Grays Harbor County, WA Unemployment Rate Report

Grays Harbor County, WA Historical Unemployment Trends

Since 2005 the unemployment rate in Grays Harbor County, Washington has ranged from 5.5% in November 2021 to 19.4% in April 2020. The current unemployment rate for Grays Harbor County is 6.5% in August 2022. See how other local areas compare by using our Unemployment Compare tool.

Grays Harbor County, WA Unemployment Rate by Month

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Grays Harbor County, WA Current Unemployment - 6.5%

Grays Harbor County, WA Unemployment Rate

Month/Year	Grays Harbor County, WA%	Washington%	National %
1 / 2022	7.6%	5.1%	4.0%
2 / 2022	7.5%	4.6%	3.8%
3 / 2022	7.6%	4.3%	3.6%
4 / 2022	6.5%	3.5%	3.6%
5 / 2022	6.6%	3.6%	3.6%
6 / 2022	6.8%	3.9%	3.6%
7 / 2022	5.6%	3.6%	3.5%
8 / 2022	6.5%	4.1%	3.7%

Month/Year	Grays Harbor County, WA%	Washington%	National %
1 / 2021	9.1%	6.8%	6.3%
2 / 2021	9.3%	6.4%	6.2%
3 / 2021	8.8%	6.1%	6.0%
4 / 2021	8.4%	5.6%	6.1%
5 / 2021	7.1%	5.0%	5.8%
6 / 2021	7.4%	5.3%	5.9%
7 / 2021	6.3%	5.3%	5.4%
8 / 2021	6.7%	5.1%	5.2%
9 / 2021	5.6%	4.6%	4.7%
10 / 2021	5.8%	4.2%	4.6%
11 / 2021	5.5%	3.9%	4.2%
12 / 2021	5.5%	4.0%	3.9%

Month/Year	Grays Harbor County, WA%	Washington%	National %
1 / 2020	7.6%	4.4%	3.6%
2 / 2020	7.1%	4.2%	3.5%
3 / 2020	6.8%	5.4%	4.4%
4 / 2020	19.4%	15.8%	14.7%
5 / 2020	19.1%	14.8%	13.3%
6 / 2020	12.2%	9.9%	11.1%
7 / 2020	13.6%	10.0%	10.2%
8 / 2020	11.1%	8.3%	8.4%
9 / 2020	11.4%	7.8%	7.9%
10 / 2020	8.4%	5.6%	6.9%
11 / 2020	8.9%	6.5%	6.7%
12 / 2020	10.1%	6.6%	6.7%

Month/Year	Grays Harbor County, WA%	Washington%	National %
1 / 2019	8.5%	5.3%	4.0%
2 / 2019	8.8%	5.1%	3.8%
3 / 2019	8.1%	4.8%	3.8%
4 / 2019	7.4%	4.1%	3.6%
5 / 2019	6.8%	4.1%	3.6%
6 / 2019	6.9%	4.2%	3.7%
7 / 2019	6.4%	4.2%	3.7%
8 / 2019	6.5%	4.1%	3.7%
9 / 2019	5.8%	3.7%	3.5%
10 / 2019	5.9%	3.6%	3.6%
11 / 2019	6.6%	3.9%	3.5%
12 / 2019	7.0%	4.0%	3.5%

Month/Year	Grays Harbor County, WA%	Washington%	National %
1 / 2018	8.2%	5.3%	4.1%
2 / 2018	8.0%	5.2%	4.1%
3 / 2018	7.6%	4.8%	4.0%
4 / 2018	7.1%	4.2%	3.9%
5 / 2018	6.3%	4.1%	3.8%
6 / 2018	6.5%	4.3%	4.0%
7 / 2018	6.2%	4.2%	3.9%
8 / 2018	6.3%	4.2%	3.8%
9 / 2018	5.8%	4.0%	3.7%
10 / 2018	6.3%	4.0%	3.8%
11 / 2018	6.8%	4.4%	3.7%
12 / 2018	7.5%	4.7%	3.9%

