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Information payroll employment in Washington

Information payroll employment in Washington was 164,100 jobs in August 2026, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 1.6% from August 2025. That is the 4th highest of 51 states in August 2026.

August 2026, jobs164,100 Provisional
Change on August 2025+1.6%
Rank4th of 51US states ranked
Series high175,300August 2022
Series low101,500January 2007

Next release: Tuesday, 20 October 2026, 10:00 ET, announced by BLS. Release calendar

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Information payroll employment in Washington, January 2007 to August 2026

100K120K140K160K180K2007-012009-112012-092015-072018-052021-032024-012026-082026-08: 164,100 jobs100K120K140K160K180K2007-012013-082020-032026-082026-08: 164,100 jobs
jobs. Source: BLS, Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, information, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000005000000001). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-18.
All 236 values
Periodjobs
2026-08164,100 Provisional
2026-07164,600
2026-06165,300
2026-05164,600
2026-04163,800
2026-03164,000
2026-02164,000
2026-01164,800
2025-12165,600
2025-11165,700
2025-10165,300
2025-09163,200
2025-08161,500
2025-07162,900
2025-06163,500
2025-05163,700
2025-04163,700
2025-03163,700
2025-02163,500
2025-01163,800
2024-12164,500
2024-11164,100
2024-10163,800
2024-09163,800
2024-08163,600
2024-07163,600
2024-06163,900
2024-05164,100
2024-04163,900
2024-03163,500
2024-02163,500
2024-01163,600
2023-12163,700
2023-11163,800
2023-10164,400
2023-09165,200
2023-08166,200
2023-07167,400
2023-06168,400
2023-05169,600
2023-04171,600
2023-03173,200
2023-02174,200
2023-01174,600
2022-12174,600
2022-11174,500
2022-10174,800
2022-09174,800
2022-08175,300
2022-07174,200
2022-06172,200
2022-05170,200
2022-04168,400
2022-03167,000
2022-02165,900
2022-01165,000
2021-12164,000
2021-11163,100
2021-10162,400
2021-09160,100
2021-08157,300
2021-07156,000
2021-06155,800
2021-05155,000
2021-04154,100
2021-03153,400
2021-02152,800
2021-01151,900
2020-12151,400
2020-11150,900
2020-10150,400
2020-09149,400
2020-08147,800
2020-07146,600
2020-06147,100
2020-05147,500
2020-04147,500
2020-03150,100
2020-02149,300
2020-01149,000
2019-12148,700
2019-11147,400
2019-10146,200
2019-09146,400
2019-08146,600
2019-07146,000
2019-06145,200
2019-05143,400
2019-04142,200
2019-03142,000
2019-02140,900
2019-01140,000
2018-12138,800
2018-11138,200
2018-10137,500
2018-09136,400
2018-08135,600
2018-07135,100
2018-06134,100
2018-05132,300
2018-04131,800
2018-03130,600
2018-02129,900
2018-01129,000
2017-12128,600
2017-11127,800
2017-10127,700
2017-09127,200
2017-08126,700
2017-07126,200
2017-06126,100
2017-05125,700
2017-04125,100
2017-03125,200
2017-02124,700
2017-01124,500
2016-12124,100
2016-11123,600
2016-10123,000
2016-09122,700
2016-08122,100
2016-07121,600
2016-06121,100
2016-05120,600
2016-04120,100
2016-03119,500
2016-02118,800
2016-01118,200
2015-12117,800
2015-11117,200
2015-10116,600
2015-09115,800
2015-08115,100
2015-07114,400
2015-06113,600
2015-05113,200
2015-04112,500
2015-03112,300
2015-02111,800
2015-01111,200
2014-12110,700
2014-11110,800
2014-10110,700
2014-09111,400
2014-08110,900
2014-07110,500
2014-06110,000
2014-05109,200
2014-04108,800
2014-03108,300
2014-02107,800
2014-01107,700
2013-12107,500
2013-11107,300
2013-10106,800
2013-09106,600
2013-08106,200
2013-07106,100
2013-06106,000
2013-05106,100
2013-04105,900
2013-03105,400
2013-02105,300
2013-01105,000
2012-12105,000
2012-11104,500
2012-10104,400
2012-09104,100
2012-08104,200
2012-07104,500
2012-06104,900
2012-05105,000
2012-04104,900
2012-03104,900
2012-02104,900
2012-01104,900
2011-12104,400
2011-11104,600
2011-10104,500
2011-09104,400
2011-08104,500
2011-07104,300
2011-06103,800
2011-05103,900
2011-04104,300
2011-03103,900
2011-02103,800
2011-01103,800
2010-12103,800
2010-11103,300
2010-10103,400
2010-09103,200
2010-08102,900
2010-07102,400
2010-06103,100
2010-05102,800
2010-04102,700
2010-03103,100
2010-02102,800
2010-01102,800
2009-12102,400
2009-11102,600
2009-10102,900
2009-09102,800
2009-08102,900
2009-07103,400
2009-06104,000
2009-05104,500
2009-04104,600
2009-03105,800
2009-02105,800
2009-01105,500
2008-12107,000
2008-11107,000
2008-10106,600
2008-09106,600
2008-08106,600
2008-07106,100
2008-06105,600
2008-05105,200
2008-04105,300
2008-03104,800
2008-02104,400
2008-01103,800
2007-12103,200
2007-11103,100
2007-10102,700
2007-09103,100
2007-08102,800
2007-07102,700
2007-06102,600
2007-05102,700
2007-04102,500
2007-03101,800
2007-02102,000
2007-01101,500

