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
15.6%
2023
3.9%
Total change
-11.7 pp
% change
-75%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 15.6% | — |
| 2019 | 10.0% | -5.6 pp (-35.9%) |
| 2020 | 9.5% | -0.5 pp (-5%) |
| 2021 | 8.8% | -0.7 pp (-7.4%) |
| 2022 | 5.6% | -3.2 pp (-36.4%) |
| 2023 | 3.9% | -1.7 pp (-30.4%) |