Unemployment Rate in Thurston County, WA

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

Unemployment Rate
4.9% −7.2% vs nat'l
Rank #1,958 of 3,222
39th percentile

How Thurston County Compares

Thurston County
4.9%
Washington Average
4.9%
Rank #15 of 39 in state
National
5.3%
7.2% below

National Distribution

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

0.0% 28.6%

■ Thurston County: 4.9%

Ranking Context

Rank County Value
#1,955 Mason County, KY 4.9%
#1,956 Tallapoosa County, AL 4.9%
#1,957 Metcalfe County, KY 4.9%
#1,958 Thurston County, WA 4.9%
#1,959 Somerset County, PA 4.9%
#1,960 Grenada County, MS 4.9%
#1,961 Lincoln County, ID 4.9%
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Unemployment Rate in Thurston County, Washington

Thurston County, Washington has a unemployment rate of 4.9%, which ranks #1,958 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 7.2% below the national value of 5.3%.

Within Washington, Thurston County ranks #15 of 39 out of 39 counties. This places it in the 39th 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.