SE Washington News

Cowlitz County recorded an unemployment rate of 6.1% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 2,981 people out of the 109,457 living in Cowlitz County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Cowlitz County has decreased compared to the 6.5% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 45,609 people who had a job during that time, 36 were employed in the Armed Forces and 45,573 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	2,981	6.1%
Employed	45,609	93.9%
Employed in civilian labor force	45,573	93.8%
Employed in armed forces	36	0.1%