Longview, Washington Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Longview fell 0.1 percentage points in December 2011 to 11.5%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 3.0 percentage points higher than the Washington rate. The unemployment rate in Longview peaked in October 2009 at 14.0% and is now 2.5 percentage points lower. You can also compare Longview 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
Longview	11.5%	-0.1	-0.6

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: Longview, Washington, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Longview, Washington Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Longview peaked in October 2009 at 6,237. There are now 1,332 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Longview employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Longview, Washington) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
Longview	4,905	-47	-444

Number of Unemployed Persons

Longview, Washington Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Washington Unemployment Rate	Longview Unemployment Rate	Longview Unemployed
January 2012	8.3%	—	—	—
December 2011	8.5%	8.5%	11.5%	4,905
November 2011	8.7%	8.7%	11.6%	4,952
October 2011	8.9%	9.1%	12.0%	5,152
September 2011	9.0%	9.2%	11.9%	5,126
August 2011	9.1%	9.3%	11.9%	5,116
July 2011	9.1%	9.3%	11.9%	5,148
June 2011	9.1%	9.3%	12.2%	5,262
May 2011	9.0%	9.1%	12.0%	5,189
April 2011	9.0%	9.2%	11.9%	5,115
March 2011	8.9%	9.2%	11.9%	5,122
February 2011	9.0%	9.1%	11.8%	5,089
January 2011	9.1%	9.2%	11.9%	5,191