Month/Year	Grays Harbor County, WA%	Washington%	National %
1 / 2017	8.6%	5.6%	4.7%
2 / 2017	8.5%	5.5%	4.7%
3 / 2017	8.2%	5.0%	4.4%
4 / 2017	7.8%	4.5%	4.4%
5 / 2017	6.9%	4.5%	4.4%
6 / 2017	6.6%	4.5%	4.3%
7 / 2017	6.5%	4.5%	4.3%
8 / 2017	6.7%	4.6%	4.4%
9 / 2017	6.1%	4.3%	4.2%
10 / 2017	6.2%	4.2%	4.1%
11 / 2017	6.7%	4.5%	4.2%
12 / 2017	7.1%	4.7%	4.1%

Month/Year	Grays Harbor County, WA%	Washington%	National %
1 / 2016	9.9%	6.1%	4.9%
2 / 2016	10.0%	6.1%	4.9%
3 / 2016	9.5%	5.8%	5.0%
4 / 2016	8.7%	5.2%	5.0%
5 / 2016	8.0%	5.1%	4.8%
6 / 2016	8.1%	5.2%	4.9%
7 / 2016	7.6%	5.1%	4.8%
8 / 2016	7.9%	5.0%	4.9%
9 / 2016	7.4%	4.8%	5.0%
10 / 2016	7.4%	4.7%	4.9%
11 / 2016	7.7%	4.9%	4.7%
12 / 2016	8.0%	5.0%	4.7%

Month/Year	Grays Harbor County, WA%	Washington%	National %
1 / 2015	10.6%	6.5%	5.7%
2 / 2015	10.7%	6.4%	5.5%
3 / 2015	10.1%	6.0%	5.4%
4 / 2015	9.6%	5.4%	5.4%
5 / 2015	9.0%	5.5%	5.6%
6 / 2015	8.8%	5.5%	5.3%
7 / 2015	8.4%	5.5%	5.2%
8 / 2015	8.7%	5.3%	5.1%
9 / 2015	8.0%	5.1%	5.0%
10 / 2015	8.3%	5.2%	5.0%
11 / 2015	8.8%	5.6%	5.1%
12 / 2015	9.6%	5.7%	5.0%

Month/Year	Grays Harbor County, WA%	Washington%	National %
1 / 2014	11.7%	7.0%	6.6%
2 / 2014	11.8%	7.2%	6.7%
3 / 2014	10.9%	6.7%	6.7%
4 / 2014	9.8%	5.7%	6.2%
5 / 2014	10.1%	6.0%	6.3%
6 / 2014	9.1%	5.8%	6.1%
7 / 2014	9.1%	6.0%	6.2%
8 / 2014	9.3%	6.0%	6.1%
9 / 2014	9.3%	5.6%	5.9%
10 / 2014	9.5%	5.6%	5.7%
11 / 2014	9.9%	6.0%	5.8%
12 / 2014	10.0%	5.9%	5.6%

Month/Year	Grays Harbor County, WA%	Washington%	National %
1 / 2013	14.0%	8.3%	8.0%
2 / 2013	13.5%	8.1%	7.7%
3 / 2013	11.4%	7.4%	7.5%
4 / 2013	12.5%	6.8%	7.6%
5 / 2013	12.4%	6.9%	7.5%
6 / 2013	11.8%	7.1%	7.5%
7 / 2013	11.2%	6.9%	7.3%
8 / 2013	11.2%	6.8%	7.2%
9 / 2013	10.8%	6.4%	7.2%
10 / 2013	11.2%	6.5%	7.2%
11 / 2013	11.2%	6.6%	6.9%
12 / 2013	12.0%	6.6%	6.7%

Month/Year	Grays Harbor County, WA%	Washington%	National %
1 / 2012	15.0%	9.4%	8.3%
2 / 2012	14.6%	9.4%	8.3%
3 / 2012	14.2%	8.9%	8.2%
4 / 2012	13.3%	8.0%	8.2%
5 / 2012	13.3%	8.2%	8.2%
6 / 2012	12.8%	8.2%	8.2%
7 / 2012	12.4%	8.2%	8.2%
8 / 2012	12.2%	7.9%	8.1%
9 / 2012	11.7%	7.3%	7.8%
10 / 2012	11.6%	7.2%	7.8%
11 / 2012	11.7%	7.3%	7.7%
12 / 2012	12.8%	7.6%	7.9%

