Unemployment Rate in King County, WA

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

Unemployment Rate
4.8% −8.9% vs nat'l
Rank #1,902 of 3,222
41th percentile

How King County Compares

King County
4.8%
Washington Average
4.8%
Rank #13 of 39 in state
National
5.3%
8.9% below

National Distribution

Where King County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for unemployment rate.

0.0% 28.6%

■ King County: 4.8%

Ranking Context

Rank County Value
#1,899 New Castle County, DE 4.8%
#1,900 Boulder County, CO 4.8%
#1,901 Henry County, IL 4.8%
#1,902 King County, WA 4.8%
#1,903 Perkins County, SD 4.8%
#1,904 Churchill County, NV 4.8%
#1,905 Hamilton County, IA 4.8%
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Unemployment Rate in King County, Washington

King County, Washington has a unemployment rate of 4.8%, which ranks #1,902 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 8.9% below the national value of 5.3%.

Within Washington, King County ranks #13 of 39 out of 39 counties. This places it in the 41th percentile nationally.

Percentage of the civilian labor force that is unemployed. All data comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates for 2024.

About this data

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (2024). All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.