Wenatchee, Washington Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Wenatchee fell 1.2 percentage points in May 2020 to 14.2%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.9 percentage points lower than the Washington rate. The unemployment rate in Wenatchee peaked in April 2020 at 15.4% and is now 1.2 percentage points lower. You can also compare Wenatchee 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
Wenatchee	14.2%	-1.2	+9.0

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: Wenatchee, Washington, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Wenatchee, Washington Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Wenatchee peaked in April 2020 at 10,472. There are now 903 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 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
Wenatchee	9,569	-903	+6,081

Number of Unemployed Persons

Wenatchee, Washington Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Washington Unemployment Rate	Wenatchee Unemployment Rate	Wenatchee Unemployed
July 2020	10.2%	—	—	—
June 2020	11.1%	9.8%	—	—
May 2020	13.3%	15.1%	14.2%	9,569
April 2020	14.7%	16.3%	15.4%	10,472
March 2020	4.4%	5.1%	4.5%	3,046
February 2020	3.5%	3.8%	4.6%	3,141
January 2020	3.6%	3.9%	4.8%	3,241
December 2019	3.5%	4.0%	4.8%	3,233
November 2019	3.5%	4.0%	4.8%	3,283
October 2019	3.6%	4.0%	4.9%	3,334
September 2019	3.5%	4.1%	5.0%	3,385
August 2019	3.7%	4.2%	5.1%	3,427