OLYMPIA, WA – County unemployment rates and employment data for July 2023 are now available online. According to the Employment Security Department, Asotin County’s July rate is 2.9%; Whitman and Garfield County both have a July rate of 3.9%; and Columbia County’s is 3.2%.
From the Employment Security Department:
Use the historical estimates report to view prior months’ data.
Please keep in mind:
Unemployment rates at the county level are not seasonally adjusted because the sample size is too small to accommodate that additional analysis. Therefore, they should not be compared directly to the seasonally adjusted statewide rate that we published last week. (Monthly employment report.)
ESD has new labor market information and tools to showcase popular information and data.
Labor area summaries: https://esd.wa.gov/labormarketinfo/labor-area-summaries
