Labor report

Wenatchee’s MSA unemployment rate decreased, but the local labor force has continued declining as well.

Wenatchee’s September labor report shows that the regional unemployment rate dropped down to 3.3 percent.

The number of active listings skyrocketed with a 174.2 percent increase, from 62 listings in August 2021 to 170 in August 2022.

This labor report compares the Wenatchee labor force between July of 2021 and 2022, and between July of 2019 and 2022.

Wenatchee’s labor pool is shrinking despite low unemployment rates.