High Unemployment Area
Port Townsend, WA Current Unemployment - 5.1%
2022
2021
2020
2019
2018
2017
2016
2015
2014
2013
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
2002
2001
2000
1999
1998
1997
1996
1995
1994
1993
1992
1991
1990
Port Townsend, WA Unemployment Rate
Month/Year
Port Townsend, WA%
Washington%
National %
1 / 2022
5.9%
5.1%
4.0%
2 / 2022
6.1%
4.6%
3.8%
3 / 2022
6.0%
4.3%
3.6%
4 / 2022
5.0%
3.5%
3.6%
5 / 2022
5.1%
3.6%
3.6%
6 / 2022
5.2%
3.9%
3.6%
7 / 2022
4.5%
3.6%
3.5%
8 / 2022
5.1%
4.1%
3.7%
Month/Year
Port Townsend, WA%
Washington%
National %
1 / 2021
7.2%
6.8%
6.3%
2 / 2021
7.7%
6.4%
6.2%
3 / 2021
7.6%
6.1%
6.0%
4 / 2021
6.8%
5.6%
6.1%
5 / 2021
5.8%
5.0%
5.8%
6 / 2021
5.8%
5.3%
5.9%
7 / 2021
5.2%
5.3%
5.4%
8 / 2021
5.5%
5.1%
5.2%
9 / 2021
4.5%
4.6%
4.7%
10 / 2021
4.6%
4.2%
4.6%
11 / 2021
4.1%
3.9%
4.2%
12 / 2021
4.1%
4.0%
3.9%
Month/Year
Port Townsend, WA%
Washington%
National %
1 / 2020
5.7%
4.4%
3.6%
2 / 2020
5.5%
4.2%
3.5%
3 / 2020
5.3%
5.4%
4.4%
4 / 2020
17.3%
15.8%
14.7%
5 / 2020
15.9%
14.8%
13.3%
6 / 2020
10.6%
9.9%
11.1%
7 / 2020
10.9%
10.0%
10.2%
8 / 2020
8.7%
8.3%
8.4%
9 / 2020
8.9%
7.8%
7.9%
10 / 2020
6.3%
5.6%
6.9%
11 / 2020
7.1%
6.5%
6.7%
12 / 2020
8.2%
6.6%
6.7%
Month/Year
Port Townsend, WA%
Washington%
National %
1 / 2019
6.8%
5.3%
4.0%
2 / 2019
7.1%
5.1%
3.8%
3 / 2019
6.5%
4.8%
3.8%
4 / 2019
6.0%
4.1%
3.6%
5 / 2019
5.4%
4.1%
3.6%
6 / 2019
5.7%
4.2%
3.7%
7 / 2019
5.5%
4.2%
3.7%
8 / 2019
5.4%
4.1%
3.7%
9 / 2019
4.7%
3.7%
3.5%
10 / 2019
4.7%
3.6%
3.6%
11 / 2019
5.1%
3.9%
3.5%
12 / 2019
5.0%
4.0%
3.5%
Month/Year
Port Townsend, WA%
Washington%
National %
1 / 2018
7.2%
5.3%
4.1%
2 / 2018
7.5%
5.2%
4.1%
3 / 2018
6.7%
4.8%
4.0%
4 / 2018
6.2%
4.2%
3.9%
5 / 2018
5.6%
4.1%
3.8%
6 / 2018
5.9%
4.3%
4.0%
7 / 2018
5.4%
4.2%
3.9%
8 / 2018
5.2%
4.2%
3.8%
9 / 2018
5.0%
4.0%
3.7%
10 / 2018
5.0%
4.0%
3.8%
11 / 2018
5.5%
4.4%
3.7%
12 / 2018
5.9%
4.7%
3.9%
Month/Year
Port Townsend, WA%
