Title: Persons Unemployed 15 Weeks or Longer, as a Percent of the Civilian Labor Force for Washington Series ID: U1UNEM1WA Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Release: Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization for States Seasonal Adjustment: Not Seasonally Adjusted Frequency: Quarterly Units: Percent, 4-Quarter Moving Average Date Range: 2003-10-01 to 2022-07-01 Last Updated: 2022-10-28 2:56 PM CDT Notes: U-1 unemployment rate, as defined by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) DATE VALUE 2003-10-01 3.0 2004-01-01 3.0 2004-04-01 2.9 2004-07-01 2.5 2004-10-01 2.4 2005-01-01 2.1 2005-04-01 1.9 2005-07-01 1.9 2005-10-01 1.7 2006-01-01 1.6 2006-04-01 1.5 2006-07-01 1.3 2006-10-01 1.2 2007-01-01 1.2 2007-04-01 1.0 2007-07-01 1.0 2007-10-01 1.1 2008-01-01 1.2 2008-04-01 1.3 2008-07-01 1.4 2008-10-01 1.5 2009-01-01 1.8 2009-04-01 2.5 2009-07-01 3.2 2009-10-01 4.1 2010-01-01 4.9 2010-04-01 5.2 2010-07-01 5.3 2010-10-01 5.4 2011-01-01 5.3 2011-04-01 5.3 2011-07-01 5.4 2011-10-01 5.1 2012-01-01 4.9 2012-04-01 4.8 2012-07-01 4.5 2012-10-01 4.3 2013-01-01 4.0 2013-04-01 3.6 2013-07-01 3.2 2013-10-01 3.1 2014-01-01 3.1 2014-04-01 2.9 2014-07-01 2.8 2014-10-01 2.6 2015-01-01 2.3 2015-04-01 2.2 2015-07-01 2.2 2015-10-01 2.3 2016-01-01 2.1 2016-04-01 2.0 2016-07-01 2.0 2016-10-01 1.7 2017-01-01 1.8 2017-04-01 1.7 2017-07-01 1.6 2017-10-01 1.6 2018-01-01 1.7 2018-04-01 1.7 2018-07-01 1.6 2018-10-01 1.6 2019-01-01 1.4 2019-04-01 1.4 2019-07-01 1.4 2019-10-01 1.4 2020-01-01 1.4 2020-04-01 1.5 2020-07-01 2.2 2020-10-01 2.7 2021-01-01 3.2 2021-04-01 3.4 2021-07-01 2.8 2021-10-01 2.6 2022-01-01 2.2 2022-04-01 1.9 2022-07-01 1.7