Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, 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
5.5%
2023
4.6%
Total change
-0.9 pp
% change
-16.4%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.5% | — |
| 2019 | 4.4% | -1.1 pp (-20%) |
| 2020 | 4.4% | +0.0 pp (0%) |
| 2021 | 4.6% | +0.2 pp (4.5%) |
| 2022 | 4.6% | +0.0 pp (0%) |
| 2023 | 4.6% | +0.0 pp (0%) |