Bremerton-Silverdale, Washington Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Bremerton fell 1.3 percentage points in May 2020 to 13.5%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 1.6 percentage points lower than the Washington rate. The unemployment rate in Bremerton peaked in April 2020 at 14.8% and is now 1.3 percentage points lower. You can also compare Bremerton unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	13.3%	-1.4	+9.7
Washington	15.1%	-1.2	+10.7
Bremerton	13.5%	-1.3	+8.7

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with May 2020 data as June metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Bremerton, Washington, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Bremerton, Washington Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Bremerton peaked in April 2020 at 19,468. There are now 1,520 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Bremerton employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Bremerton, Washington) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
Bremerton	17,948	-1,520	+11,849

Number of Unemployed Persons

Bremerton, Washington Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Washington Unemployment Rate	Bremerton Unemployment Rate	Bremerton Unemployed
June 2020	11.1%	—	—	—
May 2020	13.3%	15.1%	13.5%	17,948
April 2020	14.7%	16.3%	14.8%	19,468
March 2020	4.4%	5.1%	4.1%	5,168
February 2020	3.5%	3.8%	4.0%	5,254
January 2020	3.6%	3.9%	4.1%	5,417
December 2019	3.5%	4.0%	4.0%	5,302
November 2019	3.5%	4.0%	4.2%	5,430
October 2019	3.6%	4.0%	4.3%	5,563
September 2019	3.5%	4.1%	4.4%	5,712
August 2019	3.7%	4.2%	4.5%	5,861
July 2019	3.7%	4.2%	4.6%	5,984