Grays Harbor and Pacific County top state for unemployment third month in a row
December 23, 2020 8:59AM PST
Grays Harbor, WA – For the third consecutive month, Grays Harbor and Pacific County have the highest two unemployment rates in the state.
According to the non-seasonally adjusted numbers from the Employment Security Department, Grays Harbor’s rate rose to 9.6% from October’s 8.4% and Pacific County’s rate rose to 9.4% from their October rate of 8%.
Both Grays Harbor and Pacific County saw their labor forces and total number of people employed fall, while the total number of those on unemployment rose in both counties.
| Grays Harbor | October 2020 | November 2020* | November 2019 |
| Labor Force | 30,297 | 28,614 | 29,213 |
| Total Employment | 27,758 | 25,861 | 27,290 |
| Total Unemployment | 2,539 | 2,753 | 1,923 |
| Unemployment Rate | 8.4% | 9.6% | 6.6% |
*Latest month non-seasonally adjusted
| Pacific County | October 2020 | November 2020* | November 2019 |
| Labor Force | 8,424 | 7,779 | 8,556 |
| Total Employment | 7,749 | 7,051 | 7,977 |
| Total Unemployment | 675 | 728 | 579 |
| Unemployment Rate | 8% | 9.4% | 6.8% |
*Latest month non-seasonally adjusted