Washington%
National %
1 / 2017
7.2%
5.6%
4.7%
2 / 2017
7.3%
5.5%
4.7%
3 / 2017
6.5%
5.0%
4.4%
4 / 2017
6.4%
4.5%
4.4%
5 / 2017
5.9%
4.5%
4.4%
6 / 2017
5.7%
4.5%
4.3%
7 / 2017
5.9%
4.5%
4.3%
8 / 2017
6.0%
4.6%
4.4%
9 / 2017
5.8%
4.3%
4.2%
10 / 2017
5.6%
4.2%
4.1%
11 / 2017
6.0%
4.5%
4.2%
12 / 2017
6.2%
4.7%
4.1%
Month/Year
Port Townsend, WA%
Washington%
National %
1 / 2016
8.1%
6.1%
4.9%
2 / 2016
8.2%
6.1%
4.9%
3 / 2016
7.7%
5.8%
5.0%
4 / 2016
7.3%
5.2%
5.0%
5 / 2016
6.9%
5.1%
4.8%
6 / 2016
6.8%
5.2%
4.9%
7 / 2016
6.6%
5.1%
4.8%
8 / 2016
6.5%
5.0%
4.9%
9 / 2016
6.7%
4.8%
5.0%
10 / 2016
6.7%
4.7%
4.9%
11 / 2016
6.8%
4.9%
4.7%
12 / 2016
6.7%
5.0%
4.7%
Month/Year
Port Townsend, WA%
Washington%
National %
1 / 2015
8.7%
6.5%
5.7%
2 / 2015
8.5%
6.4%
5.5%
3 / 2015
7.8%
6.0%
5.4%
4 / 2015
7.2%
5.4%
5.4%
5 / 2015
7.0%
5.5%
5.6%
6 / 2015
6.9%
5.5%
5.3%
7 / 2015
6.7%
5.5%
5.2%
8 / 2015
6.8%
5.3%
5.1%
9 / 2015
6.5%
5.1%
5.0%
10 / 2015
6.7%
5.2%
5.0%
11 / 2015
7.1%
5.6%
5.1%
12 / 2015
7.3%
5.7%
5.0%
Month/Year
Port Townsend, WA%
Washington%
National %
1 / 2014
9.2%
7.0%
6.6%
2 / 2014
9.2%
7.2%
6.7%
3 / 2014
8.6%
6.7%
6.7%
4 / 2014
7.6%
5.7%
6.2%
5 / 2014
8.1%
6.0%
6.3%
6 / 2014
7.1%
5.8%
6.1%
7 / 2014
7.2%
6.0%
6.2%
8 / 2014
7.3%
6.0%
6.1%
9 / 2014
7.3%
5.6%
5.9%
10 / 2014
7.7%
5.6%
5.7%
11 / 2014
8.0%
6.0%
5.8%
12 / 2014
8.4%
5.9%
5.6%
Month/Year
Port Townsend, WA%
Washington%
National %
1 / 2013
11.2%
8.3%
8.0%
2 / 2013
11.3%
8.1%
7.7%
3 / 2013
10.3%
7.4%
7.5%
4 / 2013
9.7%
6.8%
7.6%
5 / 2013
9.8%
6.9%
7.5%
6 / 2013
9.1%
7.1%
7.5%
7 / 2013
8.7%
6.9%
7.3%
8 / 2013
8.5%
6.8%
7.2%
9 / 2013
8.4%
6.4%
7.2%
10 / 2013
9.0%
6.5%
7.2%
11 / 2013
8.5%
6.6%
6.9%
12 / 2013
8.8%
6.6%
6.7%
Month/Year
Port Townsend, WA%
Washington%
National %
1 / 2012
11.5%
9.4%
8.3%
2 / 2012
11.6%
9.4%
8.3%
3 / 2012
10.8%
8.9%
8.2%
4 / 2012
10.0%
8.0%
8.2%
5 / 2012
10.2%
8.2%
8.2%
6 / 2012
9.8%
8.2%
8.2%
7 / 2012
9.4%
8.2%
8.2%
