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 May 2025 monthly employment report (PDF, 1,541KB) (State and Seattle Metropolitan Division only). Report charts and tables (XLSX, 105KB) 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.
You can also review the Labor force by county snapshot (CSV 12KB) in Excel format.
2025 Monthly Employment Report Publication Dates
| Data Month | State and Seattle MSA Data Release | County Data Release | Seasonally Adjusted LAUS Data Release |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 2024 | January 22, 2025 | January 28, 2025 | February 5, 2025 |
| January 2025 | March 12, 2025 | March 18, 2025 | March 26, 2025 |
| February 2025 | March 26, 2025 | April 1, 2025 | April 9, 2025 |
| March 2025 | April 16, 2025 | April 22, 2025 | April 29, 2025 |
| April 2025 | May 14, 2025 | May 20, 2025 | May 28, 2025 |
| May 2025 | June 18, 2025 | June 24, 2025 | July 2, 2025 |
| June 2025 | July 16, 2025 | July 22, 2025 | July 30, 2025 |
| July 2025 | August 13, 2025 | August 19, 2025 | August 27, 2025 |
| August 2025 | September 17, 2025 | September 23, 2025 | October 1, 2025 |
| September 2025 | October 15, 2025 | October 21, 2025 | October 29, 2025 |
| October 2025 | November 19, 2025 | November 25, 2025 | December 3, 2025 |
| November 2025 | December 17, 2025 | December 23, 2025 | December 31, 2025 |
| December 2025 | January 21, 2026 | January 27, 2026 | February 4, 2026 |
You can read the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Glossary to get more detailed definitions.
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