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Unemployment rates
|
Aug 2025 |
July 2025 |
Aug 2024 |
|
|---|---|---|---|
|
Statewide rate |
4.5% |
4.5% |
4.5% |
|
Lowest county |
San Juan |
San Juan |
San Juan |
|
Lowest county rate |
3.2% |
3.1% |
3.7% |
|
Highest county |
Wahkiakum |
Wahkiakum |
Wahkiakum |
|
Highest county rate |
7.1% |
7.2% |
7.3% |
Labor force
|
Characteristic |
Aug 2025 |
July 2025 |
Aug 2024 |
Change over month |
Change over year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Labor force |
4,022,129 |
4,024,800 |
4,065,791 |
-2,671 |
-43,842 |
|
Unemployed, seeking work |
180,450 |
180,851 |
181,010 |
-401 |
-560 |
|
Total nonfarm employment |
3,641,600 |
3,655,200 |
3,650,800 |
-13,600 |
-9,200 |
Top growth industries
|
Government |
+1,500 |
|---|---|
|
Education and Health Services |
+1,100 |
|
Other Services |
+600 |
Unemployment claims
|
Benefit |
Aug 2025 |
July 2025 |
Aug 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular benefits claimants |
62,375 |
64,181 |
55,452 |
|
Continued regular claims |
21.7% |
21.4% |
16.8% |
|
Regular benefits paid |
$155.9M |
$167.5M |
$126.1M |
|
Average weekly benefit |
$746 |
$746 |
$712 |
Unemployment benefit range
|
High/Low |
FY 2025 |
FY 2024 |
|---|---|---|
|
Lowest weekly benefit |
$342 |
$323 |
|
Highest weekly benefit |
$1,079 |
$1,019 |
Long-term unemployment
|
Demographic |
Aug 2025 |
July 2025 |
Aug 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Total LTU job seekers |
35,200 |
37,400 |
37,500 |
|
Percent of job seekers |
19.8% |
21.3% |
19.2% |
|
Percent of total labor force |
0.9% |
0.9% |
0.9% |
|
Percent male |
62% |
57% |
54% |
|
Percent female |
38% |
43% |
46% |
Paid Family and Medical Leave claims and benefits
|
PFML statistic |
Aug 2025 |
July 2025 |
Aug 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Applications submitted |
28,881 |
29,545 |
26,114 |
|
12-month change (%) |
10.60% |
15.6% |
12.77% |
|
Leaves paid |
63,477 |
60,825 |
52,461 |
|
Benefits approved - family |
$96,423,100 |
$87,535,758 |
$76,577,439 |
|
Benefits approved - medical |
$99,223,666 |
$89,456,079 |
$77,561,264 |
|
Average weekly payment |
$948.00 |
$945.63 |
$901.62 |
Paid Family and Medical Leave premiums and account balance
|
Quarterly measure |
Q2 2025 |
Q2 2024 |
|---|---|---|
|
Premiums collected |
$627.5M |
$480.3M |
|
Account balance |
$57M |
$237.7M |
Paid Family and Medical Leave premiums and account rates
|
Annual measure |
CY 2025 |
CY 2024 |
|---|---|---|
|
Premium rate |
0.92% |
0.74% |
|
Employer responsibility |
28.48% |
28.57% |
|
Premium wage cap |
$176,100 |
$168,600 |
Unemployment insurance trust fund
|
Quarterly measure |
Q4 2024 |
Q3 2024 |
|---|---|---|
|
Taxes collected |
$455.9M |
$565.6M |
|
Trust Fund Balance |
$3.7B |
$3.7B |
WorkSource services
|
Statistic |
Aug 2025 |
July 2025 |
Aug 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
|
WorkSource participants |
72,241 |
72,603 |
86,394 |
|
Job seekers assisted with employment |
36,244 |
36,228 |
43,493 |
|
Job postings |
38,464 |
50,993 |
43,910 |
|
Employers posting jobs |
1,150 |
1,272 |
1,191 |
|
Employers provided a WorkSource service |
413 |
471 |
695 |
ESD employees
|
Demographic |
Aug 2025 |
July 2025 |
Aug 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Total employees |
2,162 |
2,181 |
2,233 |
|
Permanent employees |
2,055 |
2,070 |
2,159 |
|
Employees of color |
25.90% |
25.91% |
25.9 |
ESD employee ages
|
Demographic |
<25 |
25-39 |
40-54 |
55+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Employee ages |
.79% |
22.57% |
40.01% |
36.63% |
|
|
Sources: ESD Human Resource Management System (HRMS), Employment Security Department/LMIR; U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, Employment Security Department/LMIR; U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics, Employment Security Department/LMIR; U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Population Survey, Employment Security Department/Leave and Care/WA Paid Leave Administrative Data