Longview, Washington Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Longview fell 0.5 percentage points in May 2020 to 16.0%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.9 percentage points higher than the Washington rate. The unemployment rate in Longview peaked in April 2020 at 16.5% and is now 0.5 percentage points lower. You can also compare Longview 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
Longview	16.0%	-0.5	+9.8

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: Longview, Washington, National

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 56 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Longview employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Longview, Washington) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
Longview	7,922	-56	+4,951

Number of Unemployed Persons

Longview, Washington Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Washington Unemployment Rate	Longview Unemployment Rate	Longview Unemployed
June 2020	11.1%	—	—	—
May 2020	13.3%	15.1%	16.0%	7,922
April 2020	14.7%	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	3.6%	3.9%	5.5%	2,672
December 2019	3.5%	4.0%	5.5%	2,627
November 2019	3.5%	4.0%	5.5%	2,667
October 2019	3.6%	4.0%	5.6%	2,716
September 2019	3.5%	4.1%	5.8%	2,775
August 2019	3.7%	4.2%	5.9%	2,842
July 2019	3.7%	4.2%	6.1%	2,904