Mill Creek, WA68.7+0.2 pts
24Yelm, WA68.6+3.3 pts
25Mountlake Terrace, WA68.4-0.8 pts
26Oak Harbor, WA68.1+1.8 pts
27Burien, WA67.9-0.6 pts
28Arlington, WA67.8-1 pts
29Cheney, WA67.8+4.1 pts
30Washougal, WA67.8+0.5 pts
31Marysville, WA67.7+0.2 pts
32Pasco, WA67.7-0.3 pts
33Enumclaw, WA67.7+0.2 pts
34East Wenatchee, WA67.6-0 pts
35Ellensburg, WA67.6+1.4 pts
36Everett, WA67.5-0.2 pts
37Bremerton, WA67.2+0.3 pts
38Tacoma, WA66.7+0.3 pts
39Tumwater, WA66.7-2.3 pts
40Bellevue, WA66.6+0.2 pts
41Mukilteo, WA66.4+1 pts
42Lynden, WA66-0.8 pts
42Puyallup, WA66-0.7 pts
44Newcastle, WA65.7-1.2 pts
45Federal Way, WA65.7-0.5 pts
46Burlington, WA65.6+3.4 pts
47Shoreline, WA65.4-0.2 pts
48West Richland, WA65.4+0.9 pts
49Bellingham, WA65.3-0.3 pts
50Sunnyside, WA65.2+1.1 pts
51Ferndale, WA65.2+1.2 pts
52Vancouver, WA64.9+0.4 pts
53Camas, WA64.8+0.3 pts
54Edmonds, WA64.7-0.4 pts
55Ridgefield, WA64.6-2.5 pts
56Battle Ground, WA64.6-1.5 pts
57Moses Lake, WA64.4+0.4 pts
58Spokane Valley, WA64.1-0.3 pts
59Lynnwood, WA64.1+0.1 pts
60Richland, WA63.6-0.3 pts
61University Place, WA63.4-0.7 pts
62Des Moines, WA63.3+0.1 pts
62Sumner, WA63.3-1 pts
64Liberty Lake, WA63.2-1.5 pts
65Spokane, WA62.6+0.4 pts
66Lacey, WA62.5+0.9 pts
67Lakewood, WA62.1+0.2 pts
68Wenatchee, WA62.1-1.3 pts
69Olympia, WA61.9-0.6 pts
70Mount Vernon, WA61.7-0.1 pts
71Pullman, WA61.4+1.1 pts
72Port Orchard, WA61.2+1.4 pts
73Kennewick, WA61.1+0.8 pts
74Sedro-Woolley, WA61.1-1.6 pts
75Monroe, WA59.8+2.1 pts
76Kelso, WA59.4+2.6 pts
76Mercer Island, WA59.4-1.7 pts
78Snohomish, WA59.2-0.9 pts
79Yakima, WA58.9-0.3 pts
80Poulsbo, WA58.1-1.6 pts
81Bainbridge Island, WA57.8-0.8 pts
82Gig Harbor, WA57.7+1 pts
83Shelton, WA57.5+2.6 pts
84Port Angeles, WA57.2+0.1 pts
85Walla Walla, WA56.8+2.8 pts
86Longview, WA56.2+0.4 pts
87Aberdeen, WA54.8+2.9 pts
88Centralia, WA54.3-0.7 pts
89Anacortes, WA53.2-0.6 pts
90Airway Heights, WA49.1+5.7 pts
91Port Townsend, WA44.5-3.2 pts

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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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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), 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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), 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b23025.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/washington-cities?period=2022. 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), 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b23025.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/washington-cities?period=2022.

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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), 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b23025.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/washington-cities?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Snoqualmie, WA, with 81.2% in 2022, 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 44.5% in 2022.

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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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