Grays Harbor and Pacific County top state for unemployment third month in a row

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%