8 / 2012
9.6%
7.9%
8.1%
9 / 2012
9.0%
7.3%
7.8%
10 / 2012
9.0%
7.2%
7.8%
11 / 2012
9.0%
7.3%
7.7%
12 / 2012
9.8%
7.6%
7.9%
Month/Year
Port Townsend, WA%
Washington%
National %
1 / 2011
11.5%
10.5%
9.1%
2 / 2011
11.6%
10.4%
9.0%
3 / 2011
11.0%
9.9%
9.0%
4 / 2011
10.2%
9.1%
9.1%
5 / 2011
10.4%
9.3%
9.0%
6 / 2011
10.2%
9.4%
9.1%
7 / 2011
10.0%
9.1%
9.0%
8 / 2011
10.0%
9.0%
9.0%
9 / 2011
9.9%
8.7%
9.0%
10 / 2011
9.9%
8.6%
8.8%
11 / 2011
9.9%
8.7%
8.6%
12 / 2011
10.8%
8.8%
8.5%
Month/Year
Port Townsend, WA%
Washington%
National %
1 / 2010
12.1%
11.3%
9.8%
2 / 2010
12.0%
11.2%
9.8%
3 / 2010
11.4%
10.9%
9.9%
4 / 2010
10.2%
10.0%
9.9%
5 / 2010
9.7%
9.9%
9.6%
6 / 2010
9.3%
9.8%
9.4%
7 / 2010
9.3%
9.5%
9.4%
8 / 2010
9.7%
9.6%
9.5%
9 / 2010
9.9%
9.3%
9.5%
10 / 2010
9.5%
9.1%
9.4%
11 / 2010
10.2%
9.8%
9.8%
12 / 2010
10.2%
9.6%
9.3%
Month/Year
Port Townsend, WA%
Washington%
National %
1 / 2009
9.1%
7.9%
7.8%
2 / 2009
9.3%
8.5%
8.3%
3 / 2009
9.0%
8.5%
8.7%
4 / 2009
8.5%
8.3%
9.0%
5 / 2009
8.7%
8.7%
9.4%
6 / 2009
8.7%
9.2%
9.5%
7 / 2009
8.1%
9.2%
9.5%
8 / 2009
8.5%
9.6%
9.6%
9 / 2009
8.8%
9.7%
9.8%
10 / 2009
9.0%
9.7%
10.0%
11 / 2009
9.2%
9.9%
9.9%
12 / 2009
10.2%
10.5%
9.9%
Month/Year
Port Townsend, WA%
Washington%
National %
1 / 2008
5.9%
5.3%
5.0%
2 / 2008
6.4%
5.5%
4.9%
3 / 2008
6.2%
5.2%
5.1%
4 / 2008
5.7%
4.7%
5.0%
5 / 2008
5.8%
5.0%
5.4%
6 / 2008
5.5%
5.2%
5.6%
7 / 2008
5.4%
5.2%
5.8%
8 / 2008
5.6%
5.4%
6.1%
9 / 2008
5.4%
5.1%
6.1%
10 / 2008
5.7%
5.4%
6.5%
11 / 2008
6.3%
6.0%
6.8%
12 / 2008
6.9%
6.6%
7.3%
Month/Year
Port Townsend, WA%
Washington%
National %
1 / 2007
6.1%
5.5%
4.6%
2 / 2007
6.1%
5.5%
4.5%
3 / 2007
5.8%
5.0%
4.4%
4 / 2007
5.4%
4.5%
4.5%
5 / 2007
5.2%
4.5%
4.4%
6 / 2007
5.0%
4.5%
4.6%
7 / 2007
4.9%
4.6%
4.7%
8 / 2007
5.2%
4.5%
4.6%
9 / 2007
5.1%
4.3%
4.7%
10 / 2007
4.8%
4.2%
4.7%
11 / 2007
5.0%
4.6%
4.7%
12 / 2007
5.2%
4.8%
5.0%
Month/Year
Port Townsend, WA%
Washington%
National %
1 / 2006
6.0%
