Olympia-Tumwater, Washington Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Olympia fell 0.2 percentage points in May 2018 to 4.9%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.2 percentage points higher than the Washington rate. The unemployment rate in Olympia peaked in January 2010 at 9.4% and is now 4.5 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 4.9% in March 2017, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.0 percentage points. You can also compare Olympia unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	May 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.8%	-0.1	-0.5
Washington	4.7%	-0.1	-0.1
Olympia	4.9%	-0.2	0.0

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with May 2018 data as June metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Olympia, Washington, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Olympia, Washington Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Olympia peaked in March 2010 at 12,080. There are now 5,416 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 6,548 in March 2017, the number of unemployed has now grown by 116. Olympia employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Olympia, Washington) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	May 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
Olympia	6,664	-199	+70

Number of Unemployed Persons

Olympia, Washington Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Washington Unemployment Rate	Olympia Unemployment Rate	Olympia Unemployed
June 2018	4.0%	—	—	—
May 2018	3.8%	4.7%	4.9%	6,664
April 2018	3.9%	4.8%	5.1%	6,863
March 2018	4.1%	4.7%	5.1%	6,826
February 2018	4.1%	4.7%	5.0%	6,706
January 2018	4.1%	4.7%	4.9%	6,652
December 2017	4.1%	4.7%	5.0%	6,792
November 2017	4.1%	4.7%	4.9%	6,750
October 2017	4.1%	4.7%	5.0%	6,750
September 2017	4.2%	4.7%	5.0%	6,792
August 2017	4.4%	4.8%	5.0%	6,810
July 2017	4.3%	4.8%	5.0%	6,769