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5.5%
United States
5.4%
Seasonally adjusted
Employment estimates in
this report are generated by
the U.S. Bureau of Labor
Statistics (BLS).
Monthly employment
estimates are subject to
revision in subsequent
months when more sample
data become available.
BLS data in this report are
rounded to the nearest 100.
March
2015
(Revised)
April
2014
(Revised)
March
2014
(Revised)
5.4%
5.5%
6.2%
6.6%
Washington
Unemployment rate
Resident labor force
Unemployed
5.5%
3,549,000
196,600
5.9%
3,549,500
209,300
6.2%
3,467,400
215,100
6.3%
3,465,400
217,200
Seattle/Bellevue/Everett
Unemployment rate
Resident labor force
Unemployed
4.3%
1,585,700
67,600
4.5%
1,578,900
71,000
4.9%
1,549,400
75,200
4.9%
1,549,100
76,000
United States
Unemployment rate
Seasonally adjusted
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Most of the employment numbers discussed in this report refers to jobs, not persons. For example, if a person holds
two positions, these positions are counted as two jobs in the employment series. In the section titled Unemployment,
these positions refer to individuals, not jobs. In this case, a person holding two jobs is counted only once.
11%
10%
9%
8%
7%
6%
5%
Apr-14
Seattle
Oct-14
U.S.
Oct-13
Apr-13
Oct-12
Apr-12
Oct-11
Apr-11
Washington
Oct-10
3%
Apr-14
4%
Apr-10
Unemployment rate
18,000
15,000
12,000
9,000
6,000
3,000
Apr-14
Jan-14
Oct-13
Jul-13
Monthly change
Apr-13
-3,000
3-month average
Apr-15
Jan-15
21,000
Oct-14
24,000
Jul-14
Change in employment
3,200,000
12%
3,100,000
10%
3,000,000
8%
2,900,000
6%
2,800,000
4%
2,700,000
2%
Unemployment rate
Apr-09
Aug-09
Dec-09
Apr-10
Aug-10
Dec-10
Apr-11
Aug-11
Dec-11
Apr-12
Aug-12
Dec-12
Apr-13
Aug-13
Dec-13
Apr-14
Aug-14
Dec-14
Apr-15
Nonfarm employment
2,600,000
Unemployment rate
February 2010
(end of recent employment
recession in Washington)
Nonfarm employment: 2,821,400
Unemployment rate:
10.2%
Nonfarm employment
February 2008
(start of recent employment
recession in Washington)
Nonfarm employment: 3,010,900
Unemployment rate:
4.6%
0%
8,200
2,500
2,300
1,500
Financial activities
800
Other services
Information
Manufacturing
Retail trade
Government
Mining and logging
Professional and business services
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
Construction
600
600
500
200
0
0
-200
-200
-400
Construction employment
decreased by 400 overall,
with employment primarily
declining in residential
building construction.
Estimated employment change by industry over the year, not seasonally adjusted
Washington state, April 2014 through April 2015
Source: Employment Security Department/LMPA; U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics,
Current Employment Statistics
Total nonfarm
Construction
Professional and business services
Education and health services
Retail trade
Government
Leisure and hospitality
Manufacturing
Financial activities
Wholesale trade
Other services
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
Information
Mining and logging
110,700
19,500
18,800
13,200
13,200
12,400
8,100
5,400
5,300
5,100
4,700
2,800
2,400
-200
Total nonfarm
Leisure and hospitality
Professional and business services
Construction
Retail trade
Government
Financial activities
Manufacturing
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
Other services
Information
Mining and logging
Wholesale trade
Education and health services
Normal
seasonal
change
Estimated
change
Seasonally
adjusted
change
17,900
4,600
3,600
3,200
2,600
2,400
800
700
400
200
100
0
-100
-600
26,100
7,100
3,400
2,800
2,800
2,400
1,600
1,200
200
800
700
0
2,200
900
8,200
2,500
-200
-400
200
0
800
500
-200
600
600
0
2,300
1,500
Contact an economist
Ajsa Suljic
asuljic@esd.wa.gov
509-734-5928
Doug Tweedy
dtweedy@esd.wa.gov
509-532-3188
Don Meseck
dmeseck@esd.wa.gov
509-573-4564
Jim Vleming
jvleming@esd.wa.gov
360-570-6945
Jim Vleming
Anneliese Vance-Sherman
Scott Bailey
Clark, Cowlitz, Klickitat, Skamania
and Wahkiakum counties
Don Meseck
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Ajsa Suljic
Asotin, Benton, Columbia, Franklin
Garfield, and Walla Walla counties
Doug Tweedy
Ferry, Lincoln, Pend Oreille, Spokane,
Stevens and Whitman counties
Note: Due to changes in the processing of the monthly employment data by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the
county-level information will be available at 10 a.m., May 26, 2015. The publication schedule for 2015 can be found at:
https://fortress.wa.gov/esd/employmentdata/reports-publications/economic-reports/monthly-employment-report
The Employment Security Department is an equal-opportunity employer and provider of programs and services.
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