The monthly employment report gives a snapshot of Washington's job market. It includes the unemployment rate for Washington and the nation, the number of people working or looking for work in Washington, and the number of jobs in each industry. You can use this report to understand overall economic trends and how different industries are doing.
Latest reports
- Nov. 2025: monthly employment report (PDF, 225KB)
- Nov. 2025: monthly report’s charts and tables (XLSX, 112KB)
- Nov. 2025: county data highlights (XLSX, 12KB)
Map of county-level unemployment rates
Monthly Employment Report Publication Dates
The Bureau of Labor Statistics adjusted the data release schedule due to the federal government shutdown last autumn. The revised schedule below was last updated Jan. 9, 2025. Learn more about data release dates on our data updates page.
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Data Month |
State and Seattle MSA Data Release |
County Data Release |
Seasonally Adjusted LAUS Data Release |
|---|---|---|---|
|
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 |
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October 2025 |
Canceled (learn why) |
Canceled (learn why) |
Canceled (learn why) |
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November 2025 |
Wed. Jan. 7, 2026 |
Tue. Jan. 13, 2026 |
Wed. Jan. 21, 2026 |
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December 2025 |
Wed. Jan. 21, 2026 |
Tue. Jan. 27, 2026 |
To be determined |
You can read the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Glossary to get more detailed definitions.
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