Kennewick-Richland, Washington Unemployment
The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Kennewick rose 0.2 percentage points in February 2018 to 5.6%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.9 percentage points higher than the Washington rate. The unemployment rate in Kennewick peaked in April 2012 at 9.6% and is now 4.0 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 5.2% in November 2017, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.4 percentage points. You can also compare Kennewick 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 |
Kennewick | 5.6% | +0.2 | -0.9 |
Unemployment Rate: Kennewick, Washington, National
Note: Recessions shown in gray.
Kennewick, Washington Unemployed
The number of people unemployed in Kennewick peaked in May 2012 at 12,660. There are now 4,957 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 7,235 in November 2017, the number of unemployed has now grown by 468. Kennewick employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Kennewick, Washington) is also available.
Unemployed Persons | February 2018 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
---|---|---|---|
Kennewick | 7,703 | +262 | -1,156 |
Number of Unemployed Persons
Kennewick, Washington Unemployment History
Date | National Unemployment Rate |
Washington Unemployment Rate |
Kennewick Unemployment Rate |
Kennewick Unemployed |
---|---|---|---|---|
March 2018 |
4.1% | — | — | — |
February 2018 |
4.1% | 4.7% | 5.6% | 7,703 |
January 2018 |
4.1% | 4.7% | 5.4% | 7,441 |
December 2017 |
4.1% | 4.7% | 5.4% | 7,502 |
November 2017 |
4.1% | 4.7% | 5.2% | 7,235 |
October 2017 |
4.1% | 4.7% | 5.4% | 7,487 |
September 2017 |
4.2% | 4.7% | 5.5% | 7,574 |
August 2017 |
4.4% | 4.8% | 5.3% | 7,327 |
July 2017 |
4.3% | 4.8% | 5.4% | 7,352 |
June 2017 |
4.3% | 4.8% | 5.5% | 7,463 |
May 2017 |
4.3% | 4.8% | 5.6% | 7,587 |
April 2017 |
4.4% | 4.8% | 5.9% | 7,955 |
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. ↩