Unemployment Rate in Whitman County, WA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
6.9%
Rank #2,789/3,222 · #35 in WA
13th
Whitman 6.9%
WA 5.0% +38.7%
US 5.3% +31.0%
Unemployment Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Whitman County's unemployment rate of 6.9% 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 Whitman County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,786 | Clarke County, MS | 6.9% |
| #2,787 | Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK | 6.9% |
| #2,788 | Clay County, SD | 6.9% |
| #2,789 | Whitman County, WA | 6.9% |
| #2,790 | Pointe Coupee Parish, LA | 7.0% |
| #2,791 | Tyler County, WV | 7.0% |
| #2,792 | Wayne County, MS | 7.0% |
About Unemployment Rate
Whitman County, Washington has a unemployment rate of 6.9%, ranking #2,789 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 31.0% above the national value of 5.3%. Within Washington, it ranks #35 of 39. This places it in the 13th 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.