5.6%
4.7%
2 / 2006
6.2%
5.8%
4.8%
3 / 2006
5.5%
5.3%
4.7%
4 / 2006
5.6%
4.8%
4.7%
5 / 2006
5.6%
5.0%
4.6%
6 / 2006
5.2%
5.0%
4.6%
7 / 2006
5.4%
5.0%
4.7%
8 / 2006
5.4%
5.0%
4.7%
9 / 2006
5.2%
4.7%
4.5%
10 / 2006
4.8%
4.4%
4.4%
11 / 2006
5.2%
5.0%
4.5%
12 / 2006
5.3%
4.9%
4.4%
Month/Year
Port Townsend, WA%
Washington%
National %
1 / 2005
7.1%
6.4%
5.3%
2 / 2005
7.4%
6.6%
5.4%
3 / 2005
6.3%
6.0%
5.2%
4 / 2005
6.0%
5.5%
5.2%
5 / 2005
5.9%
5.4%
5.1%
6 / 2005
5.6%
5.5%
5.0%
7 / 2005
5.2%
5.3%
5.0%
8 / 2005
5.3%
5.3%
4.9%
9 / 2005
5.3%
5.2%
5.0%
10 / 2005
5.4%
4.9%
5.0%
11 / 2005
5.7%
5.4%
5.0%
12 / 2005
5.5%
5.1%
4.9%
Month/Year
Port Townsend, WA%
Washington%
National %
1 / 2004
7.8%
7.7%
5.7%
2 / 2004
7.7%
7.5%
5.6%
3 / 2004
7.2%
7.2%
5.8%
4 / 2004
6.6%
6.3%
5.6%
5 / 2004
6.2%
6.1%
5.6%
6 / 2004
6.3%
6.2%
5.6%
7 / 2004
5.7%
5.9%
5.5%
8 / 2004
5.7%
5.8%
5.4%
9 / 2004
5.2%
5.4%
5.4%
10 / 2004
5.4%
5.4%
5.5%
11 / 2004
6.1%
5.8%
5.4%
12 / 2004
6.5%
5.9%
5.4%
Month/Year
Port Townsend, WA%
Washington%
National %
1 / 2003
9.2%
8.1%
5.8%
2 / 2003
9.1%
8.2%
5.9%
3 / 2003
8.4%
8.0%
5.9%
4 / 2003
7.6%
7.5%
6.0%
5 / 2003
7.2%
7.3%
6.1%
6 / 2003
7.7%
7.6%
6.3%
7 / 2003
7.0%
7.3%
6.2%
8 / 2003
6.9%
7.3%
6.1%
9 / 2003
6.6%
6.9%
6.1%
10 / 2003
6.5%
6.6%
6.0%
11 / 2003
6.8%
7.1%
5.8%
12 / 2003
6.8%
7.0%
5.7%
Month/Year
Port Townsend, WA%
Washington%
National %
1 / 2002
9.7%
8.3%
5.7%
2 / 2002
9.2%
8.2%
5.7%
3 / 2002
8.7%
8.0%
5.7%
4 / 2002
8.2%
7.6%
5.9%
5 / 2002
7.8%
7.3%
5.8%
6 / 2002
7.7%
7.3%
5.8%
7 / 2002
7.1%
7.1%
5.8%
8 / 2002
7.1%
7.1%
5.7%
9 / 2002
6.7%
6.7%
5.7%
10 / 2002
6.8%
6.6%
5.7%
11 / 2002
7.8%
7.3%
5.9%
12 / 2002
8.1%
7.4%
6.0%
Month/Year
Port Townsend, WA%
Washington%
National %
1 / 2001
7.4%
6.3%
4.2%
2 / 2001
7.7%
6.6%
4.2%
3 / 2001
7.0%
6.4%
4.3%
4 / 2001
6.7%
5.9%
4.4%
5 / 2001
6.2%
5.9%
4.3%
6 / 2001
6.2%
6.1%
4.5%
7 / 2001
5.7%
5.9%
4.6%
8 / 2001
6.2%
6.2%
4.9%
9 / 2001
5.8%
5.9%
5.0%
10 / 2001
