OLYMPIA, WA – Washington State county unemployment rates and employment data for October are now available on the Employment Security Department website. You can use the labor force and unemployment page to view historic and current data.
Asotin County’s October rate is 4%; Garfield County’s is 4.5%; Columbia County 5%; and Whitman County’s October unemployment is 6.1%.
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 the agency published in the July Monthly Employment Report.
Washington’s economy decreased by 2,000 jobs in September, and the unemployment rate remained at 4.8%.
