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Counties in Washington by unemployment rate

Ferry County had the highest unemployment rate of 39 counties in November 2025, at 7.2%. Asotin County had the lowest, at 3.5%. The median was 5.4% and the figure for Washington was 4.9%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Highest7.2Ferry County
Lowest3.5Asotin County
Median5.439 counties
Washington4.9History

All counties, November 2025

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Ferry CountyFerry County: 7.2 %7.2Wahkiakum CountyWahkiakum County: 7.2 %7.2Pacific CountyPacific County: 6.8 %6.8Grant CountyGrant County: 6.5 %6.5Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 6.2 %6.2Pend Oreille CountyPend Oreille County: 6.2 %6.2Grays Harbor CountyGrays Harbor County: 6.1 %6.1Yakima CountyYakima County: 6 %6Lewis CountyLewis County: 5.9 %5.9Pierce CountyPierce County: 5.9 %5.9Stevens CountyStevens County: 5.8 %5.8Cowlitz CountyCowlitz County: 5.7 %5.7Douglas CountyDouglas County: 5.6 %5.6Franklin CountyFranklin County: 5.6 %5.6Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 5.6 %5.6Clallam CountyClallam County: 5.5 %5.5Mason CountyMason County: 5.5 %5.5Snohomish CountySnohomish County: 5.5 %5.5Klickitat CountyKlickitat County: 5.4 %5.4Okanogan CountyOkanogan County: 5.4 %5.4King CountyKing County: 5.3 %5.3Skagit CountySkagit County: 5.1 %5.1Adams CountyAdams County: 5 %5Benton CountyBenton County: 5 %5Island CountyIsland County: 5 %5Kittitas CountyKittitas County: 4.9 %4.9Skamania CountySkamania County: 4.9 %4.9Chelan CountyChelan County: 4.8 %4.8Clark CountyClark County: 4.8 %4.8Columbia CountyColumbia County: 4.8 %4.8Thurston CountyThurston County: 4.7 %4.7Whatcom CountyWhatcom County: 4.7 %4.7Garfield CountyGarfield County: 4.6 %4.6Kitsap CountyKitsap County: 4.6 %4.6San Juan CountySan Juan County: 4.5 %4.5Spokane CountySpokane County: 4.4 %4.4Walla Walla CountyWalla Walla County: 4.3 %4.3Whitman CountyWhitman County: 4.1 %4.1Asotin CountyAsotin County: 3.5 %3.5
%. Source: BLS. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCountiesNovember 2025 (%)Change on November 2024
1Ferry County7.2+0.4 pts
1Wahkiakum County7.2+0.4 pts
3Pacific County6.8+0.5 pts
4Grant County6.5+1.2 pts
5Lincoln County6.2+0.6 pts
5Pend Oreille County6.2+0.6 pts
7Grays Harbor County6.1-0.1 pts
8Yakima County6+0.2 pts
9Lewis County5.9+0.3 pts
9Pierce County5.9+1.4 pts
11Stevens County5.8+0.3 pts
12Cowlitz County5.7+0.6 pts
13Douglas County5.6+0.8 pts
13Franklin County5.6+0.6 pts
13Jefferson County5.6+0.4 pts
16Clallam County5.5+0.4 pts
16Mason County5.5+0.3 pts
16Snohomish County5.5+1.2 pts
19Klickitat County5.4+0.7 pts
19Okanogan County5.4+0.4 pts
21King County5.3+1.3 pts
22Skagit County5.1+0.3 pts
23Adams County5+0.2 pts
23Benton County5+0.6 pts
23Island County5+0.5 pts
26Kittitas County4.9+0.5 pts
26Skamania County4.9+0.4 pts
28Chelan County4.8+0.3 pts
28Clark County4.8+0.6 pts
28Columbia County4.8+0.8 pts
31Thurston County4.7+0.4 pts
31Whatcom County4.7+0.5 pts
33Garfield County4.6+0.1 pts
33Kitsap County4.6+0.4 pts
35San Juan County4.5+0.3 pts
36Spokane County4.4+0.3 pts
37Walla Walla County4.3+0.6 pts
38Whitman County4.1+0.6 pts
39Asotin County3.5+0.4 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?

Ferry County, with 7.2% in November 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which county has the lowest unemployment rate?

Asotin County, with 3.5% in November 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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