Month/Year	Grays Harbor County, WA%	Washington%	National %
1 / 2011	14.8%	10.5%	9.1%
2 / 2011	14.5%	10.4%	9.0%
3 / 2011	13.9%	9.9%	9.0%
4 / 2011	13.0%	9.1%	9.1%
5 / 2011	13.3%	9.3%	9.0%
6 / 2011	13.6%	9.4%	9.1%
7 / 2011	12.9%	9.1%	9.0%
8 / 2011	13.1%	9.0%	9.0%
9 / 2011	12.8%	8.7%	9.0%
10 / 2011	13.1%	8.6%	8.8%
11 / 2011	13.6%	8.7%	8.6%
12 / 2011	14.3%	8.8%	8.5%

Month/Year	Grays Harbor County, WA%	Washington%	National %
1 / 2010	16.3%	11.3%	9.8%
2 / 2010	16.0%	11.2%	9.8%
3 / 2010	15.5%	10.9%	9.9%
4 / 2010	14.6%	10.0%	9.9%
5 / 2010	13.5%	9.9%	9.6%
6 / 2010	13.0%	9.8%	9.4%
7 / 2010	12.7%	9.5%	9.4%
8 / 2010	12.9%	9.6%	9.5%
9 / 2010	12.5%	9.3%	9.5%
10 / 2010	12.6%	9.1%	9.4%
11 / 2010	13.6%	9.8%	9.8%
12 / 2010	13.7%	9.6%	9.3%

Month/Year	Grays Harbor County, WA%	Washington%	National %
1 / 2009	12.5%	7.9%	7.8%
2 / 2009	13.3%	8.5%	8.3%
3 / 2009	12.9%	8.5%	8.7%
4 / 2009	13.1%	8.3%	9.0%
5 / 2009	13.7%	8.7%	9.4%
6 / 2009	12.7%	9.2%	9.5%
7 / 2009	12.5%	9.2%	9.5%
8 / 2009	12.9%	9.6%	9.6%
9 / 2009	13.2%	9.7%	9.8%
10 / 2009	13.3%	9.7%	10.0%
11 / 2009	14.1%	9.9%	9.9%
12 / 2009	14.8%	10.5%	9.9%

Month/Year	Grays Harbor County, WA%	Washington%	National %
1 / 2008	9.1%	5.3%	5.0%
2 / 2008	8.8%	5.5%	4.9%
3 / 2008	8.4%	5.2%	5.1%
4 / 2008	7.8%	4.7%	5.0%
5 / 2008	7.8%	5.0%	5.4%
6 / 2008	7.6%	5.2%	5.6%
7 / 2008	7.2%	5.2%	5.8%
8 / 2008	7.5%	5.4%	6.1%
9 / 2008	7.3%	5.1%	6.1%
10 / 2008	8.1%	5.4%	6.5%
11 / 2008	8.8%	6.0%	6.8%
12 / 2008	10.4%	6.6%	7.3%

Month/Year	Grays Harbor County, WA%	Washington%	National %
1 / 2007	9.2%	5.5%	4.6%
2 / 2007	8.8%	5.5%	4.5%
3 / 2007	8.3%	5.0%	4.4%
4 / 2007	8.2%	4.5%	4.5%
5 / 2007	7.3%	4.5%	4.4%
6 / 2007	6.9%	4.5%	4.6%
7 / 2007	6.8%	4.6%	4.7%
8 / 2007	7.0%	4.5%	4.6%
9 / 2007	6.8%	4.3%	4.7%
10 / 2007	7.0%	4.2%	4.7%
11 / 2007	7.8%	4.6%	4.7%
12 / 2007	10.8%	4.8%	5.0%

