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Longview, Washington Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Longview rose 0.6 percentage points in November 2020 to 7.9%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 1.9 percentage points higher than the Washington rate. The unemployment rate in Longview peaked in April 2020 at 16.5% and is now 8.6 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 7.3% in October 2020, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.6 percentage points. You can also compare Longview unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate November 2020 Month/Month Year/Year
National 6.7% -0.2 +3.1
Washington 6.0% 0.0 +2.0
Longview 7.9% +0.6 +2.4
Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.1 All comparisons are made with November 2020 data as December metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Longview, Washington, National

Longview, Washington monthly unemployment rate chart

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Longview, Washington Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Longview peaked in April 2020 at 7,978. There are now 4,301 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Longview employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Longview, Washington) is also available.

Unemployed Persons November 2020 Month/Month Year/Year
Longview 3,677 -16 +1,010

Number of Unemployed Persons

Longview, Washington Unemployment History

Date National
Unemployment Rate		 Washington
Unemployment Rate		 Longview
Unemployment Rate		 Longview
Unemployed
December
2020		 6.7% — — —
November
2020		 6.7% 6.0% 7.9% 3,677
October
2020		 6.9% 6.0% 7.3% 3,693
September
2020		 7.8% 8.3% 9.9% 4,837
August
2020		 8.4% 8.4% 9.7% 4,825
July
2020		 10.2% 10.2% 11.9% 5,994
June
2020		 11.1% 10.0% 10.2% 5,021
May
2020		 13.3% 15.1% 15.9% 7,924
April
2020		 14.8% 16.3% 16.5% 7,978
March
2020		 4.4% 5.1% 5.5% 2,596
February
2020		 3.5% 3.8% 5.4% 2,629
January
2020		 3.5% 3.9% 5.5% 2,672

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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