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
8.5%
2023
2.5%
Total change
-6.0 pp
% change
-70.6%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8.5% | — |
| 2019 | 3.3% | -5.2 pp (-61.2%) |
| 2020 | 2.5% | -0.8 pp (-24.2%) |
| 2021 | 0.8% | -1.7 pp (-68%) |
| 2022 | 2.2% | +1.4 pp (175%) |
| 2023 | 2.5% | +0.3 pp (13.6%) |