Washington Employment
| Date |
Employment |
Unemployment |
| Total |
% Change
Year Ago |
Rate |
Unit Change
Year Ago |
| 1978 | 1,684,000 | - | 6.9 | - |
| 1979 | 1,806,000 | 7.2 | 6.8 | -0.1 |
| 1980 | 1,828,000 | 1.2 | 7.9 | 1.1 |
| 1981 | 1,806,000 | -1.2 | 9.5 | 1.7 |
| 1982 | 1,779,000 | -1.5 | 12.1 | 2.6 |
| 1983 | 1,838,000 | 3.3 | 11.2 | -0.9 |
| 1984 | 1,857,000 | 1.0 | 9.5 | -1.7 |
| 1985 | 1,921,000 | 3.4 | 8.1 | -1.3 |
| 1986 | 2,018,000 | 5.0 | 8.2 | 0.1 |
| 1987 | 2,087,000 | 3.4 | 7.6 | -0.6 |
| 1988 | 2,173,000 | 4.1 | 6.2 | -1.4 |
| 1989 | 2,300,000 | 5.8 | 6.2 | 0.0 |
| 1990 | 2,412,815 | 4.9 | 4.9 | -1.2 |
| 1991 | 2,372,371 | -1.7 | 6.4 | 1.5 |
| 1992 | 2,446,615 | 3.1 | 7.6 | 1.2 |
| 1993 | 2,495,453 | 2.0 | 7.6 | 0.0 |
| 1994 | 2,542,821 | 1.9 | 6.4 | -1.2 |
| 1995 | 2,636,011 | 3.7 | 6.3 | -0.1 |
| 1996 | 2,711,963 | 2.9 | 5.9 | -0.4 |
| 1997 | 2,822,223 | 4.1 | 4.9 | -1.0 |
| 1998 | 2,886,871 | 2.3 | 4.8 | -0.1 |
| 1999 | 2,917,577 | 1.1 | 4.8 | 0.1 |
| 2000 | 2,898,677 | -0.6 | 5.0 | 0.1 |
| 2001 | 2,863,705 | -1.2 | 6.2 | 1.2 |
| 2002 | 2,877,022 | 0.5 | 7.3 | 1.1 |
| 2003 | 2,913,230 | 1.3 | 7.4 | 0.1 |
| 2004 | 3,008,203 | 3.3 | 6.2 | -1.2 |
| 2005 | 3,091,050 | 2.8 | 5.5 | -0.7 |
| 2006 | 3,170,468 | 2.6 | 4.9 | -0.6 |
| 2007 | 3,253,475 | 2.6 | 4.5 | -0.4 |
| Monthly Data |
| 1995-Jan | 2,584,224 | 3.4 | 7.1 | -0.8 |
| Feb | 2,591,169 | 4.6 | 7.2 | -1.0 |
| Mar | 2,614,869 | 5.6 | 6.7 | -1.0 |
| Apr | 2,615,683 | 4.5 | 6.3 | -0.2 |
| May | 2,633,235 | 4.2 | 6.0 | -0.1 |
| Jun | 2,651,041 | 3.6 | 6.2 | 0.1 |
| Jul | 2,672,682 | 3.2 | 6.0 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 2,645,488 | 2.7 | 6.1 | 0.8 |
| Sep | 2,645,525 | 2.8 | 5.6 | 0.6 |
| Oct | 2,674,692 | 3.3 | 5.6 | -0.2 |
| Nov | 2,645,622 | 3.2 | 6.4 | 0.1 |
| Dec | 2,657,903 | 3.1 | 6.2 | -0.1 |
| 1996-Jan | 2,634,495 | 1.9 | 7.3 | 0.2 |
| Feb | 2,643,356 | 2.0 | 7.1 | -0.2 |
| Mar | 2,671,945 | 2.2 | 6.7 | 0.0 |
| Apr | 2,671,696 | 2.1 | 6.1 | -0.2 |
