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
4.0%
2023
0.4%
Total change
-3.6 pp
% change
-90%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4.0% | — |
| 2019 | 3.8% | -0.2 pp (-5%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 1.3% | — |
| 2022 | 1.4% | +0.1 pp (7.7%) |
| 2023 | 0.4% | -1.0 pp (-71.4%) |