Bellingham, Washington Unemployment
The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Bellingham rose 0.1 percentage points in February 2021 to 6.4%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.8 percentage points higher than the Washington rate. The unemployment rate in Bellingham peaked in April 2020 at 18.1% and is now 11.7 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 6.3% in January 2021, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.1 percentage points. You can also compare Bellingham unemployment with unemployment in other cities.
| Unemployment Rate | February 2021 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| National | 6.2% | -0.1 | +2.7 |
| Washington | 5.6% | -0.4 | +1.5 |
| Bellingham | 6.4% | +0.1 | +1.7 |
Unemployment Rate: Bellingham, Washington, National
Note: Recessions shown in gray.
Bellingham, Washington Unemployed
The number of people unemployed in Bellingham peaked in April 2020 at 21,558. There are now 14,609 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 6,937 in January 2021, the number of unemployed has now grown by 12. Bellingham employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Bellingham, Washington) is also available.
| Unemployed Persons | February 2021 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bellingham | 6,949 | +12 | +1,478 |
Number of Unemployed Persons
Bellingham, Washington Unemployment History
| Date | National Unemployment Rate |
Washington Unemployment Rate |
Bellingham Unemployment Rate |
Bellingham Unemployed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2021 |
6.0% | — | — | — |
| February 2021 |
6.2% | 5.6% | 6.4% | 6,949 |
| January 2021 |
6.3% | 6.0% | 6.3% | 6,937 |
| December 2020 |
6.7% | 6.3% | 7.2% | 8,279 |
| November 2020 |
6.7% | 6.7% | 6.7% | 7,706 |
| October 2020 |
6.9% | 7.0% | 6.8% | 8,458 |
| September 2020 |
7.8% | 8.0% | 9.3% | 11,182 |
| August 2020 |
8.4% | 9.1% | 9.4% | 11,237 |
| July 2020 |
10.2% | 10.8% | 11.8% | 14,212 |
| June 2020 |
11.1% | 10.8% | 10.4% | 12,244 |
| May 2020 |
13.3% | 12.5% | 16.1% | 19,175 |
| April 2020 |
14.8% | 16.3% | 18.1% | 21,558 |
1. Metro area unemployment rates are now seasonally adjusted. The BLS has started publishing smoothed seasonally adjusted metropolitan area data which makes comparisons to state and national data more relevant than the unadjusted numbers. ↩
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