Longview, Washington Unemployment
The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Longview fell 0.0 percentage points in March 2022 to 5.4%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 1.2 percentage points higher than the Washington rate. The unemployment rate in Longview peaked in April 2020 at 16.0% and is now 10.6 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 5.4% in February 2022, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.0 percentage points. You can also compare Longview unemployment with unemployment in other cities.
Unemployment Rate | March 2022 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
---|---|---|---|
National | 3.6% | -0.2 | -2.4 |
Washington | 4.2% | -0.1 | -1.6 |
Longview | 5.4% | 0.0 | -1.6 |
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 8,258. There are now 5,608 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 2,626 in February 2022, the number of unemployed has now grown by 24. Longview employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Longview, Washington) is also available.
Unemployed Persons | March 2022 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
---|---|---|---|
Longview | 2,650 | +24 | -700 |
Number of Unemployed Persons
Longview, Washington Unemployment History
Date | National Unemployment Rate |
Washington Unemployment Rate |
Longview Unemployment Rate |
Longview Unemployed |
---|---|---|---|---|
April 2022 |
3.6% | — | — | — |
March 2022 |
3.6% | 4.2% | 5.4% | 2,650 |
February 2022 |
3.8% | 4.3% | 5.4% | 2,626 |
January 2022 |
4.0% | 4.4% | 5.5% | 2,671 |
December 2021 |
3.9% | 4.5% | 5.6% | 2,752 |
November 2021 |
4.2% | 4.5% | 5.6% | 2,750 |
October 2021 |
4.6% | 4.6% | 5.7% | 2,792 |
September 2021 |
4.7% | 4.8% | 6.0% | 2,920 |
August 2021 |
5.2% | 5.0% | 6.3% | 3,053 |
July 2021 |
5.4% | 5.2% | 6.5% | 3,157 |
June 2021 |
5.9% | 5.4% | 6.6% | 3,220 |
May 2021 |
5.8% | 5.5% | 6.7% | 3,255 |
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. ↩