Ranking of Washington Cities By Unemployment Rate in May 2020

Updated on August 3, 2025.

According to data from the US BLS, for May 2020, among all Washington cities, SeaTac had the highest unemployment rate (23.6%), followed by Des Moines (19.7%), and Lynnwood (18.9%).

The chart below shows the top 46 cities and the table below shows the ranking of all Washington cities.

You can see similar information for other states and the ranking of all cities in the United States.

Related Topics: Washington BLS Topic List.

Data Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Ranking of Washington Cities By Unemployment Rate in May 2020

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Rank	City	Unemployment Rate (%)
1	SeaTac	23.6
2	Des Moines	19.7
3	Lynnwood	18.9
4	Federal Way	18.7
5	Burien	18.5
5	Marysville	18.5
6	Everett	18.3
7	Tacoma	18.2
8	Kent	18.1
9	Renton	16.8
10	Auburn	16.6
10	Puyallup	16.6
11	Lakewood	16
12	Mount Vernon	15.9
13	Lake Stevens	15.6
14	Moses Lake	15.2
14	University Place	15.2
15	Bellingham	14.8
15	Olympia	14.8
16	Shoreline	14.7
17	Spokane	14.5
18	Maple Valley	14.3
19	Longview	14.2
20	Edmonds	13.9
21	Spokane Valley	13.8
21	Vancouver	13.8
21	Wenatchee	13.8
21	Yakima	13.8
22	Bothell	13.7
23	Bremerton	13.2
23	Seattle	13.2
24	Lacey	13.1
25	Kennewick	12.9
26	Kirkland	12.1
27	Camas	11.7
28	Richland	11.4
29	Pasco	11.3
30	Tumwater	11.1
31	Bellevue	10.8
32	Bainbridge Island	10.7
33	Issaquah	10.3
33	Walla Walla	10.3
34	Mercer Island	9.8
35	Sammamish	9.6
36	Redmond	8.8
37	Pullman	6.6