The state reported 10,800 jobs added in July by businesses and 11,700 in the public sector.
OLYMPIA, Wash. — Washington’s unemployment rate is holding steady at 4.5%, a report released Wednesday shows. This is slightly higher than the national average of 4.2% reported in July 2025.
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“After a slow start to 2025, job growth in June and July brought the Washington employment landscape back to the overall story of continuing, but slowing, growth,” said Anneliese Vance-Sherman, chief labor economist at the Employment Security Department.
From June to July 2025, the number
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