| May | 2,703,318 | 2.7 | 6.1 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 2,724,223 | 2.8 | 5.8 | -0.4 |
| Jul | 2,770,115 | 3.6 | 5.5 | -0.4 |
| Aug | 2,732,537 | 3.3 | 5.4 | -0.8 |
| Sep | 2,732,809 | 3.3 | 5.1 | -0.5 |
| Oct | 2,766,931 | 3.4 | 5.0 | -0.6 |
| Nov | 2,743,403 | 3.7 | 5.5 | -0.9 |
| Dec | 2,748,723 | 3.4 | 5.5 | -0.7 |
| 1997-Jan | 2,731,155 | 3.7 | 6.1 | -1.2 |
| Feb | 2,739,847 | 3.7 | 6.1 | -1.0 |
| Mar | 2,776,145 | 3.9 | 5.7 | -1.0 |
| Apr | 2,781,339 | 4.1 | 5.0 | -1.1 |
| May | 2,818,042 | 4.2 | 4.5 | -1.5 |
| Jun | 2,835,826 | 4.1 | 4.8 | -1.0 |
| Jul | 2,879,388 | 3.9 | 4.4 | -1.1 |
| Aug | 2,847,752 | 4.2 | 4.5 | -0.9 |
| Sep | 2,847,173 | 4.2 | 4.3 | -0.8 |
| Oct | 2,874,723 | 3.9 | 4.1 | -0.9 |
| Nov | 2,863,648 | 4.4 | 4.4 | -1.1 |
| Dec | 2,871,639 | 4.5 | 4.6 | -0.9 |
| 1998-Jan | 2,833,865 | 3.8 | 5.7 | -0.5 |
| Feb | 2,839,747 | 3.6 | 5.5 | -0.6 |
| Mar | 2,857,014 | 2.9 | 5.4 | -0.3 |
| Apr | 2,856,159 | 2.7 | 4.4 | -0.6 |
| May | 2,891,796 | 2.6 | 4.3 | -0.2 |
| Jun | 2,892,959 | 2.0 | 4.7 | -0.1 |
| Jul | 2,920,343 | 1.4 | 4.4 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 2,883,632 | 1.3 | 4.6 | 0.1 |
| Sep | 2,902,148 | 1.9 | 4.5 | 0.2 |
| Oct | 2,930,189 | 1.9 | 4.4 | 0.3 |
| Nov | 2,908,800 | 1.6 | 4.7 | 0.3 |
| Dec | 2,925,798 | 1.9 | 4.8 | 0.2 |
| 1999-Jan | 2,901,348 | 2.4 | 5.6 | -0.1 |
| Feb | 2,896,857 | 2.0 | 5.8 | 0.3 |
| Mar | 2,911,972 | 1.9 | 5.2 | -0.1 |
| Apr | 2,900,165 | 1.5 | 4.7 | 0.3 |
| May | 2,917,381 | 0.9 | 4.6 | 0.3 |
| Jun | 2,927,309 | 1.2 | 5.1 | 0.4 |
| Jul | 2,960,876 | 1.4 | 4.6 | 0.2 |
| Aug | 2,920,225 | 1.3 | 4.6 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 2,912,428 | 0.4 | 4.4 | -0.1 |
| Oct | 2,935,952 | 0.2 | 4.2 | -0.2 |
| Nov | 2,911,081 | 0.1 | 4.5 | -0.2 |
| Dec | 2,915,330 | -0.4 | 4.7 | -0.2 |
| 2000-Jan | 2,888,080 | -0.5 | 5.5 | -0.1 |
| Feb | 2,885,336 | -0.4 | 5.8 | 0.0 |
| Mar | 2,912,499 | 0.0 | 5.3 | 0.1 |
| Apr | 2,897,264 | -0.1 | 4.6 | -0.1 |
| May | 2,899,118 | -0.6 | 4.7 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 2,917,499 | -0.3 | 4.8 | -0.3 |
