March Unemployment report for counties released, yet to show the effect of shutdowns
April 22, 2020 9:46AM PDT
Grays Harbor, WA – The March unemployment report for Washington counties was released and it has yet to show the effect of shutdowns from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Grays Harbor’s unemployment rate continued to drop and was tied with Yakima as the eighth highest in the state.
The rate fell to 6.8%, down from 7.1% in February.
It was also down from last March when the rate was 8.1%.
Pacific County was the seventh highest in the state with an unemployment rate of 6.9%.
That is up from their February rate of 6.6%, but down from last March when it was 8.2%.
The unemployment numbers are expected to rise due to the work stoppages caused by the Coronavirus.
Grays Harbor | February 2020 | March 2020* | March 2019 |
Labor Force | 29,442 | 28,678 | 29,114 |
Total Employment | 27,366 | 26,738 | 26,749 |
Total Unemployment | 2,076 | 1,940 | 2,365 |
Unemployment Rate | 7.1% | 6.8% | 8.1% |
*Latest month non-seasonally adjusted
Pacific County | February 2020 | March 2020* | March 2019 |
Labor Force | 8,554 | 8,386 | 8,254 |
Total Employment | 7,988 | 7,810 | 7,580 |
Total Unemployment | 566 | 576 | 674 |
Unemployment Rate | 6.6% | 6.9% | 8.2% |
*Latest month non-seasonally adjusted