Unemployment Rate in King County, WA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
4.8%
Rank #1,902/3,222 · #13 in WA
41th
King 4.8%
WA 5.0% -3.6%
US 5.3% -8.9%
Unemployment Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How King County's unemployment rate of 4.8% 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 King County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,899 | New Castle County, DE | 4.8% |
| #1,900 | Boulder County, CO | 4.8% |
| #1,901 | Henry County, IL | 4.8% |
| #1,902 | King County, WA | 4.8% |
| #1,903 | Perkins County, SD | 4.8% |
| #1,904 | Churchill County, NV | 4.8% |
| #1,905 | Hamilton County, IA | 4.8% |
About Unemployment Rate
King County, Washington has a unemployment rate of 4.8%, ranking #1,902 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 8.9% below the national value of 5.3%. Within Washington, it ranks #13 of 39. This places it in the 41th 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.