OLYMPIA, WA – County unemployment rates and employment data for November 2022 were released today. In this region, Asotin County‘s rate is 3.8%; Garfield County‘s is 7.3%; Columbia County‘s unemployment rate is 5.3%; and Whitman County‘s is 3.7%. Overall, the State’s employment increased by 13,100 jobs in November bringing the statewide unemployment rate to 4.0%. Links to the full information can be found on KOZE.com.
From Employment Security Department:
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. Open the November 2022 monthly employment report (State and Seattle Metropolitan Division only). Report charts and tables are also available. For county-level data, see the map below for county unemployment rates. Alternate measures of labor underutilization (U6) are discussed here.
For more charts and graphs at the national level, see the BLS Employment Situation report.
Please keep in mind:
Unemployment rates at the county level are not seasonally adjusted because the sample size is too small to accommodate that additional analysis. Therefore, they should not be compared directly to the seasonally adjusted statewide rate that we published last week. (Monthly employment report.)
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