Bellingham, Washington Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Bellingham rose 0.1 percentage points in February 2018 to 4.9%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.2 percentage points higher than the Washington rate. The unemployment rate in Bellingham peaked in February 2010 at 9.9% and is now 5.0 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 4.5% in October 2017, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.4 percentage points. You can also compare Bellingham unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	February 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	4.1%	0.0	-0.6
Washington	4.7%	0.0	-0.1
Bellingham	4.9%	+0.1	-0.5

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with February 2018 data as March metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Bellingham, Washington, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Bellingham, Washington Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Bellingham peaked in September 2009 at 10,524. There are now 5,056 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 5,053 in November 2017, the number of unemployed has now grown by 415. Bellingham employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Bellingham, Washington) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	February 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
Bellingham	5,468	+110	-343

Number of Unemployed Persons

Bellingham, Washington Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Washington Unemployment Rate	Bellingham Unemployment Rate	Bellingham Unemployed
March 2018	4.1%	—	—	—
February 2018	4.1%	4.7%	4.9%	5,468
January 2018	4.1%	4.7%	4.8%	5,358
December 2017	4.1%	4.7%	4.7%	5,297
November 2017	4.1%	4.7%	4.5%	5,053
October 2017	4.1%	4.7%	4.5%	5,058
September 2017	4.2%	4.7%	4.7%	5,302
August 2017	4.4%	4.8%	4.7%	5,234
July 2017	4.3%	4.8%	4.8%	5,326
June 2017	4.3%	4.8%	4.9%	5,365
May 2017	4.3%	4.8%	4.8%	5,276
April 2017	4.4%	4.8%	5.0%	5,420