Washington city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Washington 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
8.0%
2023
6.5%
Total change
-1.5 pp
% change
-18.8%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8.0% | — |
| 2019 | 6.9% | -1.1 pp (-13.7%) |
| 2020 | 7.1% | +0.2 pp (2.9%) |
| 2021 | 7.1% | +0.0 pp (0%) |
| 2022 | 7.1% | +0.0 pp (0%) |
| 2023 | 6.5% | -0.6 pp (-8.5%) |