Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA Metro Area: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, 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
7.7%
2023
5.2%
Total change
-2.5 pp
% change
-32.5%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7.7% | — |
| 2019 | 6.4% | -1.3 pp (-16.9%) |
| 2020 | 6.1% | -0.3 pp (-4.7%) |
| 2021 | 5.7% | -0.4 pp (-6.6%) |
| 2022 | 5.5% | -0.2 pp (-3.5%) |
| 2023 | 5.2% | -0.3 pp (-5.5%) |