Lakewood, WA Unemployment Rate Report

Lakewood, WA Historical Unemployment Trends

Since 2005 the unemployment rate in Lakewood, Washington has ranged from 4.2% in November 2021 to 17.6% in April 2020. The current unemployment rate for Lakewood is 5.6% in August 2022. See how other local areas compare by using our Unemployment Compare tool.

Lakewood, WA Unemployment Rate by Month

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Lakewood, WA Current Unemployment - 5.6%

Lakewood, WA Unemployment Rate

Month/Year	Lakewood, WA%	Washington%	National %
1 / 2022	6.2%	5.6%	4.0%
2 / 2022	5.9%	5.5%	3.8%
3 / 2022	5.7%	5.0%	3.6%
4 / 2022	5.3%	4.5%	3.6%
5 / 2022	5.2%	4.5%	3.6%
6 / 2022	5.8%	4.5%	3.6%
7 / 2022	4.8%	4.5%	3.5%
8 / 2022	5.6%	4.6%	3.7%

Month/Year	Lakewood, WA%	Washington%	National %
1 / 2021	7.8%	6.1%	6.3%
2 / 2021	8.2%	6.1%	6.2%
3 / 2021	7.8%	5.8%	6.0%
4 / 2021	7.5%	5.2%	6.1%
5 / 2021	6.2%	5.1%	5.8%
6 / 2021	6.3%	5.2%	5.9%
7 / 2021	5.6%	5.1%	5.4%
8 / 2021	5.8%	5.0%	5.2%
9 / 2021	4.9%	4.8%	4.7%
10 / 2021	4.8%	4.7%	4.6%
11 / 2021	4.2%	4.9%	4.2%
12 / 2021	4.2%	5.0%	3.9%

Month/Year	Lakewood, WA%	Washington%	National %
1 / 2020	5.5%	6.5%	3.6%
2 / 2020	5.5%	6.4%	3.5%
3 / 2020	5.4%	6.0%	4.4%
4 / 2020	17.6%	5.4%	14.7%
5 / 2020	17.1%	5.5%	13.3%
6 / 2020	11.6%	5.5%	11.1%
7 / 2020	13.0%	5.5%	10.2%
8 / 2020	10.8%	5.3%	8.4%
9 / 2020	10.3%	5.1%	7.9%
10 / 2020	7.3%	5.2%	6.9%
11 / 2020	7.5%	5.6%	6.7%
12 / 2020	8.3%	5.7%	6.7%

Month/Year	Lakewood, WA%	Washington%	National %
1 / 2019	6.8%	7.0%	4.0%
2 / 2019	6.5%	7.2%	3.8%
3 / 2019	6.3%	6.7%	3.8%
4 / 2019	6.0%	5.7%	3.6%
5 / 2019	5.7%	6.0%	3.6%
6 / 2019	6.0%	5.8%	3.7%
7 / 2019	5.7%	6.0%	3.7%
8 / 2019	5.7%	6.0%	3.7%
9 / 2019	4.8%	5.6%	3.5%
10 / 2019	4.8%	5.6%	3.6%
11 / 2019	5.2%	6.0%	3.5%
12 / 2019	5.0%	5.9%	3.5%

Month/Year	Lakewood, WA%	Washington%	National %
1 / 2018	6.7%	8.3%	4.1%
2 / 2018	6.9%	8.1%	4.1%
3 / 2018	6.4%	7.4%	4.0%
4 / 2018	6.0%	6.8%	3.9%
5 / 2018	5.6%	6.9%	3.8%
6 / 2018	6.0%	7.1%	4.0%
7 / 2018	5.6%	6.9%	3.9%
8 / 2018	5.7%	6.8%	3.8%
9 / 2018	5.2%	6.4%	3.7%
10 / 2018	5.4%	6.5%	3.8%
11 / 2018	5.8%	6.6%	3.7%
12 / 2018	5.9%	6.6%	3.9%

