Federal Reserve Economic Data

Table Data - Unemployed Persons in Washington

Title Unemployed Persons in Washington
Series ID LAUST530000000000004
Source U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Release Unemployment in States and Local Areas (all other areas) (Not a Press Release)
Seasonal Adjustment Not Seasonally Adjusted
Frequency Monthly
Units Persons
Date Range 1976-01-01 to 2025-04-01
Last Updated 2025-05-28 10:08 AM CDT
Notes These data come from the Current Population Survey (CPS), also known as the household survey.

Civilian Labor Force includes all persons in the civilian noninstitutional population ages 16 and older classified as either employed or unemployed.

Employed persons are all persons who, during the reference week (the week including the 12th day of the month), (a) did any work as paid employees, worked in their own business or profession or on their own farm, or worked 15 hours or more as unpaid workers in an enterprise operated by a member of their family, or (b) were not working but who had jobs from which they were temporarily absent because of vacation, illness, bad weather, childcare problems, maternity or paternity leave, labor-management dispute, job training, or other family or personal reasons, whether or not they were paid for the time off or were seeking other jobs. Each employed person is counted only once, even if he or she holds more than one job.

Unemployed persons are all persons who had no employment during the reference week, were available for work, except for temporary illness, and had made specific efforts to find employment some time during the 4 week-period ending with the reference week. Persons who were waiting to be recalled to a job from which they had been laid off need not have been looking for work to be classified as unemployed.

