Wenatchee, Washington Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Wenatchee fell 0.2 percentage points in May 2018 to 4.8%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.1 percentage points higher than the Washington rate. The unemployment rate in Wenatchee peaked in January 2010 at 9.4% and is now 4.6 percentage points lower. You can also compare Wenatchee 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
Wenatchee	4.8%	-0.2	-0.3

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: Wenatchee, Washington, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Wenatchee, Washington Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Wenatchee peaked in February 2010 at 5,954. There are now 2,780 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Wenatchee employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Wenatchee, Washington) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	May 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
Wenatchee	3,174	-136	-146

Number of Unemployed Persons

Wenatchee, Washington Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Washington Unemployment Rate	Wenatchee Unemployment Rate	Wenatchee Unemployed
June 2018	4.0%	—	—	—
May 2018	3.8%	4.7%	4.8%	3,174
April 2018	3.9%	4.8%	5.0%	3,310
March 2018	4.1%	4.7%	5.1%	3,334
February 2018	4.1%	4.7%	4.9%	3,223
January 2018	4.1%	4.7%	4.9%	3,205
December 2017	4.1%	4.7%	5.0%	3,333
November 2017	4.1%	4.7%	5.0%	3,313
October 2017	4.1%	4.7%	5.0%	3,305
September 2017	4.2%	4.7%	5.0%	3,317
August 2017	4.4%	4.8%	5.0%	3,319
July 2017	4.3%	4.8%	5.0%	3,326