Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
MSA Employment
| Date |
Employment |
Unemployment |
| Total |
% Change
Year Ago |
Rate |
Unit Change
Year Ago |
| 1990 | 1,337,873 | - | 4.1 | - |
| 1991 | 1,324,557 | -1.0 | 5.2 | 1.1 |
| 1992 | 1,364,843 | 3.0 | 6.2 | 1.0 |
| 1993 | 1,385,682 | 1.5 | 6.2 | 0.0 |
| 1994 | 1,406,021 | 1.5 | 5.8 | -0.4 |
| 1995 | 1,432,602 | 1.9 | 5.6 | -0.2 |
| 1996 | 1,474,629 | 2.9 | 5.1 | -0.5 |
| 1997 | 1,539,075 | 4.4 | 4.1 | -1.0 |
| 1998 | 1,572,051 | 2.1 | 4.0 | -0.1 |
| 1999 | 1,582,016 | 0.6 | 4.1 | 0.0 |
| 2000 | 1,576,013 | -0.4 | 4.3 | 0.3 |
| 2001 | 1,569,955 | -0.4 | 5.4 | 1.1 |
| 2002 | 1,554,341 | -1.0 | 6.7 | 1.3 |
| 2003 | 1,563,498 | 0.6 | 6.8 | 0.1 |
| 2004 | 1,600,554 | 2.4 | 5.7 | -1.1 |
| 2005 | 1,643,617 | 2.7 | 5.0 | -0.7 |
| 2006 | 1,704,207 | 3.7 | 4.4 | -0.6 |
| 2007 | 1,752,522 | 2.8 | 4.0 | -0.4 |
| Monthly Data |
| 1995-Jan | 1,422,874 | 1.0 | 5.9 | -0.7 |
| Feb | 1,418,851 | 1.4 | 6.1 | -0.7 |
| Mar | 1,434,941 | 2.6 | 5.6 | -0.7 |
| Apr | 1,428,020 | 2.4 | 5.5 | -0.4 |
| May | 1,434,978 | 2.3 | 5.5 | -0.2 |
| Jun | 1,424,365 | 2.5 | 5.7 | -0.2 |
| Jul | 1,437,651 | 2.1 | 5.4 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 1,431,688 | 1.5 | 5.4 | 0.1 |
| Sep | 1,424,725 | 1.8 | 5.4 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 1,436,649 | 2.1 | 5.3 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 1,442,382 | 1.6 | 5.6 | 0.1 |
| Dec | 1,454,096 | 1.6 | 5.2 | 0.1 |
| 1996-Jan | 1,449,356 | 1.9 | 6.0 | 0.1 |
| Feb | 1,451,890 | 2.3 | 5.8 | -0.3 |
| Mar | 1,467,884 | 2.3 | 5.6 | -0.1 |
| Apr | 1,456,053 | 2.0 | 5.2 | -0.3 |
| May | 1,470,087 | 2.4 | 5.4 | -0.1 |
| Jun | 1,465,935 | 2.9 | 5.1 | -0.6 |
| Jul | 1,488,322 | 3.5 | 4.8 | -0.6 |
| Aug | 1,477,346 | 3.2 | 4.6 | -0.9 |
| Sep | 1,471,540 | 3.3 | 4.7 | -0.7 |
| Oct | 1,486,668 | 3.5 | 4.5 | -0.7 |
| Nov | 1,499,134 | 3.9 | 4.7 | -0.9 |
| Dec | 1,511,331 | 3.9 | 4.5 | -0.8 |
| 1997-Jan | 1,507,609 | 4.0 | 4.8 | -1.2 |
| Feb | 1,508,780 | 3.9 | 4.8 | -1.0 |
| Mar | 1,531,167 | 4.3 | 4.6 | -0.9 |
| Apr | 1,524,836 | 4.7 | 4.1 | -1.1 |
| May | 1,539,750 | 4.7 | 4.0 | -1.4 |
| Jun | 1,532,678 | 4.6 | 4.2 | -0.9 |
| Jul | 1,553,245 | 4.4 | 3.8 | -1.0 |
| Aug | 1,540,537 | 4.3 | 3.9 | -0.7 |
| Sep | 1,536,179 | 4.4 | 4.0 | -0.7 |
| Oct | 1,548,478 | 4.2 | 3.7 | -0.8 |
| Nov | 1,567,835 | 4.6 | 3.7 | -1.0 |
| Dec | 1,577,806 | 4.4 | 3.7 | -0.8 |
| 1998-Jan | 1,569,255 | 4.1 | 4.4 | -0.4 |
| Feb | 1,568,476 | 4.0 | 4.3 | -0.5 |
