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
9.5%
2023
3.4%
Total change
-6.1 pp
% change
-64.2%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9.5% | — |
| 2019 | 6.3% | -3.2 pp (-33.7%) |
| 2020 | 6.0% | -0.3 pp (-4.8%) |
| 2021 | 4.1% | -1.9 pp (-31.7%) |
| 2022 | 3.1% | -1.0 pp (-24.4%) |
| 2023 | 3.4% | +0.3 pp (9.7%) |