Counties in Washington by unemployment rate

Wahkiakum County had the highest unemployment rate of 39 counties in September 2025, at 6.2%. Asotin County had the lowest, at 3%. The median was 4.1% and the figure for Washington was 4.7%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Median4.139 counties
Washington4.7History

All counties, September 2025

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Wahkiakum CountyWahkiakum County: 6.2 %6.2Ferry CountyFerry County: 5.6 %5.6Pacific CountyPacific County: 5.1 %5.1Pierce CountyPierce County: 5.1 %5.1Grays Harbor CountyGrays Harbor County: 4.9 %4.9Snohomish CountySnohomish County: 4.9 %4.9King CountyKing County: 4.8 %4.8Lewis CountyLewis County: 4.7 %4.7Cowlitz CountyCowlitz County: 4.6 %4.6Grant CountyGrant County: 4.6 %4.6Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 4.6 %4.6Mason CountyMason County: 4.6 %4.6Pend Oreille CountyPend Oreille County: 4.6 %4.6Stevens CountyStevens County: 4.5 %4.5Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 4.4 %4.4Klickitat CountyKlickitat County: 4.2 %4.2Yakima CountyYakima County: 4.2 %4.2Clallam CountyClallam County: 4.1 %4.1Clark CountyClark County: 4.1 %4.1Franklin CountyFranklin County: 4.1 %4.1Island CountyIsland County: 4 %4Skagit CountySkagit County: 4 %4Kittitas CountyKittitas County: 3.9 %3.9Thurston CountyThurston County: 3.9 %3.9Whatcom CountyWhatcom County: 3.9 %3.9Benton CountyBenton County: 3.8 %3.8Douglas CountyDouglas County: 3.8 %3.8Skamania CountySkamania County: 3.8 %3.8Garfield CountyGarfield County: 3.7 %3.7Kitsap CountyKitsap County: 3.7 %3.7Columbia CountyColumbia County: 3.6 %3.6Okanogan CountyOkanogan County: 3.6 %3.6Spokane CountySpokane County: 3.6 %3.6Walla Walla CountyWalla Walla County: 3.4 %3.4Adams CountyAdams County: 3.3 %3.3Chelan CountyChelan County: 3.3 %3.3Whitman CountyWhitman County: 3.3 %3.3San Juan CountySan Juan County: 3.1 %3.1Asotin CountyAsotin County: 3 %3
%. Source: BLS. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCountiesSeptember 2025 (%)Change on September 2024
1Wahkiakum County6.2+0.4 pts
2Ferry County5.6+0.5 pts
3Pacific County5.1+0.2 pts
3Pierce County5.1+0.4 pts
5Grays Harbor County4.9-0.1 pts
5Snohomish County4.9+0.6 pts
7King County4.8+0.6 pts
8Lewis County4.7+0.2 pts
9Cowlitz County4.6+0.3 pts
9Grant County4.6+0.6 pts
9Lincoln County4.60 pts
9Mason County4.60 pts
9Pend Oreille County4.6+0.3 pts
14Stevens County4.5+0.2 pts
15Jefferson County4.4+0.5 pts
16Klickitat County4.2+0.5 pts
16Yakima County4.2-0.1 pts
18Clallam County4.1-0.1 pts
18Clark County4.1+0.4 pts
18Franklin County4.1+0.3 pts
21Island County4+0.2 pts
21Skagit County40 pts
23Kittitas County3.9+0.2 pts
23Thurston County3.9+0.2 pts
23Whatcom County3.9+0.2 pts
26Benton County3.8+0.1 pts
26Douglas County3.80 pts
26Skamania County3.8+0.3 pts
29Garfield County3.7+0.2 pts
29Kitsap County3.70 pts
31Columbia County3.6+0.3 pts
31Okanogan County3.60 pts
31Spokane County3.6+0.1 pts
34Walla Walla County3.4+0.1 pts
35Adams County3.30 pts
35Chelan County3.3-0.1 pts
35Whitman County3.30 pts
38San Juan County3.1+0.1 pts
39Asotin County3+0.2 pts

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About this ranking

Unemployed people as a percentage of the labour force, using the survey definition of unemployment: without work, available and looking for work. Spain: EPA, aged 16 and over. EU: Labour Force Survey, aged 15 to 74. United States: civilian labour force aged 16 and over, from the Current Population Survey for the nation and from BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics models, consistent with that survey, for states and counties. Other countries and the World: ILO modelled estimates published by the World Bank, aged 15 and over.

Survey-based. Available for Spain, regions, provinces, EU countries, US states and US counties, not Spanish municipalities. For municipalities use registered_unemployment_rate. US national and state rates are seasonally adjusted; county rates are not. Countries without a national or Eurostat series get the annual ILO modelled estimate, a model output rather than a survey result.

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

How to cite

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics: unemployment rate by county, not seasonally adjusted. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Questions

Which county has the highest unemployment rate?

Wahkiakum County, with 6.2% in September 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which county has the lowest unemployment rate?

Asotin County, with 3% in September 2025.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics: unemployment rate by county, not seasonally adjusted. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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