Walla Walla, Washington Unemployment
The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Walla Walla fell 1.3 percentage points in January 2021 to 4.9%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 1.1 percentage points lower than the Washington rate. The unemployment rate in Walla Walla peaked in April 2020 at 12.7% and is now 7.8 percentage points lower. You can also compare Walla Walla unemployment with unemployment in other cities.
| Unemployment Rate | January 2021 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| National | 6.3% | -0.4 | +2.8 |
| Washington | 6.0% | -0.3 | +2.0 |
| Walla Walla | 4.9% | -1.3 | +0.3 |
Unemployment Rate: Walla Walla, Washington, National
Note: Recessions shown in gray.
Walla Walla, Washington Unemployed
The number of people unemployed in Walla Walla peaked in April 2020 at 4,123. There are now 2,582 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area.
| Unemployed Persons | January 2021 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walla Walla | 1,541 | -410 | +45 |
Number of Unemployed Persons
Walla Walla, Washington Unemployment History
| Date | National Unemployment Rate |
Washington Unemployment Rate |
Walla Walla Unemployment Rate |
Walla Walla Unemployed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2021 |
6.0% | — | — | — |
| February 2021 |
6.2% | 5.6% | — | — |
| January 2021 |
6.3% | 6.0% | 4.9% | 1,541 |
| December 2020 |
6.7% | 6.3% | 6.2% | 1,951 |
| November 2020 |
6.7% | 6.7% | 5.8% | 1,742 |
| October 2020 |
6.9% | 7.0% | 5.7% | 1,790 |
| September 2020 |
7.8% | 8.0% | 7.4% | 2,334 |
| August 2020 |
8.4% | 9.1% | 7.4% | 2,309 |
| July 2020 |
10.2% | 10.8% | 8.9% | 2,781 |
| June 2020 |
11.1% | 10.8% | 7.2% | 2,217 |
| May 2020 |
13.3% | 12.5% | 11.5% | 3,701 |
| April 2020 |
14.8% | 16.3% | 12.7% | 4,123 |
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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