Unemployment Rate in Washington County, RI
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
4.4%
Rank #1,581/3,222 · #2 in RI
51th
Washington 4.4%
RI 5.8% -23.8%
US 5.3% -17.3%
Unemployment Rate Trend
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Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Washington County's unemployment rate of 4.4% 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 Washington County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,578 | Bennington County, VT | 4.4% |
| #1,579 | Burke County, NC | 4.4% |
| #1,580 | Linn County, KS | 4.4% |
| #1,581 | Washington County, RI | 4.4% |
| #1,582 | Warren County, IN | 4.4% |
| #1,583 | Hendry County, FL | 4.4% |
| #1,584 | Blair County, PA | 4.4% |
About Unemployment Rate
Washington County, Rhode Island has a unemployment rate of 4.4%, ranking #1,581 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 17.3% below the national value of 5.3%. Within Rhode Island, it ranks #2 of 5. This places it in the 51th 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.