| Jul | 2,915,337 | -1.5 | 4.7 | 0.1 |
| Aug | 2,887,158 | -1.1 | 5.0 | 0.4 |
| Sep | 2,887,988 | -0.8 | 4.4 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 2,908,351 | -0.9 | 4.4 | 0.2 |
| Nov | 2,884,528 | -0.9 | 5.1 | 0.6 |
| Dec | 2,900,969 | -0.5 | 5.1 | 0.4 |
| 2001-Jan | 2,862,489 | -0.9 | 6.1 | 0.6 |
| Feb | 2,855,260 | -1.0 | 6.5 | 0.6 |
| Mar | 2,866,617 | -1.6 | 6.3 | 1.0 |
| Apr | 2,860,432 | -1.3 | 5.8 | 1.2 |
| May | 2,867,595 | -1.1 | 5.6 | 0.9 |
| Jun | 2,877,930 | -1.4 | 6.0 | 1.2 |
| Jul | 2,902,812 | -0.4 | 5.6 | 0.9 |
| Aug | 2,855,282 | -1.1 | 6.1 | 1.1 |
| Sep | 2,864,572 | -0.8 | 5.7 | 1.3 |
| Oct | 2,873,337 | -1.2 | 6.1 | 1.7 |
| Nov | 2,836,382 | -1.7 | 7.0 | 2.0 |
| Dec | 2,841,750 | -2.0 | 7.3 | 2.2 |
| 2002-Jan | 2,805,209 | -2.0 | 8.3 | 2.1 |
| Feb | 2,834,061 | -0.7 | 8.1 | 1.7 |
| Mar | 2,843,238 | -0.8 | 8.0 | 1.6 |
| Apr | 2,847,433 | -0.5 | 7.7 | 1.9 |
| May | 2,868,400 | 0.0 | 7.2 | 1.6 |
| Jun | 2,886,790 | 0.3 | 7.3 | 1.3 |
| Jul | 2,911,925 | 0.3 | 7.0 | 1.3 |
| Aug | 2,897,699 | 1.5 | 7.0 | 0.9 |
| Sep | 2,917,313 | 1.8 | 6.5 | 0.8 |
| Oct | 2,929,722 | 2.0 | 6.4 | 0.3 |
| Nov | 2,889,271 | 1.9 | 7.3 | 0.2 |
| Dec | 2,893,206 | 1.8 | 7.4 | 0.0 |
| 2003-Jan | 2,874,244 | 2.5 | 8.1 | -0.2 |
| Feb | 2,875,736 | 1.5 | 8.2 | 0.1 |
| Mar | 2,880,538 | 1.3 | 7.9 | -0.1 |
| Apr | 2,882,658 | 1.2 | 7.5 | -0.2 |
| May | 2,890,787 | 0.8 | 7.3 | 0.2 |
| Jun | 2,906,927 | 0.7 | 7.8 | 0.5 |
| Jul | 2,932,790 | 0.7 | 7.3 | 0.3 |
| Aug | 2,916,252 | 0.6 | 7.2 | 0.3 |
| Sep | 2,925,483 | 0.3 | 6.9 | 0.4 |
| Oct | 2,962,828 | 1.1 | 6.6 | 0.2 |
| Nov | 2,951,667 | 2.2 | 7.1 | -0.1 |
| Dec | 2,958,850 | 2.3 | 7.0 | -0.4 |
| 2004-Jan | 2,932,998 | 2.0 | 7.7 | -0.4 |
| Feb | 2,951,471 | 2.6 | 7.5 | -0.7 |
| Mar | 2,973,994 | 3.2 | 7.1 | -0.8 |
| Apr | 2,986,924 | 3.6 | 6.2 | -1.2 |
| May | 2,995,293 | 3.6 | 6.0 | -1.3 |
| Jun | 3,016,980 | 3.8 | 6.2 | -1.5 |
| Jul | 3,044,366 | 3.8 | 5.9 | -1.4 |
| Aug | 3,020,872 | 3.6 | 5.8 | -1.5 |
| Sep | 3,024,850 | 3.4 | 5.4 | -1.5 |
