Yakima Times

Kittitas County recorded an unemployment rate of 6.7% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 1,566 people out of the 44,147 living in Kittitas County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Kittitas County has increased compared to the 6.1% registered in 2020.

The percentage of people unemployed in Kittitas County was greater than the statewide unemployment rate of 5%.

Of the 21,961 people who had a job during that time, 95 were employed in the Armed Forces and 21,866 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	1,566	6.7%
Employed	21,961	93.3%
Employed in civilian labor force	21,866	92.9%
Employed in armed forces	95	0.4%