Month/Year	Lakewood, WA%	Washington%	National %
1 / 2017	6.3%	9.4%	4.7%
2 / 2017	6.3%	9.4%	4.7%
3 / 2017	6.2%	8.9%	4.4%
4 / 2017	5.9%	8.0%	4.4%
5 / 2017	5.7%	8.2%	4.4%
6 / 2017	6.0%	8.2%	4.3%
7 / 2017	5.9%	8.2%	4.3%
8 / 2017	6.5%	7.9%	4.4%
9 / 2017	5.7%	7.3%	4.2%
10 / 2017	5.6%	7.2%	4.1%
11 / 2017	5.8%	7.3%	4.2%
12 / 2017	5.9%	7.6%	4.1%

Month/Year	Lakewood, WA%	Washington%	National %
1 / 2016	7.7%	10.5%	4.9%
2 / 2016	7.6%	10.4%	4.9%
3 / 2016	7.3%	9.9%	5.0%
4 / 2016	6.9%	9.1%	5.0%
5 / 2016	6.4%	9.3%	4.8%
6 / 2016	6.7%	9.4%	4.9%
7 / 2016	6.5%	9.1%	4.8%
8 / 2016	6.7%	9.0%	4.9%
9 / 2016	6.0%	8.7%	5.0%
10 / 2016	5.9%	8.6%	4.9%
11 / 2016	5.7%	8.7%	4.7%
12 / 2016	5.8%	8.8%	4.7%

Month/Year	Lakewood, WA%	Washington%	National %
1 / 2015	7.7%	11.3%	5.7%
2 / 2015	7.6%	11.2%	5.5%
3 / 2015	7.5%	10.9%	5.4%
4 / 2015	7.2%	10.0%	5.4%
5 / 2015	6.9%	9.9%	5.6%
6 / 2015	6.8%	9.8%	5.3%
7 / 2015	6.4%	9.5%	5.2%
8 / 2015	6.6%	9.6%	5.1%
9 / 2015	6.0%	9.3%	5.0%
10 / 2015	6.3%	9.1%	5.0%
11 / 2015	6.5%	9.8%	5.1%
12 / 2015	6.9%	9.6%	5.0%

Month/Year	Lakewood, WA%	Washington%	National %
1 / 2014	8.0%	7.9%	6.6%
2 / 2014	8.4%	8.5%	6.7%
3 / 2014	7.7%	8.5%	6.7%
4 / 2014	7.1%	8.3%	6.2%
5 / 2014	7.6%	8.7%	6.3%
6 / 2014	6.9%	9.2%	6.1%
7 / 2014	6.9%	9.2%	6.2%
8 / 2014	7.1%	9.6%	6.1%
9 / 2014	7.1%	9.7%	5.9%
10 / 2014	7.0%	9.7%	5.7%
11 / 2014	6.9%	9.9%	5.8%
12 / 2014	6.9%	10.5%	5.6%

Month/Year	Lakewood, WA%	Washington%	National %
1 / 2013	10.0%	5.3%	8.0%
2 / 2013	10.0%	5.5%	7.7%
3 / 2013	9.4%	5.2%	7.5%
4 / 2013	9.2%	4.7%	7.6%
5 / 2013	9.4%	5.0%	7.5%
6 / 2013	9.2%	5.2%	7.5%
7 / 2013	8.7%	5.2%	7.3%
8 / 2013	8.8%	5.4%	7.2%
9 / 2013	8.1%	5.1%	7.2%
10 / 2013	8.4%	5.4%	7.2%
11 / 2013	8.0%	6.0%	6.9%
12 / 2013	8.0%	6.6%	6.7%

Month/Year	Lakewood, WA%	Washington%	National %
1 / 2012	10.3%	5.5%	8.3%
2 / 2012	10.5%	5.5%	8.3%
3 / 2012	9.9%	5.0%	8.2%
4 / 2012	9.2%	4.5%	8.2%
5 / 2012	9.7%	4.5%	8.2%
6 / 2012	9.5%	4.5%	8.2%
7 / 2012	10.2%	4.6%	8.2%
8 / 2012	10.2%	4.5%	8.1%
9 / 2012	9.4%	4.3%	7.8%
10 / 2012	9.4%	4.2%	7.8%
11 / 2012	8.7%	4.6%	7.7%
12 / 2012	9.3%	4.8%	7.9%

