Moses Lake, WA Micro Area: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Moses Lake, WA Micro 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
6.9%
2023
6.3%
Total change
-0.6 pp
% change
-8.7%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6.9% | — |
| 2019 | 6.2% | -0.7 pp (-10.1%) |
| 2020 | 5.8% | -0.4 pp (-6.5%) |
| 2021 | 5.1% | -0.7 pp (-12.1%) |
| 2022 | 5.4% | +0.3 pp (5.9%) |
| 2023 | 6.3% | +0.9 pp (16.7%) |