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Unemployment rate in Spokane County
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 1990 – 2025
Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics · OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2025
Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics · OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators
By year
All years · 1990 – 2025
| Year | Spokane County | Change | Washington | United States | World |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4.3% | −0.1 pp | 4.7% | — | 4.8% |
| 2024 | 4.4% | +0.4 pp | 4.5% | — | 4.8% |
| 2023 | 4.0% | −0.1 pp | 4.2% | 3.6% | 4.8% |
| 2022 | 4.1% | −0.9 pp | 4.1% | 3.7% | 5.2% |
| 2021 | 5.0% | −3.4 pp | 5.2% | 5.4% | 6.0% |
| 2020 | 8.4% | +3.0 pp | 8.7% | 8.1% | 6.6% |
| 2019 | 5.4% | +0.1 pp | 4.2% | 3.7% | 5.6% |
| 2018 | 5.3% | −0.1 pp | 4.4% | 3.9% | 5.8% |
| 2017 | 5.4% | −0.6 pp | 4.7% | 4.4% | 5.9% |
| 2016 | 6.0% | −0.6 pp | 5.2% | 4.9% | 6.0% |
| 2015 | 6.6% | −0.2 pp | 5.5% | 5.3% | 6.0% |
| 2014 | 6.8% | −1.1 pp | 5.9% | 6.2% | 6.0% |
| 2013 | 7.9% | −1.4 pp | 6.7% | 5.3% | 6.1% |
| 2012 | 9.3% | −0.2 pp | 8.5% | 8.1% | 6.2% |
| 2011 | 9.5% | +0.1 pp | 9.4% | 9.0% | 6.1% |
| 2010 | 9.4% | +0.3 pp | 10.0% | 9.6% | 6.3% |
| 2009 | 9.1% | +3.2 pp | 9.1% | 9.3% | 6.4% |
| 2008 | 5.9% | +0.5 pp | 5.2% | 5.8% | 5.8% |
| 2007 | 5.4% | −0.2 pp | 4.6% | 4.6% | 5.8% |
| 2006 | 5.6% | −0.5 pp | 5.0% | 4.6% | 6.0% |
| 2005 | 6.1% | −0.7 pp | 5.6% | 5.1% | 6.2% |
| 2004 | 6.8% | −0.9 pp | 6.3% | 5.5% | 6.3% |
| 2003 | 7.7% | +0.2 pp | 7.3% | 6.0% | 6.5% |
| 2002 | 7.5% | +0.9 pp | 7.2% | 5.8% | 6.4% |
| 2001 | 6.6% | +1.0 pp | 6.1% | 4.8% | 6.2% |
| 2000 | 5.6% | +0.2 pp | 5.1% | 4.0% | 6.1% |
| 1999 | 5.4% | +0.8 pp | 4.8% | 4.2% | 6.3% |
| 1998 | 4.6% | +0.3 pp | 4.8% | 4.5% | 6.2% |
| 1997 | 4.3% | −0.6 pp | 4.9% | 4.9% | 6.0% |
| 1996 | 4.9% | −0.2 pp | 5.9% | 5.4% | 6.0% |
| 1995 | 5.1% | ±0.0 pp | 6.2% | 5.6% | 5.9% |
| 1994 | 5.1% | −0.9 pp | 6.4% | — | 5.8% |
| 1993 | 6.0% | −0.9 pp | 7.2% | — | 5.5% |
| 1992 | 6.9% | +0.7 pp | 7.2% | — | 5.3% |
| 1991 | 6.2% | +0.6 pp | 6.1% | — | 5.1% |
| 1990 | 5.6% | 5.1% | — | — |
Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics · OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2025
Ranking · Regions of Washington
2021 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Unemployment rate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pacific County | 7.7% | |
| 2 | Ferry County | 7.6% | |
| 3 | Pend Oreille County | 7.1% | |
| 4 | Grays Harbor County | 7.0% | |
| 5 | Wahkiakum County | 6.8% | |
| 6 | Yakima County | 6.6% | |
| 7 | Grant County | 6.5% | |
| 8 | Mason County | 6.4% | |
| 9 | Stevens County | 6.4% | |
| 10 | Okanogan County | 6.3% | |
| 11 | Lewis County | 6.1% | |
| 12 | Skagit County | 6.1% | |
| 13 | Cowlitz County | 6.0% | |
| 14 | Jefferson County | 6.0% | |
| 15 | Clallam County | 5.8% | |
| 16 | Franklin County | 5.8% | |
| 17 | Klickitat County | 5.7% | |
| 18 | Douglas County | 5.6% | |
| 19 | Skamania County | 5.6% | |
| 20 | Adams County | 5.5% | |
| 21 | Benton County | 5.5% | |
| 22 | Island County | 5.5% | |
| 23 | Snohomish County | 5.5% | |
| 24 | Kittitas County | 5.4% | |
| 25 | Lincoln County | 5.4% | |
| 26 | Pierce County | 5.4% | |
| 27 | Whatcom County | 5.4% | |
| 28 | Garfield County | 5.3% | |
| 29 | Chelan County | 5.2% | |
| 30 | Thurston County | 5.1% | |
| 31 | Clark County | 5.0% | |
| 32 | Spokane County | 5.0% | |
| 33 | Kitsap County | 4.9% | |
| 34 | San Juan County | 4.9% | |
| 35 | King County | 4.7% | |
| 36 | Walla Walla County | 4.5% | |
| 37 | Columbia County | 4.2% | |
| 38 | Asotin County | 3.7% | |
| 39 | Whitman County | 3.3% |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2021
The share of people who want a job and are looking for one but do not have one.
Unemployed people divided by the labour force (employed plus unemployed), following the international definition; annual average.
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