Unemployment Rate in Whatcom County, WA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
4.8%
Rank #1,852/3,222 · #11 in WA
43th
Whatcom 4.8%
WA 5.0% -4.9%
US 5.3% -10.1%
Unemployment Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Whatcom 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 Whatcom County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,849 | Dunklin County, MO | 4.8% |
| #1,850 | Copper River Census Area, AK | 4.8% |
| #1,851 | Wheeler County, TX | 4.8% |
| #1,852 | Whatcom County, WA | 4.8% |
| #1,853 | Bracken County, KY | 4.8% |
| #1,854 | Lamar County, MS | 4.8% |
| #1,855 | Conejos County, CO | 4.8% |
About Unemployment Rate
Whatcom County, Washington has a unemployment rate of 4.8%, ranking #1,852 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 10.1% below the national value of 5.3%. Within Washington, it ranks #11 of 39. This places it in the 43th 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.