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Unemployment rate in Washington

2016 – 2025 · 10 data points section.rank · Towns of St. George section.updated Oct 21, 2026

section.source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2016 – 2025

Unemployment rate, 2016 – 2025 percent · Washington · Utah · United States · section.levels.world
Washington Utah United States section.levels.world

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics · OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2016 – 2025

section.compare Unemployment rate · percent
Washington
3.3%
Utah
3.6%
United States
3.6% · 2023
section.levels.world
4.8%

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics · OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators

The series at a glance Washington · 2016 – 2025
Latest value 3.3% · 2025
First value 3.3% · 2016
Highest 4.9% · 2020
Lowest 2.4% · 2022
Data points 10

By year

section.all_years · 2016 – 2025

YearWashingtonChange UtahUnited Statessection.levels.world
2025 3.3% +0.2 pp 3.6% — 4.8%
2024 3.1% +0.3 pp 3.3% — 4.8%
2023 2.8% +0.4 pp 2.7% 3.6% 4.8%
2022 2.4% −0.4 pp 2.4% 3.7% 5.2%
2021 2.8% −2.1 pp 2.8% 5.4% 6.0%
2020 4.9% +2.3 pp 4.8% 8.1% 6.6%
2019 2.6% −0.3 pp 2.5% 3.7% 5.6%
2018 2.9% −0.2 pp 2.9% 3.9% 5.8%
2017 3.1% −0.2 pp 3.1% 4.4% 5.9%
2016 3.3% 3.3% 4.9% 6.0%

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics · OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2016 – 2025

Ranking · Towns of St. George

2022 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryUnemployment rate
1 St. George 2.6%
2 Washington 2.4%
3 South Jordan 2.3%

section.source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2022

section.what

The share of people who want a job and are looking for one but do not have one.

section.how

Unemployed people divided by the labour force (employed plus unemployed), following the international definition; annual average.