Counties in Washington by unemployment rate

Wahkiakum County had the highest unemployment rate of 39 counties in June 2026, at 6.4%. Asotin County had the lowest, at 2.8%. The median was 4.4% and the figure for Washington was 5.2%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Lowest2.8Asotin County
Median4.439 counties
Washington5.2History

All counties, June 2026

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Wahkiakum CountyWahkiakum County: 6.4 %6.4Ferry CountyFerry County: 6 %6Pacific CountyPacific County: 5.9 %5.9Lewis CountyLewis County: 5.4 %5.4Pierce CountyPierce County: 5.3 %5.3Grays Harbor CountyGrays Harbor County: 5.1 %5.1Cowlitz CountyCowlitz County: 5 %5Grant CountyGrant County: 5 %5Mason CountyMason County: 5 %5Pend Oreille CountyPend Oreille County: 5 %5Snohomish CountySnohomish County: 5 %5King CountyKing County: 4.9 %4.9Yakima CountyYakima County: 4.9 %4.9Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 4.8 %4.8Stevens CountyStevens County: 4.6 %4.6Clark CountyClark County: 4.4 %4.4Franklin CountyFranklin County: 4.4 %4.4Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 4.4 %4.4Kittitas CountyKittitas County: 4.4 %4.4Skagit CountySkagit County: 4.4 %4.4Clallam CountyClallam County: 4.3 %4.3Okanogan CountyOkanogan County: 4.3 %4.3Benton CountyBenton County: 4.2 %4.2Douglas CountyDouglas County: 4.2 %4.2Island CountyIsland County: 4.2 %4.2Kitsap CountyKitsap County: 4.1 %4.1Skamania CountySkamania County: 4.1 %4.1Thurston CountyThurston County: 4.1 %4.1Whatcom CountyWhatcom County: 4.1 %4.1Columbia CountyColumbia County: 4 %4Klickitat CountyKlickitat County: 4 %4Adams CountyAdams County: 3.8 %3.8Spokane CountySpokane County: 3.8 %3.8Walla Walla CountyWalla Walla County: 3.8 %3.8Whitman CountyWhitman County: 3.8 %3.8Garfield CountyGarfield County: 3.7 %3.7Chelan CountyChelan County: 3.6 %3.6San Juan CountySan Juan County: 3.2 %3.2Asotin CountyAsotin County: 2.8 %2.8
%. Source: BLS. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCountiesJune 2026 (%)Change on June 2025
1Wahkiakum County6.4+0.4 pts
2Ferry County6+0.4 pts
3Pacific County5.9+1 pts
4Lewis County5.4+0.9 pts
5Pierce County5.3+0.3 pts
6Grays Harbor County5.1+0.3 pts
7Cowlitz County5+0.7 pts
7Grant County5+0.5 pts
7Mason County5+0.6 pts
7Pend Oreille County5+0.5 pts
7Snohomish County5+0.3 pts
12King County4.9+0.4 pts
12Yakima County4.9+0.5 pts
14Lincoln County4.8+0.5 pts
15Stevens County4.6+0.3 pts
16Clark County4.4+0.6 pts
16Franklin County4.4+0.4 pts
16Jefferson County4.4+0.5 pts
16Kittitas County4.4+0.7 pts
16Skagit County4.4+0.6 pts
21Clallam County4.3+0.5 pts
21Okanogan County4.3+0.7 pts
23Benton County4.2+0.5 pts
23Douglas County4.2+0.4 pts
23Island County4.2+0.5 pts
26Kitsap County4.1+0.6 pts
26Skamania County4.1+0.4 pts
26Thurston County4.1+0.5 pts
26Whatcom County4.1+0.5 pts
30Columbia County4+0.8 pts
30Klickitat County4+0.4 pts
32Adams County3.8+0.6 pts
32Spokane County3.8+0.4 pts
32Walla Walla County3.8+0.5 pts
32Whitman County3.8+0.1 pts
36Garfield County3.7+0.2 pts
37Chelan County3.6+0.4 pts
38San Juan County3.2+0.6 pts
39Asotin County2.8+0.1 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 6.4% in June 2026, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which county has the lowest unemployment rate?

Asotin County, with 2.8% in June 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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