Ellensburg city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Ellensburg city's unemployment rate changed from 2017 to 2023, based on U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates. The 2019 vintage reflects the pre-COVID peak; 2021 captures the immediate COVID-era disruption; 2022–2023 show the recovery.
2017
3.7%
2023
7.6%
Total change
+3.9 pp
% change
+105.4%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3.7% | — |
| 2019 | 7.4% | +3.7 pp (100%) |
| 2020 | 8.1% | +0.7 pp (9.5%) |
| 2021 | 10.4% | +2.3 pp (28.4%) |
| 2022 | 9.0% | -1.4 pp (-13.5%) |
| 2023 | 7.6% | -1.4 pp (-15.6%) |