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
- Dec. 2025: monthly employment report (PDF, 228KB)
- Dec. 2025: monthly report’s charts and tables (XLSX, 112KB)
- Dec. 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 Feb. 17, 2026. Learn more about data release dates on our data updates page.
|
Data Month |
State and Seattle Data Release |
County Data Release |
Seasonally Adjusted LAUS Data Release |
|---|---|---|---|
|
January 2026 |
April 1, 2026 |
April 7, 2026 |
April 16, 2026 |
|
February 2026 |
April 15, 2026 |
April 21, 2026 |
April 29, 2026 |
|
March 2026 |
April 29, 2026 |
May 5, 2026 |
May 19, 2026 |
|
April 2026 |
May 20, 2026 |
May 26, 2026 |
June 3, 2026 |
|
May 2026 |
June 17, 2026 |
June 23, 2026 |
July 1, 2026 |
|
June 2026 |
July 15, 2026 |
July 21, 2026 |
July 29, 2026 |
|
July 2026 |
August 19, 2026 |
August 25, 2026 |
September 2, 2026 |
|
August 2026 |
September 16, 2026 |
September 22, 2026 |
September 30, 2026 |
|
September 2026 |
October 14, 2026 |
October 20, 2026 |
October 28, 2026 |
|
October 2026 |
November 18, 2026 |
November 24, 2026 |
December 2, 2026 |
|
November 2026 |
December 16, 2026 |
December 22, 2026 |
December 30, 2026 |
|
December 2026 |
January 20, 2027 |
January 26, 2027 |
February 3, 2027 |
You can read the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Glossary to get more detailed definitions.
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