6.6%
6.1%
5.3%
11 / 2001
7.4%
7.0%
5.5%
12 / 2001
8.0%
7.3%
5.7%
Month/Year
Port Townsend, WA%
Washington%
National %
1 / 2000
7.3%
5.7%
4.0%
2 / 2000
7.5%
5.9%
4.1%
3 / 2000
6.5%
5.5%
4.0%
4 / 2000
5.8%
4.8%
3.8%
5 / 2000
5.7%
5.0%
4.0%
6 / 2000
5.6%
5.0%
4.0%
7 / 2000
5.1%
5.1%
4.0%
8 / 2000
5.4%
5.2%
4.1%
9 / 2000
5.3%
4.7%
3.9%
10 / 2000
5.4%
4.6%
3.9%
11 / 2000
6.0%
5.2%
3.9%
12 / 2000
6.3%
5.3%
3.9%
Month/Year
Port Townsend, WA%
Washington%
National %
1 / 1999
7.5%
5.6%
4.3%
2 / 1999
7.6%
5.8%
4.4%
3 / 1999
7.2%
5.2%
4.2%
4 / 1999
6.7%
4.7%
4.3%
5 / 1999
6.2%
4.8%
4.2%
6 / 1999
5.7%
5.0%
4.3%
7 / 1999
5.0%
4.8%
4.3%
8 / 1999
4.7%
4.7%
4.2%
9 / 1999
4.5%
4.5%
4.2%
10 / 1999
4.8%
4.2%
4.1%
11 / 1999
5.1%
4.6%
4.1%
12 / 1999
5.8%
4.7%
4.0%
Month/Year
Port Townsend, WA%
Washington%
National %
1 / 1998
8.2%
5.6%
4.6%
2 / 1998
8.0%
5.5%
4.6%
3 / 1998
7.4%
5.3%
4.7%
4 / 1998
6.1%
4.3%
4.3%
5 / 1998
5.6%
4.4%
4.4%
6 / 1998
5.6%
4.7%
4.5%
7 / 1998
5.5%
4.6%
4.5%
8 / 1998
5.8%
4.7%
4.5%
9 / 1998
5.6%
4.6%
4.6%
10 / 1998
6.2%
4.4%
4.5%
11 / 1998
6.5%
4.7%
4.4%
12 / 1998
6.6%
4.8%
4.4%
Month/Year
Port Townsend, WA%
Washington%
National %
1 / 1997
9.1%
6.1%
5.3%
2 / 1997
9.2%
6.1%
5.2%
3 / 1997
7.9%
5.7%
5.2%
4 / 1997
7.3%
5.0%
5.1%
5 / 1997
6.4%
4.8%
4.9%
6 / 1997
5.9%
4.8%
5.0%
7 / 1997
5.5%
4.6%
4.9%
8 / 1997
5.8%
4.6%
4.8%
9 / 1997
5.2%
4.3%
4.9%
10 / 1997
5.9%
4.1%
4.7%
11 / 1997
6.1%
4.3%
4.6%
12 / 1997
6.7%
4.5%
4.7%
Month/Year
Port Townsend, WA%
Washington%
National %
1 / 1996
9.8%
7.5%
5.6%
2 / 1996
9.3%
7.2%
5.5%
3 / 1996
8.4%
6.8%
5.5%
4 / 1996
8.0%
6.2%
5.6%
5 / 1996
7.7%
6.4%
5.6%
6 / 1996
6.8%
5.9%
5.3%
7 / 1996
7.0%
5.8%
5.5%
8 / 1996
6.6%
5.6%
5.1%
9 / 1996
6.5%
5.3%
5.2%
10 / 1996
6.8%
5.1%
5.2%
11 / 1996
7.8%
5.5%
5.4%
12 / 1996
8.0%
5.5%
5.4%
Month/Year
Port Townsend, WA%
Washington%
National %
1 / 1995
9.6%
7.1%
5.6%
2 / 1995
9.7%
7.3%
5.4%
3 / 1995
8.5%
6.7%
5.4%
4 / 1995
7.8%
