Employment - Unemployment rate
(2012 - 2015)
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| County Name | Average Annual Unemployment Rate 2012
Rank | Average Annual Unemployment Rate 2012 | Monthly Unemployment Rate November 2015 |
| Ferry | 1 | 13.2 | 8.6 |
| Grays Harbor | 2 | 12.6 | 8.0 |
| Lewis | 3 | 12.6 | 7.5 |
| Wahkiakum | 4 | 12.3 | 8.2 |
| Pend Oreille | 5 | 11.8 | 7.9 |
| Stevens | 6 | 11.7 | 7.4 |
| Pacific | 7 | 11.5 | 8.4 |
| Skamania | 8 | 10.9 | 6.4 |
| Cowlitz | 9 | 10.8 | 6.8 |
| Clark | 10 | 10.5 | 5.6 |
| Columbia | 11 | 10.5 | 5.8 |
| Mason | 12 | 10.5 | 6.9 |
| Clallam | 13 | 10.0 | 7.4 |
| Klickitat | 14 | 9.9 | 6.3 |
| Yakima | 15 | 9.7 | 8.0 |
| Grant | 16 | 9.6 | 7.0 |
| Jefferson | 17 | 9.6 | 6.4 |
| Franklin | 18 | 9.4 | 7.4 |
| Okanogan | 19 | 9.3 | 6.8 |
| Skagit | 20 | 9.2 | 6.3 |
| Pierce | 21 | 8.9 | 5.7 |
| Adams | 22 | 8.9 | 7.6 |
| Asotin | 23 | 8.9 | 4.0 |
| Benton | 24 | 8.7 | 6.1 |
| Spokane | 25 | 8.6 | 5.5 |
| Kittitas | 26 | 8.3 | 5.3 |
| Island | 27 | 8.3 | 5.4 |
| Garfield | 28 | 7.9 | 6.3 |
| Chelan | 29 | 7.8 | 5.5 |
| Lincoln | 30 | 7.8 | 5.3 |
| Thurston | 31 | 7.8 | 5.3 |
| Douglas | 32 | 7.6 | 6.0 |
| Snohomish | 33 | 7.5 | 5.0 |
| Whatcom | 34 | 7.5 | 5.3 |
| Kitsap | 35 | 7.4 | 5.0 |
| Walla Walla | 36 | 7.3 | 5.0 |
| Whitman | 37 | 6.6 | 3.9 |
| King | 38 | 6.6 | 4.6 |
| San Juan | 39 | 6.4 | 4.7 |
Source: 1991-2015: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, Labor Force Data by County, (http://stats.bls.gov/lau/home.htm); DATE LAST UPDATED: January 13, 2016.