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DATE VALUE
1976-01-01 163128
1976-02-01 159473
1976-03-01 150288
1976-04-01 131433
1976-05-01 117818
1976-06-01 135236
1976-07-01 137029
1976-08-01 139970
1976-09-01 133710
1976-10-01 132097
1976-11-01 149145
1976-12-01 149291
1977-01-01 178309
1977-02-01 189268
1977-03-01 173818
1977-04-01 144552
1977-05-01 132904
1977-06-01 147210
1977-07-01 135210
1977-08-01 136084
1977-09-01 120466
1977-10-01 117280
1977-11-01 127762
1977-12-01 111096
1978-01-01 146538
1978-02-01 144181
1978-03-01 134439
1978-04-01 111376
1978-05-01 110651
1978-06-01 117028
1978-07-01 116493
1978-08-01 120326
1978-09-01 114812
1978-10-01 109166
1978-11-01 116914
1978-12-01 134832
1979-01-01 150928
1979-02-01 162519
1979-03-01 141668
1979-04-01 127813
1979-05-01 118751
1979-06-01 122678
1979-07-01 114446
1979-08-01 124135
1979-09-01 119274
1979-10-01 116214
1979-11-01 122326
1979-12-01 135060
1980-01-01 163917
1980-02-01 156071
1980-03-01 143746
1980-04-01 147143
1980-05-01 153127
1980-06-01 166356
1980-07-01 162618
1980-08-01 159245
1980-09-01 147518
1980-10-01 152826
1980-11-01 162055
1980-12-01 172554
1981-01-01 192638
1981-02-01 196760
1981-03-01 185434
1981-04-01 171187
1981-05-01 173960
1981-06-01 177770
1981-07-01 170880
1981-08-01 177959
1981-09-01 172347
1981-10-01 185268
1981-11-01 207542
1981-12-01 224383
1982-01-01 251379
1982-02-01 256698
1982-03-01 244576
1982-04-01 229910
1982-05-01 230822
1982-06-01 234019
1982-07-01 231551
1982-08-01 231171
1982-09-01 222549
1982-10-01 232617
1982-11-01 254262
1982-12-01 257096
1983-01-01 274929
1983-02-01 269303
1983-03-01 258163
1983-04-01 230047
1983-05-01 225955
1983-06-01 230194
1983-07-01 212275
1983-08-01 217159
1983-09-01 205335
1983-10-01 204679
1983-11-01 212121
1983-12-01 213921
1984-01-01 239609
1984-02-01 230223
1984-03-01 210679
1984-04-01 195781
1984-05-01 186044
1984-06-01 182231
1984-07-01 181696
1984-08-01 179836
1984-09-01 171567
1984-10-01 172104
1984-11-01 180165
1984-12-01 187810
1985-01-01 217106
1985-02-01 216170
1985-03-01 192619
1985-04-01 173025
1985-05-01 170707
1985-06-01 173466
1985-07-01 167024
1985-08-01 159071
1985-09-01 156128
1985-10-01 156375
1985-11-01 166434
1985-12-01 168991
1986-01-01 190147
1986-02-01 204059
1986-03-01 189707
1986-04-01 173294
1986-05-01 172411
1986-06-01 177102
1986-07-01 174377
1986-08-01 168410
1986-09-01 165786
1986-10-01 170654
1986-11-01 180847
1986-12-01 177957
1987-01-01 204143
1987-02-01 206884
1987-03-01 189649
1987-04-01 162480
1987-05-01 160704
1987-06-01 154208
1987-07-01 151957
1987-08-01 149277
1987-09-01 150742
1987-10-01 153164
1987-11-01 157934
1987-12-01 157210
1988-01-01 179612
1988-02-01 180949
1988-03-01 167551
1988-04-01 141110
1988-05-01 143697
1988-06-01 142149
1988-07-01 140320
1988-08-01 140927
1988-09-01 138832
1988-10-01 128701
1988-11-01 139799
1988-12-01 138128
1989-01-01 173806
1989-02-01 173103
1989-03-01 154511
1989-04-01 141896
1989-05-01 136077
1989-06-01 142690
1989-07-01 139700
1989-08-01 139183
1989-09-01 133663
1989-10-01 132665
1989-11-01 143927
1989-12-01 140806
1990-01-01 156970
1990-02-01 161889
1990-03-01 145211
1990-04-01 124533
1990-05-01 123210
1990-06-01 115965
1990-07-01 117317
1990-08-01 115388
1990-09-01 109495
1990-10-01 109415
1990-11-01 134328
1990-12-01 143737
1991-01-01 177044
1991-02-01 180892
1991-03-01 170917
1991-04-01 147208
1991-05-01 144389
1991-06-01 149401
1991-07-01 146144
1991-08-01 146350
1991-09-01 139723
1991-10-01 142984
1991-11-01 163815
1991-12-01 176477
1992-01-01 206553
1992-02-01 213509
1992-03-01 196802
1992-04-01 171886