Month/Year	Grays Harbor County, WA%	Washington%	National %
1 / 2006	8.8%	5.6%	4.7%
2 / 2006	8.4%	5.8%	4.8%
3 / 2006	7.9%	5.3%	4.7%
4 / 2006	7.5%	4.8%	4.7%
5 / 2006	7.2%	5.0%	4.6%
6 / 2006	6.9%	5.0%	4.6%
7 / 2006	7.0%	5.0%	4.7%
8 / 2006	7.1%	5.0%	4.7%
9 / 2006	6.8%	4.7%	4.5%
10 / 2006	7.0%	4.4%	4.4%
11 / 2006	8.1%	5.0%	4.5%
12 / 2006	8.4%	4.9%	4.4%

Month/Year	Grays Harbor County, WA%	Washington%	National %
1 / 2005	9.1%	6.4%	5.3%
2 / 2005	9.0%	6.6%	5.4%
3 / 2005	8.5%	6.0%	5.2%
4 / 2005	8.3%	5.5%	5.2%
5 / 2005	7.5%	5.4%	5.1%
6 / 2005	7.3%	5.5%	5.0%
7 / 2005	7.1%	5.3%	5.0%
8 / 2005	7.4%	5.3%	4.9%
9 / 2005	7.0%	5.2%	5.0%
10 / 2005	7.2%	4.9%	5.0%
11 / 2005	8.2%	5.4%	5.0%
12 / 2005	8.2%	5.1%	4.9%

Month/Year	Grays Harbor County, WA%	Washington%	National %
1 / 2004	10.2%	7.7%	5.7%
2 / 2004	9.8%	7.5%	5.6%
3 / 2004	9.6%	7.2%	5.8%
4 / 2004	8.8%	6.3%	5.6%
5 / 2004	8.2%	6.1%	5.6%
6 / 2004	8.2%	6.2%	5.6%
7 / 2004	7.7%	5.9%	5.5%
8 / 2004	7.9%	5.8%	5.4%
9 / 2004	7.3%	5.4%	5.4%
10 / 2004	7.4%	5.4%	5.5%
11 / 2004	8.1%	5.8%	5.4%
12 / 2004	8.6%	5.9%	5.4%

Month/Year	Grays Harbor County, WA%	Washington%	National %
1 / 2003	10.4%	8.1%	5.8%
2 / 2003	10.6%	8.2%	5.9%
3 / 2003	10.6%	8.0%	5.9%
4 / 2003	10.0%	7.5%	6.0%
5 / 2003	9.3%	7.3%	6.1%
6 / 2003	9.6%	7.6%	6.3%
7 / 2003	9.0%	7.3%	6.2%
8 / 2003	8.9%	7.3%	6.1%
9 / 2003	8.4%	6.9%	6.1%
10 / 2003	8.8%	6.6%	6.0%
11 / 2003	9.2%	7.1%	5.8%
12 / 2003	8.9%	7.0%	5.7%

Month/Year	Grays Harbor County, WA%	Washington%	National %
1 / 2002	11.9%	8.3%	5.7%
2 / 2002	11.3%	8.2%	5.7%
3 / 2002	10.9%	8.0%	5.7%
4 / 2002	9.9%	7.6%	5.9%
5 / 2002	9.1%	7.3%	5.8%
6 / 2002	8.8%	7.3%	5.8%
7 / 2002	8.4%	7.1%	5.8%
8 / 2002	8.6%	7.1%	5.7%
9 / 2002	8.1%	6.7%	5.7%
10 / 2002	8.7%	6.6%	5.7%
11 / 2002	9.4%	7.3%	5.9%
12 / 2002	9.6%	7.4%	6.0%

Month/Year	Grays Harbor County, WA%	Washington%	National %
1 / 2001	10.6%	6.3%	4.2%
2 / 2001	10.6%	6.6%	4.2%
3 / 2001	10.5%	6.4%	4.3%
4 / 2001	10.3%	5.9%	4.4%
5 / 2001	9.4%	5.9%	4.3%
6 / 2001	9.1%	6.1%	4.5%
7 / 2001	8.6%	5.9%	4.6%
8 / 2001	8.9%	6.2%	4.9%
9 / 2001	8.1%	5.9%	5.0%
10 / 2001	9.0%	6.1%	5.3%
11 / 2001	10.2%	7.0%	5.5%
12 / 2001	10.8%	7.3%	5.7%

