On the state's benchmarked series, Washington had 3,635,900 payroll jobs in September 2024 and 3,638,500 in September 2026, a gain of 2,600 jobs in two years. The series peaked at 3,655,100 in July 2026 and fell 15,400 in September. The federal estimate as published shows slightly more jobs in 2026, ending at 3,654,900.
| jobs_thousands | month | series |
|---|---|---|
| 3591.2 | 2024-01 | State benchmarked (ESD) |
| 3604.4 | 2024-02 | State benchmarked (ESD) |
| 3611.9 | 2024-03 | State benchmarked (ESD) |
| 3607.5 | 2024-04 | State benchmarked (ESD) |
| 3614.7 | 2024-05 | State benchmarked (ESD) |
| 3619 | 2024-06 | State benchmarked (ESD) |
| 3623.2 | 2024-07 | State benchmarked (ESD) |
| 3630.6 | 2024-08 | State benchmarked (ESD) |
| 3635.9 | 2024-09 | State benchmarked (ESD) |
| 3594.6 | 2024-10 | State benchmarked (ESD) |
| 3623.8 | 2024-11 | State benchmarked (ESD) |
| 3642.5 | 2024-12 | State benchmarked (ESD) |
| 3634.3 | 2025-01 | State benchmarked (ESD) |
| 3629.6 | 2025-02 | State benchmarked (ESD) |
| 3627 | 2025-03 | State benchmarked (ESD) |
| 3634.5 | 2025-04 | State benchmarked (ESD) |
| 3644.8 | 2025-05 | State benchmarked (ESD) |
| 3645.7 | 2025-06 | State benchmarked (ESD) |
| 3638.3 | 2025-07 | State benchmarked (ESD) |
| 3639.1 | 2025-08 | State benchmarked (ESD) |
| 3630.5 | 2025-09 | State benchmarked (ESD) |
| 2025-10 | State benchmarked (ESD) | |
| 3612.7 | 2025-11 | State benchmarked (ESD) |
| 3622.9 | 2025-12 | State benchmarked (ESD) |
| 3636.5 | 2026-01 | State benchmarked (ESD) |
| 3629.8 | 2026-02 | State benchmarked (ESD) |
| 3619.8 | 2026-03 | State benchmarked (ESD) |
| 3614.7 | 2026-04 | State benchmarked (ESD) |
| 3624.7 | 2026-05 | State benchmarked (ESD) |
| 3634.1 | 2026-06 | State benchmarked (ESD) |
| 3655.1 | 2026-07 | State benchmarked (ESD) |
| 3653.9 | 2026-08 | State benchmarked (ESD) |
| 3638.5 | 2026-09 | State benchmarked (ESD) |
| 3597.2 | 2024-01 | Federal estimate as published (BLS) |
| 3609.6 | 2024-02 | Federal estimate as published (BLS) |
| 3613.5 | 2024-03 | Federal estimate as published (BLS) |
| 3611.6 | 2024-04 | Federal estimate as published (BLS) |
| 3616.8 | 2024-05 | Federal estimate as published (BLS) |
| 3616.8 | 2024-06 | Federal estimate as published (BLS) |
| 3621.5 | 2024-07 | Federal estimate as published (BLS) |
| 3623.5 | 2024-08 | Federal estimate as published (BLS) |
| 3635.4 | 2024-09 | Federal estimate as published (BLS) |
| 3597.4 | 2024-10 | Federal estimate as published (BLS) |
| 3627.8 | 2024-11 | Federal estimate as published (BLS) |
| 3635.5 | 2024-12 | Federal estimate as published (BLS) |
| 3635.9 | 2025-01 | Federal estimate as published (BLS) |
| 3631.1 | 2025-02 | Federal estimate as published (BLS) |
| 3628.9 | 2025-03 | Federal estimate as published (BLS) |
| 3638.2 | 2025-04 | Federal estimate as published (BLS) |
| 3644.8 | 2025-05 | Federal estimate as published (BLS) |
| 3642 | 2025-06 | Federal estimate as published (BLS) |
| 3635.3 | 2025-07 | Federal estimate as published (BLS) |
| 3631.8 | 2025-08 | Federal estimate as published (BLS) |
| 3630.1 | 2025-09 | Federal estimate as published (BLS) |
| 3633.6 | 2025-10 | Federal estimate as published (BLS) |
| 3635.6 | 2025-11 | Federal estimate as published (BLS) |
| 3639.3 | 2025-12 | Federal estimate as published (BLS) |
| 3639.3 | 2026-01 | Federal estimate as published (BLS) |
| 3637.2 | 2026-02 | Federal estimate as published (BLS) |
| 3639.1 | 2026-03 | Federal estimate as published (BLS) |
| 3639.4 | 2026-04 | Federal estimate as published (BLS) |
| 3645 | 2026-05 | Federal estimate as published (BLS) |
| 3640.9 | 2026-06 | Federal estimate as published (BLS) |
| 3649 | 2026-07 | Federal estimate as published (BLS) |
| 3650.7 | 2026-08 | Federal estimate as published (BLS) |
| 3654.9 | 2026-09 | Federal estimate as published (BLS) |