| Oct | 3,054,672 | 3.1 | 5.4 | -1.2 |
| Nov | 3,044,863 | 3.2 | 5.8 | -1.3 |
| Dec | 3,051,147 | 3.1 | 5.9 | -1.0 |
| 2005-Jan | 3,017,739 | 2.9 | 6.4 | -1.3 |
| Feb | 3,020,207 | 2.3 | 6.6 | -0.8 |
| Mar | 3,045,509 | 2.4 | 5.9 | -1.2 |
| Apr | 3,061,234 | 2.5 | 5.5 | -0.8 |
| May | 3,076,888 | 2.7 | 5.4 | -0.6 |
| Jun | 3,097,395 | 2.7 | 5.4 | -0.8 |
| Jul | 3,130,910 | 2.8 | 5.2 | -0.6 |
| Aug | 3,114,504 | 3.1 | 5.2 | -0.6 |
| Sep | 3,114,046 | 2.9 | 5.1 | -0.3 |
| Oct | 3,151,012 | 3.2 | 4.9 | -0.5 |
| Nov | 3,130,771 | 2.8 | 5.4 | -0.5 |
| Dec | 3,132,389 | 2.7 | 5.1 | -0.8 |
| 2006-Jan | 3,112,210 | 3.1 | 5.5 | -0.9 |
| Feb | 3,122,778 | 3.4 | 5.7 | -0.9 |
| Mar | 3,144,161 | 3.2 | 5.2 | -0.8 |
| Apr | 3,143,149 | 2.7 | 4.8 | -0.7 |
| May | 3,150,309 | 2.4 | 4.8 | -0.6 |
| Jun | 3,183,445 | 2.8 | 4.9 | -0.5 |
| Jul | 3,193,020 | 2.0 | 4.8 | -0.4 |
| Aug | 3,180,551 | 2.1 | 4.8 | -0.4 |
| Sep | 3,184,394 | 2.3 | 4.5 | -0.6 |
| Oct | 3,216,474 | 2.1 | 4.2 | -0.7 |
| Nov | 3,202,995 | 2.3 | 4.9 | -0.5 |
| Dec | 3,212,131 | 2.5 | 4.8 | -0.4 |
| 2007-Jan | 3,174,649 | 2.0 | 5.4 | 0.0 |
| Feb | 3,194,911 | 2.3 | 5.3 | -0.4 |
| Mar | 3,226,252 | 2.6 | 4.7 | -0.4 |
| Apr | 3,219,121 | 2.4 | 4.3 | -0.5 |
| May | 3,236,175 | 2.7 | 4.2 | -0.6 |
| Jun | 3,260,874 | 2.4 | 4.4 | -0.5 |
| Jul | 3,288,202 | 3.0 | 4.4 | -0.4 |
| Aug | 3,259,013 | 2.5 | 4.3 | -0.5 |
| Sep | 3,286,916 | 3.2 | 4.2 | -0.3 |
| Oct | 3,308,181 | 2.9 | 4.0 | -0.1 |
| Nov | 3,300,099 | 3.0 | 4.5 | -0.4 |
| Dec | 3,287,308 | 2.3 | 4.8 | 0.0 |
| 2008-Jan | 3,271,464 | 3.0 | 5.2 | -0.2 |
| Feb | 3,265,721 | 2.2 | 5.3 | 0.0 |
| Mar | 3,283,624 | 1.8 | 5.3 | 0.5 |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University
Note: Data are from The Current Population Survey (CPS) - a monthly survey of households conducted by the Bureau of Census for the Bureau of Labor Statistics. It provides a comprehensive body of data on the labor force, employment, unemployment, and persons not in the labor force.
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