6.4%
5.8%
5 / 1995
7.1%
6.3%
5.6%
6 / 1995
6.7%
6.3%
5.6%
7 / 1995
6.8%
6.2%
5.7%
8 / 1995
6.7%
6.4%
5.7%
9 / 1995
6.5%
5.9%
5.6%
10 / 1995
6.9%
5.8%
5.5%
11 / 1995
7.9%
6.5%
5.6%
12 / 1995
8.2%
6.4%
5.6%
Month/Year
Port Townsend, WA%
Washington%
National %
1 / 1994
12.0%
8.0%
6.6%
2 / 1994
12.3%
8.1%
6.6%
3 / 1994
11.6%
7.6%
6.5%
4 / 1994
9.8%
6.8%
6.4%
5 / 1994
9.2%
6.3%
6.1%
6 / 1994
8.5%
6.3%
6.1%
7 / 1994
8.2%
6.1%
6.1%
8 / 1994
8.1%
6.1%
6.0%
9 / 1994
8.3%
5.7%
5.9%
10 / 1994
8.3%
5.6%
5.8%
11 / 1994
8.7%
6.2%
5.6%
12 / 1994
8.8%
6.1%
5.5%
Month/Year
Port Townsend, WA%
Washington%
National %
1 / 1993
11.2%
8.9%
7.3%
2 / 1993
10.4%
8.8%
7.1%
3 / 1993
9.1%
8.1%
7.0%
4 / 1993
8.4%
7.3%
7.1%
5 / 1993
7.0%
7.2%
7.1%
6 / 1993
7.1%
7.2%
7.0%
7 / 1993
6.7%
7.0%
6.9%
8 / 1993
6.7%
6.9%
6.8%
9 / 1993
7.4%
6.5%
6.7%
10 / 1993
8.3%
6.5%
6.8%
11 / 1993
8.0%
6.7%
6.6%
12 / 1993
8.6%
6.8%
6.5%
Month/Year
Port Townsend, WA%
Washington%
National %
1 / 1992
10.5%
8.1%
7.3%
2 / 1992
11.6%
8.3%
7.4%
3 / 1992
10.5%
7.7%
7.4%
4 / 1992
9.0%
6.8%
7.4%
5 / 1992
9.1%
7.0%
7.6%
6 / 1992
8.3%
7.2%
7.8%
7 / 1992
7.6%
6.9%
7.7%
8 / 1992
8.0%
7.0%
7.6%
9 / 1992
7.6%
6.8%
7.6%
10 / 1992
7.8%
6.8%
7.3%
11 / 1992
9.4%
7.6%
7.4%
12 / 1992
9.0%
7.8%
7.4%
Month/Year
Port Townsend, WA%
Washington%
National %
1 / 1991
8.7%
7.1%
6.4%
2 / 1991
8.7%
7.2%
6.6%
3 / 1991
7.4%
6.7%
6.8%
4 / 1991
6.3%
5.9%
6.7%
5 / 1991
6.1%
6.0%
6.9%
6 / 1991
5.3%
6.1%
6.9%
7 / 1991
5.4%
5.8%
6.8%
8 / 1991
5.4%
6.0%
6.9%
9 / 1991
5.4%
5.8%
6.9%
10 / 1991
7.1%
5.8%
7.0%
11 / 1991
7.3%
6.7%
7.0%
12 / 1991
8.4%
7.0%
7.3%
Month/Year
Port Townsend, WA%
Washington%
National %
1 / 1990
6.6%
6.3%
5.4%
2 / 1990
7.1%
6.5%
5.3%
3 / 1990
5.5%
5.8%
5.2%
4 / 1990
4.9%
5.1%
5.4%
5 / 1990
4.5%
5.0%
5.4%
6 / 1990
3.6%
4.7%
5.2%
7 / 1990
3.8%
4.7%
5.5%
8 / 1990
4.3%
4.7%
5.7%
9 / 1990
4.3%
4.5%
5.9%
10 / 1990
4.8%
4.4%
5.9%
11 / 1990
6.1%
5.4%
6.2%
12 / 1990
7.3%
5.8%
6.3%