Kennewick-Richland, Washington Unemployment
The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Kennewick fell 0.1 percentage points in July 2021 to 5.5%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.4 percentage points higher than the Washington rate. The unemployment rate in Kennewick peaked in April 2020 at 14.2% and is now 8.7 percentage points lower. You can also compare Kennewick unemployment with unemployment in other cities.
| Unemployment Rate | July 2021 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| National | 5.4% | -0.5 | -4.8 |
| Washington | 5.1% | -0.1 | -5.7 |
| Kennewick | 5.5% | -0.1 | -6.5 |
Unemployment Rate: Kennewick, Washington, National
Note: Recessions shown in gray.
Kennewick, Washington Unemployed
The number of people unemployed in Kennewick peaked in April 2020 at 21,412. There are now 13,279 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Kennewick employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Kennewick, Washington) is also available.
| Unemployed Persons | July 2021 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kennewick | 8,133 | -168 | -9,388 |
Number of Unemployed Persons
Kennewick, Washington Unemployment History
| Date | National Unemployment Rate |
Washington Unemployment Rate |
Kennewick Unemployment Rate |
Kennewick Unemployed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2021 |
5.2% | — | — | — |
| July 2021 |
5.4% | 5.1% | 5.5% | 8,133 |
| June 2021 |
5.9% | 5.2% | 5.6% | 8,301 |
| May 2021 |
5.8% | 5.2% | 5.7% | 8,413 |
| April 2021 |
6.1% | 5.4% | 5.8% | 8,510 |
| March 2021 |
6.0% | 5.5% | 5.7% | 8,355 |
| February 2021 |
6.2% | 5.6% | 5.7% | 8,281 |
| January 2021 |
6.3% | 6.0% | 5.8% | 8,457 |
| December 2020 |
6.7% | 6.3% | 6.2% | 8,820 |
| November 2020 |
6.7% | 6.7% | 6.5% | 9,152 |
| October 2020 |
6.9% | 7.0% | 6.5% | 9,626 |
| September 2020 |
7.8% | 8.0% | 8.4% | 11,964 |
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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