| Mar | 1,576,024 | 2.9 | 4.3 | -0.3 |
| Apr | 1,565,661 | 2.7 | 3.6 | -0.5 |
| May | 1,576,777 | 2.4 | 3.8 | -0.2 |
| Jun | 1,561,146 | 1.9 | 4.1 | -0.1 |
| Jul | 1,571,776 | 1.2 | 3.8 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 1,556,618 | 1.0 | 3.9 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 1,560,205 | 1.6 | 4.2 | 0.2 |
| Oct | 1,573,369 | 1.6 | 4.0 | 0.3 |
| Nov | 1,583,531 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 0.2 |
| Dec | 1,601,775 | 1.5 | 3.8 | 0.1 |
| 1999-Jan | 1,591,376 | 1.4 | 4.3 | -0.1 |
| Feb | 1,585,006 | 1.1 | 4.6 | 0.2 |
| Mar | 1,595,321 | 1.2 | 4.2 | -0.1 |
| Apr | 1,578,569 | 0.8 | 3.9 | 0.2 |
| May | 1,584,393 | 0.5 | 4.0 | 0.2 |
| Jun | 1,571,979 | 0.7 | 4.4 | 0.3 |
| Jul | 1,589,803 | 1.1 | 4.0 | 0.1 |
| Aug | 1,575,723 | 1.2 | 3.9 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 1,565,034 | 0.3 | 4.1 | -0.1 |
| Oct | 1,572,599 | 0.0 | 3.9 | -0.1 |
| Nov | 1,580,716 | -0.2 | 3.9 | -0.1 |
| Dec | 1,593,668 | -0.5 | 3.8 | 0.0 |
| 2000-Jan | 1,586,456 | -0.3 | 4.5 | 0.2 |
| Feb | 1,579,714 | -0.3 | 4.9 | 0.3 |
| Mar | 1,597,651 | 0.1 | 4.5 | 0.3 |
| Apr | 1,582,232 | 0.2 | 4.0 | 0.1 |
| May | 1,580,401 | -0.3 | 4.2 | 0.2 |
| Jun | 1,573,367 | 0.1 | 4.3 | -0.1 |
| Jul | 1,569,157 | -1.3 | 4.2 | 0.3 |
| Aug | 1,560,517 | -1.0 | 4.3 | 0.4 |
| Sep | 1,552,060 | -0.8 | 4.2 | 0.1 |
| Oct | 1,563,278 | -0.6 | 4.2 | 0.3 |
| Nov | 1,573,496 | -0.5 | 4.4 | 0.5 |
| Dec | 1,593,830 | 0.0 | 4.2 | 0.4 |
| 2001-Jan | 1,576,273 | -0.6 | 5.0 | 0.4 |
| Feb | 1,574,011 | -0.4 | 5.4 | 0.5 |
| Mar | 1,587,142 | -0.7 | 5.3 | 0.8 |
| Apr | 1,578,541 | -0.2 | 4.9 | 1.0 |
| May | 1,578,467 | -0.1 | 5.0 | 0.8 |
| Jun | 1,571,126 | -0.1 | 5.4 | 1.1 |
| Jul | 1,583,069 | 0.9 | 5.0 | 0.8 |
| Aug | 1,562,445 | 0.1 | 5.2 | 0.9 |
| Sep | 1,556,056 | 0.3 | 5.4 | 1.2 |
| Oct | 1,554,703 | -0.5 | 5.7 | 1.6 |
| Nov | 1,552,298 | -1.3 | 6.2 | 1.8 |
| Dec | 1,565,329 | -1.8 | 6.2 | 2.0 |
| 2002-Jan | 1,547,374 | -1.8 | 6.8 | 1.8 |
| Feb | 1,553,970 | -1.3 | 6.9 | 1.5 |
| Mar | 1,555,461 | -2.0 | 7.0 | 1.7 |
| Apr | 1,550,927 | -1.7 | 6.7 | 1.8 |
| May | 1,556,193 | -1.4 | 6.7 | 1.7 |
| Jun | 1,551,561 | -1.2 | 6.8 | 1.4 |
| Jul | 1,559,322 | -1.5 | 6.5 | 1.5 |
| Aug | 1,554,547 | -0.5 | 6.3 | 1.1 |
| Sep | 1,555,019 | -0.1 | 6.6 | 1.2 |
| Oct | 1,553,736 | -0.1 | 6.5 | 0.7 |
| Nov | 1,552,352 | 0.0 | 6.9 | 0.7 |
| Dec | 1,561,624 | -0.2 | 6.7 | 0.5 |
| 2003-Jan | 1,555,541 | 0.5 | 7.0 | 0.2 |
| Feb | 1,553,339 | 0.0 | 7.4 | 0.5 |
