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Counties in Washington by unemployment rate

Ferry County had the highest unemployment rate of 39 counties in December 2025, at 8.7%. Asotin County had the lowest, at 3.9%. The median was 5.7% and the figure for Washington was 4.9%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Highest8.7Ferry County
Lowest3.9Asotin County
Median5.739 counties
Washington4.9History

All counties, December 2025

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Ferry CountyFerry County: 8.7 %8.7Grant CountyGrant County: 7.9 %7.9Wahkiakum CountyWahkiakum County: 7.8 %7.8Yakima CountyYakima County: 7.4 %7.4Pacific CountyPacific County: 7.3 %7.3Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 7.2 %7.2Pend Oreille CountyPend Oreille County: 7.2 %7.2Grays Harbor CountyGrays Harbor County: 6.9 %6.9Stevens CountyStevens County: 6.9 %6.9Lewis CountyLewis County: 6.6 %6.6Okanogan CountyOkanogan County: 6.6 %6.6Adams CountyAdams County: 6.5 %6.5Douglas CountyDouglas County: 6.5 %6.5Franklin CountyFranklin County: 6.4 %6.4Cowlitz CountyCowlitz County: 6.2 %6.2Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 6.1 %6.1Mason CountyMason County: 6.1 %6.1Clallam CountyClallam County: 6 %6Klickitat CountyKlickitat County: 6 %6Kittitas CountyKittitas County: 5.7 %5.7Benton CountyBenton County: 5.6 %5.6Chelan CountyChelan County: 5.6 %5.6Skagit CountySkagit County: 5.6 %5.6Pierce CountyPierce County: 5.4 %5.4Skamania CountySkamania County: 5.4 %5.4Island CountyIsland County: 5.3 %5.3Garfield CountyGarfield County: 5.2 %5.2Clark CountyClark County: 5.1 %5.1Snohomish CountySnohomish County: 5.1 %5.1Whatcom CountyWhatcom County: 5.1 %5.1Spokane CountySpokane County: 5 %5Thurston CountyThurston County: 5 %5Walla Walla CountyWalla Walla County: 5 %5Columbia CountyColumbia County: 4.9 %4.9King CountyKing County: 4.9 %4.9Kitsap CountyKitsap County: 4.9 %4.9San Juan CountySan Juan County: 4.6 %4.6Whitman CountyWhitman County: 4.4 %4.4Asotin CountyAsotin County: 3.9 %3.9
%. Source: BLS. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCountiesDecember 2025 (%)Change on December 2024
1Ferry County8.7+0.9 pts
2Grant County7.9+1 pts
3Wahkiakum County7.8+1.3 pts
4Yakima County7.4+0.1 pts
5Pacific County7.3+0.6 pts
6Lincoln County7.2+1.5 pts
6Pend Oreille County7.2+0.6 pts
8Grays Harbor County6.9+0.4 pts
8Stevens County6.9+0.4 pts
10Lewis County6.6+0.7 pts
10Okanogan County6.6+0.4 pts
12Adams County6.5-0.5 pts
12Douglas County6.5+0.6 pts
14Franklin County6.4+0.4 pts
15Cowlitz County6.2+1 pts
16Jefferson County6.1+0.8 pts
16Mason County6.1+0.6 pts
18Clallam County6+0.6 pts
18Klickitat County6+0.9 pts
20Kittitas County5.7+0.7 pts
21Benton County5.6+0.4 pts
21Chelan County5.6+0.4 pts
21Skagit County5.6+0.5 pts
24Pierce County5.4+1.3 pts
24Skamania County5.4+0.4 pts
26Island County5.3+0.7 pts
27Garfield County5.2+0.3 pts
28Clark County5.1+0.7 pts
28Snohomish County5.1+1.2 pts
28Whatcom County5.1+0.8 pts
31Spokane County5+0.4 pts
31Thurston County5+0.5 pts
31Walla Walla County5+0.9 pts
34Columbia County4.9+0.7 pts
34King County4.9+1.3 pts
34Kitsap County4.9+0.6 pts
37San Juan County4.6+0.4 pts
38Whitman County4.4+0.8 pts
39Asotin County3.9+0.5 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 8.7% in December 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which county has the lowest unemployment rate?

Asotin County, with 3.9% in December 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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