Month/Year	Lakewood, WA%	Washington%	National %
1 / 2011	11.1%	5.6%	9.1%
2 / 2011	10.7%	5.8%	9.0%
3 / 2011	10.2%	5.3%	9.0%
4 / 2011	9.9%	4.8%	9.1%
5 / 2011	10.2%	5.0%	9.0%
6 / 2011	10.1%	5.0%	9.1%
7 / 2011	10.0%	5.0%	9.0%
8 / 2011	9.9%	5.0%	9.0%
9 / 2011	9.7%	4.7%	9.0%
10 / 2011	9.7%	4.4%	8.8%
11 / 2011	9.4%	5.0%	8.6%
12 / 2011	9.6%	4.9%	8.5%

Month/Year	Lakewood, WA%	Washington%	National %
1 / 2010	11.2%	6.4%	9.8%
2 / 2010	11.7%	6.6%	9.8%
3 / 2010	11.3%	6.0%	9.9%
4 / 2010	10.4%	5.5%	9.9%
5 / 2010	10.3%	5.4%	9.6%
6 / 2010	10.2%	5.5%	9.4%
7 / 2010	9.9%	5.3%	9.4%
8 / 2010	10.0%	5.3%	9.5%
9 / 2010	9.5%	5.2%	9.5%
10 / 2010	9.8%	4.9%	9.4%
11 / 2010	10.2%	5.4%	9.8%
12 / 2010	10.1%	5.1%	9.3%

Month/Year	Lakewood, WA%	Washington%	National %
1 / 2009	7.8%	7.7%	7.8%
2 / 2009	8.4%	7.5%	8.3%
3 / 2009	8.7%	7.2%	8.7%
4 / 2009	8.9%	6.3%	9.0%
5 / 2009	9.6%	6.1%	9.4%
6 / 2009	9.7%	6.2%	9.5%
7 / 2009	9.4%	5.9%	9.5%
8 / 2009	9.8%	5.8%	9.6%
9 / 2009	10.2%	5.4%	9.8%
10 / 2009	10.1%	5.4%	10.0%
11 / 2009	10.1%	5.8%	9.9%
12 / 2009	10.5%	5.9%	9.9%

Month/Year	Lakewood, WA%	Washington%	National %
1 / 2008	6.1%	8.1%	5.0%
2 / 2008	6.6%	8.2%	4.9%
3 / 2008	6.4%	8.0%	5.1%
4 / 2008	6.0%	7.5%	5.0%
5 / 2008	6.4%	7.3%	5.4%
6 / 2008	6.2%	7.6%	5.6%
7 / 2008	6.1%	7.3%	5.8%
8 / 2008	6.4%	7.3%	6.1%
9 / 2008	6.2%	6.9%	6.1%
10 / 2008	6.2%	6.6%	6.5%
11 / 2008	6.3%	7.1%	6.8%
12 / 2008	6.3%	7.0%	7.3%

Month/Year	Lakewood, WA%	Washington%	National %
1 / 2007	6.2%	8.3%	4.6%
2 / 2007	6.2%	8.2%	4.5%
3 / 2007	5.8%	8.0%	4.4%
4 / 2007	6.1%	7.6%	4.5%
5 / 2007	5.8%	7.3%	4.4%
6 / 2007	5.7%	7.3%	4.6%
7 / 2007	5.8%	7.1%	4.7%
8 / 2007	5.9%	7.1%	4.6%
9 / 2007	5.7%	6.7%	4.7%
10 / 2007	5.6%	6.6%	4.7%
11 / 2007	5.6%	7.3%	4.7%
12 / 2007	5.7%	7.4%	5.0%

Month/Year	Lakewood, WA%	Washington%	National %
1 / 2006	6.2%	6.3%	4.7%
2 / 2006	6.5%	6.6%	4.8%
3 / 2006	5.9%	6.4%	4.7%
4 / 2006	6.0%	5.9%	4.7%
5 / 2006	6.3%	5.9%	4.6%
6 / 2006	6.2%	6.1%	4.6%
7 / 2006	6.0%	5.9%	4.7%
8 / 2006	6.0%	6.2%	4.7%
9 / 2006	5.7%	5.9%	4.5%
10 / 2006	5.3%	6.1%	4.4%
11 / 2006	5.7%	7.0%	4.5%
12 / 2006	5.6%	7.3%	4.4%

