OLYMPIA, WA – County unemployment rates and employment data for December 2022 are now available online. Washington’s economy increased by 2,500 jobs in December while the unemployment rate increased to 4.2%.
In this region, Asotin County’s unemployment rate is 4.0%; Whitman County’s is 4.5%; Garfield County’s December rate is 6.5%; and Columbia County’s is 5.2%.
| County | Civilian labor force |
Employment | Unemployment | Unemployment rate |
| Asotin | 10,720 | 10,293 | 427 | 4.0% |
| Whitman | 23,541 | 22,474 | 1,067 | 4.5% |
| Garfield | 806 | 754 | 52 | 6.5% |
| Columbia | 1,822 | 1,728 | 94 | 5.2% |
Unemployment rates at the county level are not seasonally adjusted because the sample size is too small to accommodate that additional analysis. Therefore, they should not be compared directly to the seasonally adjusted statewide rate that we published last week. (Monthly employment report.)
ESD has new labor market information and tools to showcase popular information and data.
Labor area summaries: https://esd.wa.gov/
