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OLYMPIA – County unemployment rates and employment data for June 2026 are now available on the Employment Security Department website. Visit the labor force page to view historic and current data on the unemployment rate.
This month we spotlight Spokane.
“The June unemployment rate for Spokane County was 3.8%, up from 3.4% the same month last year.” said Mike McBride, regional labor economist for the North Central and Northeast Region. “In terms of industry numbers, nearly all sectors have declined in jobs from June 2025 to June 2026 except private education and health services, which added 1,200 jobs over the year. The healthcare and social assistance industry in Spokane is large and important, representing nearly one in five jobs locally.”
In case you missed it, find June's monthly employment report news release on Employment Security’s website.
To learn more about monthly job gains and losses from payroll data, check out the employment estimates on the Employment Security Website.
Please keep in mind:
Unemployment rates and employment estimates at the county level are not seasonally adjusted because the sample size is too small for some counties to accommodate the additional analysis. Therefore, they should not be compared directly to the seasonally adjusted statewide rate published in the latest Monthly Employment Report.
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Learn more about unemployment and the economy for each county by viewing the county profiles. The information in the county profiles is updated within three days of the release of the county unemployment numbers.