Month/Year	Lakewood, WA%	Washington%	National %
1 / 2005	7.3%	5.7%	5.3%
2 / 2005	7.6%	5.9%	5.4%
3 / 2005	7.1%	5.5%	5.2%
4 / 2005	7.1%	4.8%	5.2%
5 / 2005	6.8%	5.0%	5.1%
6 / 2005	6.6%	5.0%	5.0%
7 / 2005	6.4%	5.1%	5.0%
8 / 2005	6.1%	5.2%	4.9%
9 / 2005	5.9%	4.7%	5.0%
10 / 2005	6.0%	4.6%	5.0%
11 / 2005	6.2%	5.2%	5.0%
12 / 2005	5.7%	5.3%	4.9%

Month/Year	Lakewood, WA%	Washington%	National %
1 / 2004	11.4%	5.6%	5.7%
2 / 2004	11.2%	5.8%	5.6%
3 / 2004	10.8%	5.2%	5.8%
4 / 2004	10.1%	4.7%	5.6%
5 / 2004	9.6%	4.8%	5.6%
6 / 2004	9.8%	5.0%	5.6%
7 / 2004	9.2%	4.8%	5.5%
8 / 2004	9.2%	4.7%	5.4%
9 / 2004	8.4%	4.5%	5.4%
10 / 2004	8.3%	4.2%	5.5%
11 / 2004	8.5%	4.6%	5.4%
12 / 2004	8.6%	4.7%	5.4%

Month/Year	Lakewood, WA%	Washington%	National %
1 / 2003	11.6%	5.6%	5.8%
2 / 2003	11.8%	5.5%	5.9%
3 / 2003	11.5%	5.3%	5.9%
4 / 2003	11.2%	4.3%	6.0%
5 / 2003	10.9%	4.4%	6.1%
6 / 2003	11.4%	4.7%	6.3%
7 / 2003	11.0%	4.6%	6.2%
8 / 2003	11.1%	4.7%	6.1%
9 / 2003	10.3%	4.6%	6.1%
10 / 2003	10.1%	4.4%	6.0%
11 / 2003	10.5%	4.7%	5.8%
12 / 2003	10.4%	4.8%	5.7%

Month/Year	Lakewood, WA%	Washington%	National %
1 / 2002	11.9%	6.1%	5.7%
2 / 2002	11.9%	6.1%	5.7%
3 / 2002	11.8%	5.7%	5.7%
4 / 2002	11.7%	5.0%	5.9%
5 / 2002	11.0%	4.8%	5.8%
6 / 2002	11.0%	4.8%	5.8%
7 / 2002	10.5%	4.6%	5.8%
8 / 2002	10.5%	4.6%	5.7%
9 / 2002	9.7%	4.3%	5.7%
10 / 2002	9.8%	4.1%	5.7%
11 / 2002	10.3%	4.3%	5.9%
12 / 2002	10.5%	4.5%	6.0%

Month/Year	Lakewood, WA%	Washington%	National %
1 / 2001	8.9%	7.5%	4.2%
2 / 2001	9.5%	7.2%	4.2%
3 / 2001	9.2%	6.8%	4.3%
4 / 2001	9.1%	6.2%	4.4%
5 / 2001	8.8%	6.4%	4.3%
6 / 2001	9.0%	5.9%	4.5%
7 / 2001	8.5%	5.8%	4.6%
8 / 2001	9.2%	5.6%	4.9%
9 / 2001	8.7%	5.3%	5.0%
10 / 2001	9.4%	5.1%	5.3%
11 / 2001	10.0%	5.5%	5.5%
12 / 2001	10.3%	5.5%	5.7%