1992-05-01 176795
1992-06-01 184624
1992-07-01 184988
1992-08-01 182162
1992-09-01 175833
1992-10-01 180750
1992-11-01 197805
1992-12-01 204130
1993-01-01 236552
1993-02-01 229287
1993-03-01 214017
1993-04-01 189336
1993-05-01 185916
1993-06-01 190592
1993-07-01 189973
1993-08-01 183250
1993-09-01 169403
1993-10-01 172679
1993-11-01 176034
1993-12-01 184663
1994-01-01 217759
1994-02-01 219216
1994-03-01 203210
1994-04-01 177251
1994-05-01 165475
1994-06-01 164861
1994-07-01 163618
1994-08-01 159996
1994-09-01 146092
1994-10-01 149492
1994-11-01 162795
1994-12-01 164495
1995-01-01 194631
1995-02-01 197399
1995-03-01 180780
1995-04-01 172289
1995-05-01 168487
1995-06-01 169617
1995-07-01 171904
1995-08-01 173677
1995-09-01 156860
1995-10-01 158358
1995-11-01 178506
1995-12-01 177383
1996-01-01 209200
1996-02-01 198804
1996-03-01 189050
1996-04-01 170609
1996-05-01 178446
1996-06-01 164489
1996-07-01 167370
1996-08-01 156276
1996-09-01 148135
1996-10-01 146444
1996-11-01 157976
1996-12-01 162893
1997-01-01 180113
1997-02-01 177894
1997-03-01 167060
1997-04-01 144548
1997-05-01 136598
1997-06-01 140889
1997-07-01 138075
1997-08-01 136258
1997-09-01 128366
1997-10-01 122869
1997-11-01 129601
1997-12-01 139068
1998-01-01 172992
1998-02-01 166271
1998-03-01 161374
1998-04-01 128206
1998-05-01 131272
1998-06-01 139677
1998-07-01 140817
1998-08-01 139560
1998-09-01 138294
1998-10-01 136667
1998-11-01 143069
1998-12-01 149452
1999-01-01 172671
1999-02-01 179125
1999-03-01 158794
1999-04-01 141521
1999-05-01 143926
1999-06-01 152835
1999-07-01 146889
1999-08-01 141681
1999-09-01 134689
1999-10-01 129561
1999-11-01 136444
1999-12-01 144412
2000-01-01 174122
2000-02-01 180962
2000-03-01 167297
2000-04-01 141750
2000-05-01 147533
2000-06-01 148775
2000-07-01 154158
2000-08-01 156984
2000-09-01 136646
2000-10-01 139084
2000-11-01 154338
2000-12-01 158047
2001-01-01 189569
2001-02-01 196664
2001-03-01 192267
2001-04-01 172988
2001-05-01 167333
2001-06-01 175015
2001-07-01 170905
2001-08-01 178893
2001-09-01 168019
2001-10-01 183472
2001-11-01 209436
2001-12-01 220912
2002-01-01 253279
2002-02-01 245033
2002-03-01 242274
2002-04-01 229317
2002-05-01 212658
2002-06-01 215374
2002-07-01 213294
2002-08-01 207170
2002-09-01 195566
2002-10-01 196859
2002-11-01 219000
2002-12-01 224855
2003-01-01 249326
2003-02-01 251096
2003-03-01 241944
2003-04-01 226521
2003-05-01 220949
2003-06-01 234247
2003-07-01 226794
2003-08-01 221918
2003-09-01 211785
2003-10-01 207612
2003-11-01 221883
2003-12-01 220467
2004-01-01 243812
2004-02-01 235135
2004-03-01 227402
2004-04-01 195537
2004-05-01 189896
2004-06-01 195537
2004-07-01 191415
2004-08-01 184940
2004-09-01 172897
2004-10-01 176734
2004-11-01 188100
2004-12-01 196892
2005-01-01 211448
2005-02-01 215723
2005-03-01 193672
2005-04-01 177286
2005-05-01 175702
2005-06-01 176741
2005-07-01 176341
2005-08-01 172802
2005-09-01 168698
2005-10-01 165207
2005-11-01 177863
2005-12-01 172945
2006-01-01 185658
2006-02-01 189791
2006-03-01 173073
2006-04-01 157309
2006-05-01 161403
2006-06-01 162673
2006-07-01 167060
2006-08-01 162188
2006-09-01 152475
2006-10-01 144133
2006-11-01 164142
2006-12-01 165764
2007-01-01 187977
2007-02-01 179846
2007-03-01 162667
2007-04-01 145132
2007-05-01 145114
2007-06-01 147503
2007-07-01 155305
2007-08-01 147258
2007-09-01 144931
2007-10-01 141950
2007-11-01 153004
2007-12-01 166105
2008-01-01 181930
2008-02-01 180877
2008-03-01 174717
2008-04-01 151605
2008-05-01 165870
2008-06-01 169640
2008-07-01 175700
2008-08-01 177469
2008-09-01 165967
2008-10-01 177265
2008-11-01 193121
