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Hiring in Washington State Slows, Employment Report Shows
Unemployment in the greater Seattle area, however, continues to trend downward
Employers in Washington added a total of 2,300 jobs in August, retreating from a downwardly revised job gain of 5,900 jobs in July, according to preliminary estimates released by the Washington Employment Security Department. The states unemployment rate in August remained unchanged from July, at 4.6%, but has ticked up slightly since August 2018, when…
Washington Unemployment Rate Drops to Historic Low
The state's unemployment rate fell to 4.5%, and the unemployment rate in Seattle/Bellevue/Everett held firm at 3.8% while growing its labor force.
The unemployment rate in the state of Washington fell in October, matching a historic low. The state gained nearly 7,000 jobs in the month, and the unemployment rate dropped to 4.5 percent, down from 4.6 percent in September and 5.3 percent in October 2016. In the Seattle/Bellevue/Everett metro area, the unemployment rate remained unchanged at…
Greater Seattle Unemployment Plunges to 4.1 Percent in August from 4.4 percent in July
Numbers improve in spite of a labor force increase of 8,000 people in the Seattle/Bellevue/Everett region.
You’ve seen the cranes and been stuck in the traffic. Now look at the numbers. The unemployment rate in the Greater Seattle region including Seattle, Bellevue and Everett fell to 4.1 percent in August from 4.4 percent the month before in spite of an increase of 8,000 people in its labor force, according to Washington’s…