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Counties in Washington by unemployment rate

Ferry County had the highest unemployment rate of 39 counties in April 2026, at 7.8%. Asotin County had the lowest, at 3.4%. The median was 5.2% and the figure for Washington was 5.2%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Highest7.8Ferry County
Lowest3.4Asotin County
Median5.239 counties
Washington5.2History

All counties, April 2026

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Ferry CountyFerry County: 7.8 %7.8Wahkiakum CountyWahkiakum County: 7.8 %7.8Pacific CountyPacific County: 6.9 %6.9Grant CountyGrant County: 6.6 %6.6Pend Oreille CountyPend Oreille County: 6.5 %6.5Yakima CountyYakima County: 6.5 %6.5Grays Harbor CountyGrays Harbor County: 6.3 %6.3Lewis CountyLewis County: 6.3 %6.3Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 6 %6Mason CountyMason County: 5.9 %5.9Stevens CountyStevens County: 5.9 %5.9Douglas CountyDouglas County: 5.8 %5.8Cowlitz CountyCowlitz County: 5.7 %5.7Franklin CountyFranklin County: 5.7 %5.7Okanogan CountyOkanogan County: 5.6 %5.6Clallam CountyClallam County: 5.4 %5.4Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 5.4 %5.4Pierce CountyPierce County: 5.4 %5.4Benton CountyBenton County: 5.2 %5.2Kittitas CountyKittitas County: 5.2 %5.2Klickitat CountyKlickitat County: 5.2 %5.2Skagit CountySkagit County: 5.2 %5.2Adams CountyAdams County: 5.1 %5.1Clark CountyClark County: 5.1 %5.1Snohomish CountySnohomish County: 5.1 %5.1Columbia CountyColumbia County: 5 %5Island CountyIsland County: 5 %5Chelan CountyChelan County: 4.9 %4.9King CountyKing County: 4.9 %4.9Skamania CountySkamania County: 4.8 %4.8Whatcom CountyWhatcom County: 4.8 %4.8Kitsap CountyKitsap County: 4.7 %4.7Thurston CountyThurston County: 4.7 %4.7Spokane CountySpokane County: 4.6 %4.6Walla Walla CountyWalla Walla County: 4.5 %4.5Garfield CountyGarfield County: 4.2 %4.2Whitman CountyWhitman County: 4.2 %4.2San Juan CountySan Juan County: 4.1 %4.1Asotin CountyAsotin County: 3.4 %3.4
%. Source: BLS. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCountiesApril 2026 (%)Change on April 2025
1Ferry County7.8+0.9 pts
1Wahkiakum County7.8+1.8 pts
3Pacific County6.9+1.4 pts
4Grant County6.6+1 pts
5Pend Oreille County6.5+0.7 pts
5Yakima County6.5+0.9 pts
7Grays Harbor County6.3+0.7 pts
7Lewis County6.3+1.1 pts
9Lincoln County6+0.7 pts
10Mason County5.9+0.9 pts
10Stevens County5.9+0.2 pts
12Douglas County5.8+1 pts
13Cowlitz County5.7+0.8 pts
13Franklin County5.7+0.6 pts
15Okanogan County5.6+0.7 pts
16Clallam County5.4+0.9 pts
16Jefferson County5.4+0.9 pts
16Pierce County5.4+0.9 pts
19Benton County5.2+0.9 pts
19Kittitas County5.2+1.1 pts
19Klickitat County5.2+0.6 pts
19Skagit County5.2+1 pts
23Adams County5.1+0.2 pts
23Clark County5.1+1 pts
23Snohomish County5.1+0.9 pts
26Columbia County5+1.2 pts
26Island County5+0.8 pts
28Chelan County4.9+0.8 pts
28King County4.9+0.9 pts
30Skamania County4.8+0.7 pts
30Whatcom County4.8+1.1 pts
32Kitsap County4.7+0.9 pts
32Thurston County4.7+0.8 pts
34Spokane County4.6+0.7 pts
35Walla Walla County4.5+1.1 pts
36Garfield County4.2+0.5 pts
36Whitman County4.2+1.1 pts
38San Juan County4.1+0.5 pts
39Asotin County3.4+0.6 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 7.8% in April 2026, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which county has the lowest unemployment rate?

Asotin County, with 3.4% in April 2026.

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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