Federal Way city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Federal Way 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
6.3%
2023
5.9%
Total change
-0.4 pp
% change
-6.3%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6.3% | — |
| 2019 | 5.6% | -0.7 pp (-11.1%) |
| 2020 | 4.9% | -0.7 pp (-12.5%) |
| 2021 | 5.4% | +0.5 pp (10.2%) |
| 2022 | 5.5% | +0.1 pp (1.9%) |
| 2023 | 5.9% | +0.4 pp (7.3%) |