4.3% of Wahkiakum County residents considered unemployed in 2021

USCB Associate Director for Economic Programs Nick Orsini | United States Census Bureau

By SE Washington News

Jun 21, 2024

Wahkiakum County recorded an unemployment rate of 4.3% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 65 people out of the 4,373 living in Wahkiakum County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Wahkiakum County has decreased compared to the 5.6% registered in 2020.

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

Everyone who had a job at the time belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment Status in Wahkiakum County During 2021

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	65	4.3%
Employed	1,447	95.7%
Employed in civilian labor force	1,447	95.7%
Employed in armed forces	0	0%

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Grays River• Skamokawa Valley• Upper Elochoman• Town of Cathlamet• Rosburg• Deep River• Lower Elochoman• Altoona• Puget Island• East Cathlamet

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