Month/Year	Grays Harbor County, WA%	Washington%	National %
1 / 2000	8.8%	5.7%	4.0%
2 / 2000	8.8%	5.9%	4.1%
3 / 2000	8.1%	5.5%	4.0%
4 / 2000	7.6%	4.8%	3.8%
5 / 2000	7.6%	5.0%	4.0%
6 / 2000	7.5%	5.0%	4.0%
7 / 2000	7.3%	5.1%	4.0%
8 / 2000	8.1%	5.2%	4.1%
9 / 2000	7.4%	4.7%	3.9%
10 / 2000	7.8%	4.6%	3.9%
11 / 2000	8.7%	5.2%	3.9%
12 / 2000	9.4%	5.3%	3.9%

Month/Year	Grays Harbor County, WA%	Washington%	National %
1 / 1999	10.2%	5.6%	4.3%
2 / 1999	11.2%	5.8%	4.4%
3 / 1999	9.1%	5.2%	4.2%
4 / 1999	8.2%	4.7%	4.3%
5 / 1999	8.2%	4.8%	4.2%
6 / 1999	8.3%	5.0%	4.3%
7 / 1999	7.5%	4.8%	4.3%
8 / 1999	7.9%	4.7%	4.2%
9 / 1999	7.0%	4.5%	4.2%
10 / 1999	7.1%	4.2%	4.1%
11 / 1999	7.9%	4.6%	4.1%
12 / 1999	8.2%	4.7%	4.0%

Month/Year	Grays Harbor County, WA%	Washington%	National %
1 / 1998	11.8%	5.6%	4.6%
2 / 1998	11.0%	5.5%	4.6%
3 / 1998	10.5%	5.3%	4.7%
4 / 1998	9.4%	4.3%	4.3%
5 / 1998	9.6%	4.4%	4.4%
6 / 1998	9.2%	4.7%	4.5%
7 / 1998	8.6%	4.6%	4.5%
8 / 1998	8.6%	4.7%	4.5%
9 / 1998	8.8%	4.6%	4.6%
10 / 1998	9.1%	4.4%	4.5%
11 / 1998	9.2%	4.7%	4.4%
12 / 1998	9.2%	4.8%	4.4%

Month/Year	Grays Harbor County, WA%	Washington%	National %
1 / 1997	10.9%	6.1%	5.3%
2 / 1997	11.2%	6.1%	5.2%
3 / 1997	10.9%	5.7%	5.2%
4 / 1997	10.1%	5.0%	5.1%
5 / 1997	8.9%	4.8%	4.9%
6 / 1997	8.7%	4.8%	5.0%
7 / 1997	8.2%	4.6%	4.9%
8 / 1997	8.6%	4.6%	4.8%
9 / 1997	7.7%	4.3%	4.9%
10 / 1997	8.1%	4.1%	4.7%
11 / 1997	8.7%	4.3%	4.6%
12 / 1997	9.2%	4.5%	4.7%

Month/Year	Grays Harbor County, WA%	Washington%	National %
1 / 1996	12.9%	7.5%	5.6%
2 / 1996	12.0%	7.2%	5.5%
3 / 1996	11.8%	6.8%	5.5%
4 / 1996	11.6%	6.2%	5.6%
5 / 1996	11.8%	6.4%	5.6%
6 / 1996	11.1%	5.9%	5.3%
7 / 1996	10.6%	5.8%	5.5%
8 / 1996	10.2%	5.6%	5.1%
9 / 1996	9.9%	5.3%	5.2%
10 / 1996	9.9%	5.1%	5.2%
11 / 1996	10.5%	5.5%	5.4%
12 / 1996	10.3%	5.5%	5.4%

