Unemployment Rate in Jefferson County, WA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
6.6%
Rank #2,715/3,222 · #34 in WA
16th
Jefferson 6.6%
WA 5.0% +31.6%
US 5.3% +24.3%
Unemployment Rate Trend
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Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Jefferson County's unemployment rate of 6.6% compares to all 3,222 U.S. counties. Values range from 0.0% to 28.6%.
Distribution of Unemployment Rate Across All Counties
Ranking Context
Counties ranked closest to Jefferson County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,712 | Panola County, MS | 6.6% |
| #2,713 | Peach County, GA | 6.6% |
| #2,714 | Yuma County, AZ | 6.6% |
| #2,715 | Jefferson County, WA | 6.6% |
| #2,716 | Meriwether County, GA | 6.6% |
| #2,717 | Ashtabula County, OH | 6.6% |
| #2,718 | Bradley County, AR | 6.6% |
About Unemployment Rate
Jefferson County, Washington has a unemployment rate of 6.6%, ranking #2,715 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 24.3% above the national value of 5.3%. Within Washington, it ranks #34 of 39. This places it in the 16th percentile nationally.
Percentage of the civilian labor force that is unemployed. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.