Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, Washington Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Kennewick rose 0.3 percentage points in December 2011 to 8.6%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.1 percentage points higher than the Washington rate. The unemployment rate for Kennewick in December 2011 is at a new high. You can also compare Kennewick unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	8.5%	-0.2	-0.9
Washington	8.5%	-0.2	-0.8
Kennewick	8.6%	+0.3	+1.3

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with December 2011 data as January metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Kennewick, Washington, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Kennewick, Washington Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Kennewick in December 2011 is at a new high of 11,295. Kennewick employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Kennewick, Washington) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
Kennewick	11,295	+288	+1,350

Number of Unemployed Persons

Kennewick, Washington Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Washington Unemployment Rate	Kennewick Unemployment Rate	Kennewick Unemployed
January 2012	8.3%	—	—	—
December 2011	8.5%	8.5%	8.6%	11,295
November 2011	8.7%	8.7%	8.3%	11,007
October 2011	8.9%	9.1%	8.3%	10,911
September 2011	9.0%	9.2%	7.8%	10,350
August 2011	9.1%	9.3%	7.8%	10,290
July 2011	9.1%	9.3%	7.7%	10,253
June 2011	9.1%	9.3%	7.7%	10,197
May 2011	9.0%	9.1%	7.4%	9,900
April 2011	9.0%	9.2%	7.2%	9,642
March 2011	8.9%	9.2%	7.0%	9,474
February 2011	9.0%	9.1%	7.0%	9,411
January 2011	9.1%	9.2%	7.1%	9,647