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Economy & jobs Statistics · Area

Labour force in Spokane County

1990 – 2025 · 36 data points 4 of 39 · Regions of Washington Updated Oct 22, 2026

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 1990 – 2025

Labour force, 1990 – 2025 people
+15% since 2015

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 1990 – 2025

Compared with Labour force · people
Spokane County 263K
Washington 4.1M

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics

The series at a glance Spokane County · 1990 – 2025
Latest value 262,879 · 2025
First value 173,659 · 1990
Highest 263,595 · 2020
Lowest 173,659 · 1990
Average change +1.2% a year on average
Data points 36

By year

All years · 1990 – 2025

YearSpokane CountyChange Washington
2025 262,879 +0.1% 4.1M
2024 262,730 −0.2% 4M
2023 263,278 −0.1% 4M
2022 263,474 +0.0% 4M
2021 263,414 −0.1% 3.9M
2020 263,595 +0.5% 3.9M
2019 262,223 +5.3% 3.9M
2018 248,955 +2.3% 3.8M
2017 243,465 +1.3% 3.7M
2016 240,420 +5.3% 3.6M
2015 228,403 +1.0% 3.5M
2014 226,066 −0.5% 3.5M
2013 227,128 −1.9% 3.4M
2012 231,424 −1.5% 3.5M
2011 234,870 −2.7% 3.5M
2010 241,471 +0.7% 3.5M
2009 239,908 +1.3% 3.5M
2008 236,850 +1.4% 3.5M
2007 233,651 +2.8% 3.4M
2006 227,294 +1.5% 3.3M
2005 223,892 +2.8% 3.3M
2004 217,773 +1.8% 3.2M
2003 213,969 +1.2% 3.1M
2002 211,465 +0.8% 3.1M
2001 209,876 +0.0% 3.1M
2000 209,837 −3.1% 3.1M
1999 216,570 +2.3% 3.1M
1998 211,689 +1.8% 3M
1997 207,917 +0.9% 3M
1996 206,093 +2.8% 2.9M
1995 200,535 +4.2% 2.8M
1994 192,413 +3.9% 2.7M
1993 185,268 +2.6% 2.7M
1992 180,554 +1.9% 2.6M
1991 177,146 +2.0% 2.6M
1990 173,659 2.5M

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 1990 – 2025

Ranking · Regions of Washington

2025 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryLabour force
39 Garfield County 827
38 Wahkiakum County 1,220
37 Columbia County 1,920
36 Ferry County 2,385
35 Lincoln County 3,929
34 Pend Oreille County 5,010
33 Skamania County 5,913
32 Pacific County 7,882
31 San Juan County 8,217
30 Adams County 9,408
29 Klickitat County 9,421
28 Asotin County 9,775
27 Jefferson County 12,123
26 Stevens County 18,732
25 Okanogan County 19,442
24 Douglas County 20,355
23 Whitman County 21,593
22 Kittitas County 23,617
21 Mason County 25,589
20 Walla Walla County 28,813
19 Grays Harbor County 29,334
18 Clallam County 30,286
17 Lewis County 33,875
16 Island County 35,292
15 Chelan County 41,178
14 Grant County 46,075
13 Franklin County 46,297
12 Cowlitz County 47,105
11 Skagit County 59,515
10 Benton County 104K
9 Whatcom County 114K
8 Kitsap County 123K
7 Yakima County 124K
6 Thurston County 144K
5 Clark County 257K
4 Spokane County 263K
3 Snohomish County 461K
2 Pierce County 494K
1 King County 1.4M

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2025

What it means

Residents who work or are looking for work.

How it is calculated

Employed plus unemployed residents, annual average.