2008-12-01 223039
2009-01-01 272532
2009-02-01 296483
2009-03-01 298718
2009-04-01 285937
2009-05-01 302198
2009-06-01 319394
2009-07-01 327101
2009-08-01 336935
2009-09-01 341374
2009-10-01 341672
2009-11-01 347155
2009-12-01 370844
2010-01-01 401309
2010-02-01 397304
2010-03-01 386041
2010-04-01 347029
2010-05-01 340764
2010-06-01 336530
2010-07-01 336455
2010-08-01 338808
2010-09-01 327127
2010-10-01 325328
2010-11-01 346539
2010-12-01 343770
2011-01-01 371473
2011-02-01 364226
2011-03-01 349462
2011-04-01 319605
2011-05-01 323203
2011-06-01 328850
2011-07-01 324941
2011-08-01 320547
2011-09-01 310964
2011-10-01 310009
2011-11-01 307970
2011-12-01 318120
2012-01-01 340858
2012-02-01 342537
2012-03-01 328687
2012-04-01 296784
2012-05-01 306602
2012-06-01 311898
2012-07-01 309190
2012-08-01 289720
2012-09-01 260971
2012-10-01 252945
2012-11-01 242981
2012-12-01 252048
2013-01-01 280694
2013-02-01 253218
2013-03-01 236087
2013-04-01 214513
2013-05-01 219568
2013-06-01 227897
2013-07-01 227618
2013-08-01 223303
2013-09-01 210836
2013-10-01 219690
2013-11-01 216585
2013-12-01 220948
2014-01-01 235412
2014-02-01 242984
2014-03-01 229573
2014-04-01 190798
2014-05-01 198410
2014-06-01 192801
2014-07-01 204647
2014-08-01 204121
2014-09-01 190434
2014-10-01 192629
2014-11-01 200536
2014-12-01 201459
2015-01-01 222289
2015-02-01 215613
2015-03-01 198334
2015-04-01 177577
2015-05-01 189582
2015-06-01 183495
2015-07-01 191473
2015-08-01 184722
2015-09-01 179945
2015-10-01 186133
2015-11-01 195627
2015-12-01 207525
2016-01-01 211412
2016-02-01 209699
2016-03-01 205218
2016-04-01 184496
2016-05-01 178309
2016-06-01 184209
2016-07-01 189025
2016-08-01 186554
2016-09-01 178990
2016-10-01 177713
2016-11-01 173797
2016-12-01 178720
2017-01-01 204098
2017-02-01 195745
2017-03-01 180492
2017-04-01 158992
2017-05-01 160032
2017-06-01 165991
2017-07-01 170869
2017-08-01 178743
2017-09-01 166275
2017-10-01 160828
2017-11-01 167390
2017-12-01 178156
2018-01-01 195869
2018-02-01 192080
2018-03-01 178108
2018-04-01 157025
2018-05-01 150018
2018-06-01 163100
2018-07-01 162611
2018-08-01 161927
2018-09-01 152870
2018-10-01 158057
2018-11-01 164281
2018-12-01 181362
2019-01-01 205410
2019-02-01 208183
2019-03-01 190336
2019-04-01 156330
2019-05-01 152489
2019-06-01 160542
2019-07-01 166326
2019-08-01 164609
2019-09-01 143063
2019-10-01 143258
2019-11-01 142475
2019-12-01 147984
2020-01-01 169994
2020-02-01 155464
2020-03-01 248389
2020-04-01 645157
2020-05-01 550519
2020-06-01 454621
2020-07-01 423266
2020-08-01 336220
2020-09-01 303536
2020-10-01 262104
2020-11-01 254783
2020-12-01 265476
2021-01-01 276196
2021-02-01 259398
2021-03-01 236519
2021-04-01 200428
2021-05-01 191210
2021-06-01 212169
2021-07-01 207507
2021-08-01 199404
2021-09-01 179427
2021-10-01 160699
2021-11-01 149708
2021-12-01 147943
2022-01-01 184156
2022-02-01 174566
2022-03-01 161405
2022-04-01 142455
2022-05-01 145250
2022-06-01 156063
2022-07-01 157533
2022-08-01 174699
2022-09-01 154410
2022-10-01 160954
2022-11-01 164197
2022-12-01 166498
2023-01-01 181345
2023-02-01 183038
2023-03-01 167214
2023-04-01 143489
2023-05-01 148894
2023-06-01 154601
2023-07-01 162946
2023-08-01 180792
2023-09-01 168944
2023-10-01 177366
2023-11-01 177463
2023-12-01 187568
2024-01-01 202092
2024-02-01 207177
2024-03-01 189494
2024-04-01 165618
2024-05-01 171513
2024-06-01 180146
2024-07-01 190319
2024-08-01 188770
2024-09-01 166277
2024-10-01 172453
2024-11-01 176130
2024-12-01 172776
2025-01-01 190500
2025-02-01 203146
2025-03-01 182547
2025-04-01 168432

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