Unemployment Rate in Yakima County, WA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Yakima County Compares
National Distribution
Where Yakima County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for unemployment rate.
■ Yakima County: 7.3%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #2,852 | Otero County, NM | 7.3% |
| #2,853 | Yancey County, NC | 7.3% |
| #2,854 | Hawkins County, TN | 7.3% |
| #2,855 | Yakima County, WA | 7.3% |
| #2,856 | Little River County, AR | 7.3% |
| #2,857 | Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, CT | 7.3% |
| #2,858 | San Lorenzo Municipio, PR | 7.3% |
Unemployment Rate in Yakima County, Washington
Yakima County, Washington has a unemployment rate of 7.3%, which ranks #2,855 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 37.9% above the national value of 5.3%.
Within Washington, Yakima County ranks #37 of 39 out of 39 counties. This places it in the 11th 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.