Washington CDP: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Washington CDP'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
5.5%
2023
8.4%
Total change
+2.9 pp
% change
+52.7%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.5% | — |
| 2019 | 3.5% | -2.0 pp (-36.4%) |
| 2020 | 4.1% | +0.6 pp (17.1%) |
| 2021 | 4.3% | +0.2 pp (4.9%) |
| 2022 | 4.4% | +0.1 pp (2.3%) |
| 2023 | 8.4% | +4.0 pp (90.9%) |