| Mar | 1,560,675 | 0.3 | 7.3 | 0.3 |
| Apr | 1,558,164 | 0.5 | 6.7 | 0.0 |
| May | 1,560,808 | 0.3 | 7.0 | 0.3 |
| Jun | 1,552,658 | 0.1 | 7.3 | 0.4 |
| Jul | 1,562,657 | 0.2 | 6.7 | 0.2 |
| Aug | 1,561,888 | 0.5 | 6.4 | 0.1 |
| Sep | 1,556,344 | 0.1 | 6.7 | 0.2 |
| Oct | 1,566,890 | 0.8 | 6.4 | -0.1 |
| Nov | 1,581,369 | 1.9 | 6.5 | -0.4 |
| Dec | 1,591,645 | 1.9 | 6.1 | -0.6 |
| 2004-Jan | 1,580,693 | 1.6 | 6.4 | -0.6 |
| Feb | 1,585,730 | 2.1 | 6.4 | -0.9 |
| Mar | 1,598,098 | 2.4 | 6.4 | -0.9 |
| Apr | 1,597,743 | 2.5 | 5.5 | -1.2 |
| May | 1,597,558 | 2.4 | 5.7 | -1.3 |
| Jun | 1,590,972 | 2.5 | 5.8 | -1.4 |
| Jul | 1,605,223 | 2.7 | 5.3 | -1.3 |
| Aug | 1,600,403 | 2.5 | 5.1 | -1.3 |
| Sep | 1,594,694 | 2.5 | 5.3 | -1.5 |
| Oct | 1,604,614 | 2.4 | 5.3 | -1.1 |
| Nov | 1,619,866 | 2.4 | 5.4 | -1.2 |
| Dec | 1,631,049 | 2.5 | 5.2 | -0.9 |
| 2005-Jan | 1,617,102 | 2.3 | 5.3 | -1.1 |
| Feb | 1,609,422 | 1.5 | 5.8 | -0.7 |
| Mar | 1,622,661 | 1.5 | 5.4 | -1.0 |
| Apr | 1,631,189 | 2.1 | 4.8 | -0.7 |
| May | 1,639,236 | 2.6 | 5.1 | -0.6 |
| Jun | 1,632,177 | 2.6 | 5.1 | -0.7 |
| Jul | 1,653,357 | 3.0 | 4.7 | -0.6 |
| Aug | 1,652,108 | 3.2 | 4.6 | -0.5 |
| Sep | 1,644,180 | 3.1 | 5.0 | -0.3 |
| Oct | 1,662,286 | 3.6 | 4.8 | -0.6 |
| Nov | 1,673,020 | 3.3 | 4.9 | -0.4 |
| Dec | 1,686,670 | 3.4 | 4.4 | -0.7 |
| 2006-Jan | 1,681,398 | 4.0 | 4.5 | -0.8 |
| Feb | 1,686,328 | 4.8 | 4.9 | -0.9 |
| Mar | 1,700,867 | 4.8 | 4.6 | -0.8 |
| Apr | 1,698,313 | 4.1 | 4.1 | -0.7 |
| May | 1,703,843 | 3.9 | 4.4 | -0.6 |
| Jun | 1,704,965 | 4.5 | 4.5 | -0.6 |
| Jul | 1,702,691 | 3.0 | 4.3 | -0.5 |
| Aug | 1,704,923 | 3.2 | 4.2 | -0.4 |
| Sep | 1,699,321 | 3.4 | 4.3 | -0.6 |
| Oct | 1,711,435 | 3.0 | 4.1 | -0.7 |
| Nov | 1,720,544 | 2.8 | 4.4 | -0.5 |
| Dec | 1,735,856 | 2.9 | 4.1 | -0.4 |
| 2007-Jan | 1,720,550 | 2.3 | 4.4 | -0.1 |
| Feb | 1,727,746 | 2.5 | 4.5 | -0.4 |
| Mar | 1,745,119 | 2.6 | 4.1 | -0.4 |
| Apr | 1,741,517 | 2.5 | 3.7 | -0.5 |
| May | 1,749,388 | 2.7 | 3.9 | -0.6 |
| Jun | 1,747,441 | 2.5 | 4.0 | -0.5 |
| Jul | 1,761,581 | 3.5 | 3.8 | -0.5 |
| Aug | 1,748,759 | 2.6 | 3.7 | -0.5 |
| Sep | 1,755,802 | 3.3 | 3.9 | -0.4 |
| Oct | 1,765,520 | 3.2 | 3.8 | -0.2 |
| Nov | 1,782,737 | 3.6 | 3.9 | -0.5 |
| Dec | 1,784,099 | 2.8 | 3.9 | -0.1 |
| 2008-Jan | 1,780,643 | 3.5 | 4.1 | -0.3 |
| Feb | 1,773,850 | 2.7 | 4.2 | -0.3 |
| Mar | 1,774,411 | 1.7 | 4.2 | 0.1 |
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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