SE Washington News

Asotin County recorded an unemployment rate of 5.5% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 568 people out of the 22,285 living in Asotin County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Asotin County has decreased compared to the 5.8% registered in 2020.

The percentage of people unemployed in Asotin County was greater than the statewide unemployment rate of 5%.

Of the 9,681 people who had a job during that time, 26 were employed in the Armed Forces and 9,655 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	568	5.5%
Employed	9,681	94.5%
Employed in civilian labor force	9,655	94.2%
Employed in armed forces	26	0.3%