King County: Unemployment Rate Trend
How King County'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
6.0%
2023
0.0%
Total change
-6.0 pp
% change
-100%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6.0% | — |
| 2019 | 10.3% | +4.3 pp (71.7%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 4.9% | — |
| 2022 | 4.5% | -0.4 pp (-8.2%) |
| 2023 | 0.0% | -4.5 pp (-100%) |