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King County recorded an unemployment rate of 4.9% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 5 people out of the 229 living in King County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in King County has decreased compared to the 9.3% registered in 2020.

The percentage of people unemployed in King County was less than the statewide unemployment rate of 5.3%.

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

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	5	4.9%
Employed	98	95.1%
Employed in civilian labor force	98	95.1%
Employed in armed forces	0	0%