Month/Year	Lakewood, WA%	Washington%	National %
1 / 2000	7.7%	7.1%	4.0%
2 / 2000	8.3%	7.3%	4.1%
3 / 2000	7.6%	6.7%	4.0%
4 / 2000	7.3%	6.4%	3.8%
5 / 2000	7.4%	6.3%	4.0%
6 / 2000	7.5%	6.3%	4.0%
7 / 2000	7.6%	6.2%	4.0%
8 / 2000	7.8%	6.4%	4.1%
9 / 2000	7.1%	5.9%	3.9%
10 / 2000	7.1%	5.8%	3.9%
11 / 2000	7.3%	6.5%	3.9%
12 / 2000	7.4%	6.4%	3.9%

Month/Year	Lakewood, WA%	Washington%	National %
1 / 1999	7.0%	8.0%	4.3%
2 / 1999	7.5%	8.1%	4.4%
3 / 1999	6.9%	7.6%	4.2%
4 / 1999	6.7%	6.8%	4.3%
5 / 1999	6.9%	6.3%	4.2%
6 / 1999	7.0%	6.3%	4.3%
7 / 1999	6.9%	6.1%	4.3%
8 / 1999	6.8%	6.1%	4.2%
9 / 1999	6.4%	5.7%	4.2%
10 / 1999	6.4%	5.6%	4.1%
11 / 1999	6.1%	6.2%	4.1%
12 / 1999	6.3%	6.1%	4.0%

Month/Year	Lakewood, WA%	Washington%	National %
1 / 1998	7.2%	8.9%	4.6%
2 / 1998	7.1%	8.8%	4.6%
3 / 1998	6.9%	8.1%	4.7%
4 / 1998	6.2%	7.3%	4.3%
5 / 1998	6.1%	7.2%	4.4%
6 / 1998	6.3%	7.2%	4.5%
7 / 1998	6.1%	7.0%	4.5%
8 / 1998	6.3%	6.9%	4.5%
9 / 1998	6.1%	6.5%	4.6%
10 / 1998	6.3%	6.5%	4.5%
11 / 1998	5.8%	6.7%	4.4%
12 / 1998	5.8%	6.8%	4.4%

Month/Year	Lakewood, WA%	Washington%	National %
1 / 1997	7.3%	8.1%	5.3%
2 / 1997	7.5%	8.3%	5.2%
3 / 1997	7.3%	7.7%	5.2%
4 / 1997	6.9%	6.8%	5.1%
5 / 1997	6.5%	7.0%	4.9%
6 / 1997	6.5%	7.2%	5.0%
7 / 1997	6.2%	6.9%	4.9%
8 / 1997	6.6%	7.0%	4.8%
9 / 1997	5.9%	6.8%	4.9%
10 / 1997	6.1%	6.8%	4.7%
11 / 1997	5.8%	7.6%	4.6%
12 / 1997	5.8%	7.8%	4.7%

Month/Year	Lakewood, WA%	Washington%	National %
1 / 1996	9.9%	7.1%	5.6%
2 / 1996	9.8%	7.2%	5.5%
3 / 1996	9.7%	6.7%	5.5%
4 / 1996	9.2%	5.9%	5.6%
5 / 1996	9.4%	6.0%	5.6%
6 / 1996	8.5%	6.1%	5.3%
7 / 1996	8.5%	5.8%	5.5%
8 / 1996	8.0%	6.0%	5.1%
9 / 1996	7.5%	5.8%	5.2%
10 / 1996	7.5%	5.8%	5.2%
11 / 1996	7.3%	6.7%	5.4%
12 / 1996	7.1%	7.0%	5.4%

Month/Year	Lakewood, WA%	Washington%	National %
1 / 1995	10.0%	6.3%	5.6%
2 / 1995	10.4%	6.5%	5.4%
3 / 1995	9.9%	5.8%	5.4%
4 / 1995	10.0%	5.1%	5.8%
5 / 1995	9.6%	5.0%	5.6%
6 / 1995	9.5%	4.7%	5.6%
7 / 1995	9.6%	4.7%	5.7%
8 / 1995	9.4%	4.7%	5.7%
9 / 1995	9.0%	4.5%	5.6%
10 / 1995	9.0%	4.4%	5.5%
11 / 1995	8.9%	5.4%	5.6%
12 / 1995	8.8%	5.8%	5.6%