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