Unemployment Rate in King County, WA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How King County Compares
National Distribution
Where King County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for unemployment rate.
■ 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% |
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.