Monthly employment report

Each month, we provide updates about the state of jobs in Washington. View the latest data on our state's job numbers and unemployment rate.

The monthly employment report is a comprehensive report on Washington's job market. We report the unemployment rate statewide and for the nation, the number of people in Washington's workforce and the number of jobs by industry.

To learn more, read the September 2025 monthly employment report (PDF, 1.32MB) (State and Seattle Metropolitan Division only). Report charts and tables (XLSX, 112KB) are also available in Excel format.

For county-level data, see the map below for county unemployment rates. Alternate measures of labor underutilization (U6) are discussed here: What is the real employment rate? (PDF, 120KB). More local information can be found in the County labor force and unemployment data and County payroll data pages.

For more charts and graphs at the national level, see the BLS Employment Situation Summary.

September 2025 unemployment rates by county map

You can also review the Labor force by county snapshot (CSV 12KB) in Excel format.

2025 Monthly Employment Report Publication Dates

The data release schedule was adjusted due to the recent federal government shutdown. The revised schedule below was last updated Dec. 11, 2025. Learn more about data release dates on our data updates page

Data Month

State and Seattle MSA Data Release

County Data Release

Seasonally Adjusted LAUS Data Release

December 2024

Wed. Jan. 22, 2025

Tue. Jan. 28, 2025

Wed. Feb. 5, 2025

January 2025

Wed. Mar. 12, 2025

Tue. Mar. 18, 2025

Wed. Mar. 26, 2025

February 2025

Wed. Mar. 26, 2025

Tue. Apr. 1, 2025

Wed. Apr. 9, 2025

March 2025

Wed. Apr. 16, 2025

Tue. Apr. 22, 2025

Tue. Apr. 29, 2025

April 2025

Wed. May. 14, 2025

Tue. May. 20, 2025

Wed. May. 28, 2025

May 2025

Wed. Jun. 18, 2025

Tue. Jun. 24, 2025

Wed. Jul. 2, 2025

June 2025

Wed. Jul. 16, 2025

Tue. Jul. 22, 2025

Wed. Jul. 30, 2025

July 2025

Wed. Aug. 13, 2025

Tue. Aug. 19, 2025

Wed. Aug. 27, 2025

August 2025

Wed. Sep. 17, 2025

Tue. Sep. 23, 2025

Wed. Oct. 1, 2025

September 2025

Thu. Dec. 11, 2025

Wed. Dec. 17, 2025

Tue. Dec. 23, 2025

October 2025

Canceled (learn why)

Canceled (learn why)

Canceled (learn why)

November 2025

Wed. Jan. 7, 2026

Tue. Jan. 13, 2026

Wed. Jan. 21, 2026

December 2025

To be determined

To be determined

To be determined

You can read the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Glossary to get more detailed definitions.

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