Bellingham, WA Metro Area: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Bellingham, WA Metro Area'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
6.8%
2023
5.1%
Total change
-1.7 pp
% change
-25%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6.8% | — |
| 2019 | 5.7% | -1.1 pp (-16.2%) |
| 2020 | 5.2% | -0.5 pp (-8.8%) |
| 2021 | 5.1% | -0.1 pp (-1.9%) |
| 2022 | 4.9% | -0.2 pp (-3.9%) |
| 2023 | 5.1% | +0.2 pp (4.1%) |