Month/Year	Grays Harbor County, WA%	Washington%	National %
1 / 1995	12.9%	7.1%	5.6%
2 / 1995	13.5%	7.3%	5.4%
3 / 1995	12.0%	6.7%	5.4%
4 / 1995	11.5%	6.4%	5.8%
5 / 1995	10.8%	6.3%	5.6%
6 / 1995	10.7%	6.3%	5.6%
7 / 1995	10.4%	6.2%	5.7%
8 / 1995	11.3%	6.4%	5.7%
9 / 1995	10.1%	5.9%	5.6%
10 / 1995	10.6%	5.8%	5.5%
11 / 1995	11.5%	6.5%	5.6%
12 / 1995	11.3%	6.4%	5.6%

Month/Year	Grays Harbor County, WA%	Washington%	National %
1 / 1994	16.5%	8.0%	6.6%
2 / 1994	16.2%	8.1%	6.6%
3 / 1994	15.7%	7.6%	6.5%
4 / 1994	14.5%	6.8%	6.4%
5 / 1994	14.5%	6.3%	6.1%
6 / 1994	12.8%	6.3%	6.1%
7 / 1994	12.4%	6.1%	6.1%
8 / 1994	12.0%	6.1%	6.0%
9 / 1994	11.0%	5.7%	5.9%
10 / 1994	11.6%	5.6%	5.8%
11 / 1994	12.1%	6.2%	5.6%
12 / 1994	13.0%	6.1%	5.5%

Month/Year	Grays Harbor County, WA%	Washington%	National %
1 / 1993	17.9%	8.9%	7.3%
2 / 1993	17.1%	8.8%	7.1%
3 / 1993	15.2%	8.1%	7.0%
4 / 1993	14.7%	7.3%	7.1%
5 / 1993	15.0%	7.2%	7.1%
6 / 1993	14.3%	7.2%	7.0%
7 / 1993	14.6%	7.0%	6.9%
8 / 1993	14.5%	6.9%	6.8%
9 / 1993	14.1%	6.5%	6.7%
10 / 1993	14.7%	6.5%	6.8%
11 / 1993	14.9%	6.7%	6.6%
12 / 1993	14.2%	6.8%	6.5%

Month/Year	Grays Harbor County, WA%	Washington%	National %
1 / 1992	14.0%	8.1%	7.3%
2 / 1992	13.8%	8.3%	7.4%
3 / 1992	12.7%	7.7%	7.4%
4 / 1992	12.3%	6.8%	7.4%
5 / 1992	12.1%	7.0%	7.6%
6 / 1992	11.9%	7.2%	7.8%
7 / 1992	10.7%	6.9%	7.7%
8 / 1992	11.0%	7.0%	7.6%
9 / 1992	10.2%	6.8%	7.6%
10 / 1992	11.7%	6.8%	7.3%
11 / 1992	13.6%	7.6%	7.4%
12 / 1992	14.1%	7.8%	7.4%

Month/Year	Grays Harbor County, WA%	Washington%	National %
1 / 1991	16.7%	7.1%	6.4%
2 / 1991	13.8%	7.2%	6.6%
3 / 1991	13.0%	6.7%	6.8%
4 / 1991	11.8%	5.9%	6.7%
5 / 1991	11.2%	6.0%	6.9%
6 / 1991	10.4%	6.1%	6.9%
7 / 1991	10.0%	5.8%	6.8%
8 / 1991	10.4%	6.0%	6.9%
9 / 1991	10.2%	5.8%	6.9%
10 / 1991	10.8%	5.8%	7.0%
11 / 1991	12.3%	6.7%	7.0%
12 / 1991	13.5%	7.0%	7.3%

Month/Year	Grays Harbor County, WA%	Washington%	National %
1 / 1990	11.7%	6.3%	5.4%
2 / 1990	13.5%	6.5%	5.3%
3 / 1990	10.6%	5.8%	5.2%
4 / 1990	9.5%	5.1%	5.4%
5 / 1990	9.0%	5.0%	5.4%
6 / 1990	7.7%	4.7%	5.2%
7 / 1990	7.7%	4.7%	5.5%
8 / 1990	8.0%	4.7%	5.7%
9 / 1990	7.9%	4.5%	5.9%
10 / 1990	8.9%	4.4%	5.9%
11 / 1990	11.3%	5.4%	6.2%
12 / 1990	12.3%	5.8%	6.3%