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Yakima, Washington Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Yakima fell 0.2 percentage points in November 2021 to 5.9%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 1.2 percentage points higher than the Washington rate. The unemployment rate in Yakima peaked in April 2020 at 14.9% and is now 9.0 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 5.5% in January 2021, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.4 percentage points. You can also compare Yakima unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate November 2021 Month/Month Year/Year
National 4.2% -0.4 -2.5
Washington 4.7% -0.3 -2.0
Yakima 5.9% -0.2 -2.0
Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.1 All comparisons are made with November 2021 data as December metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Yakima, Washington, National

Yakima, Washington monthly unemployment rate chart

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Yakima, Washington Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Yakima peaked in April 2020 at 20,244. There are now 12,425 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 6,864 in January 2021, the number of unemployed has now grown by 955. Yakima employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Yakima, Washington) is also available.

Unemployed Persons November 2021 Month/Month Year/Year
Yakima 7,819 -312 -2,262

Number of Unemployed Persons

Yakima, Washington Unemployment History

Date National
Unemployment Rate		 Washington
Unemployment Rate		 Yakima
Unemployment Rate		 Yakima
Unemployed
December
2021		 3.9% — — —
November
2021		 4.2% 4.7% 5.9% 7,819
October
2021		 4.6% 5.0% 6.1% 8,131
September
2021		 4.7% 5.1% 6.3% 8,261
August
2021		 5.2% 5.1% 6.5% 8,544
July
2021		 5.4% 5.1% 6.8% 9,005
June
2021		 5.9% 5.2% 7.2% 9,458
May
2021		 5.8% 5.2% 7.5% 9,880
April
2021		 6.0% 5.4% 7.9% 10,368
March
2021		 6.0% 5.5% 6.6% 8,545
February
2021		 6.2% 5.6% 5.8% 7,419
January
2021		 6.4% 6.0% 5.5% 6,864

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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