Compared with United States

PlaceAugust 2026
Washington164,100
United States2,749,000

Washington compared with nearby places

Alabama: 21,700 jobsAlaska: 4,200 jobsArizona: 49,400 jobsArkansas: 12,100 jobsCalifornia: 510,700 jobsColorado: 64,400 jobsConnecticut: 30,100 jobsDelaware: 3,300 jobsDistrict of Columbia: 17,500 jobsFlorida: 148,300 jobsGeorgia: 113,200 jobsHawaii: 7,100 jobsIdaho: 8,700 jobsIllinois: 87,100 jobsIndiana: 24,600 jobsIowa: 17,500 jobsKansas: 17,300 jobsKentucky: 20,100 jobsLouisiana: 16,500 jobsMaine: 7,700 jobsMaryland: 33,500 jobsMassachusetts: 87,900 jobsMichigan: 52,900 jobsMinnesota: 38,900 jobsMississippi: 9,100 jobsMissouri: 45,900 jobsMontana: 5,600 jobsNebraska: 17,500 jobsNevada: 21,700 jobsNew Hampshire: 10,500 jobsNew Jersey: 73,500 jobsNew Mexico: 8,900 jobsNew York: 269,400 jobsNorth Carolina: 82,400 jobsNorth Dakota: 5,000 jobsOhio: 63,800 jobsOklahoma: 16,900 jobsOregon: 32,400 jobsPennsylvania: 87,100 jobsRhode Island: 5,400 jobsSouth Carolina: 25,100 jobsSouth Dakota: 4,900 jobsTennessee: 52,500 jobsTexas: 211,500 jobsUtah: 40,400 jobsVermont: 4,200 jobsVirginia: 64,900 jobsWashington: 164,100 jobsWest Virginia: 7,600 jobsWisconsin: 45,500 jobsWyoming: 2,900 jobs
  • Under 7,000
  • 7,000 to 17K
  • 17K to 25K
  • 25K to 47K
  • 47K to 86K
  • 86K and over
Information payroll employment, August 2026, jobs. Washington is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

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Definition

Number of jobs on information payrolls in the month, seasonally adjusted, from the Current Employment Statistics (CES) survey of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The supersector covers publishing, motion pictures and sound recording, broadcasting, telecommunications, and data processing and hosting.

One of the eleven CES supersectors that make up nonfarm_payroll_employment. Counts jobs on nonfarm payrolls, not people: someone with two jobs counts twice. It covers full-time and part-time employees paid for any part of the pay period that includes the 12th of the month, and excludes the self-employed, farm workers, private household workers and unpaid family workers.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, information, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000005000000001). https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/sm/sm.data.70.Information.Current. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, information, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000005000000001) (Information payroll employment, Washington, 2007-01 to 2026-08) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/sm/sm.data.70.Information.Current

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Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, information, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000005000000001), Information payroll employment, Washington, 2007-01 to 2026-08. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 18 Sept. 2026, https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/sm/sm.data.70.Information.Current. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/information-sector-jobs/washington. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2026. Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, information, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000005000000001). Information payroll employment, Washington, 2007-01 to 2026-08. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/sm/sm.data.70.Information.Current. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/information-sector-jobs/washington.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, information, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000005000000001), Information payroll employment, Washington, 2007-01 to 2026-08 [Dataset]. Available at: https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/sm/sm.data.70.Information.Current, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/information-sector-jobs/washington (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  howpublished = {Data set},
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What is the information payroll employment in Washington?

Information payroll employment in Washington was 164,100 jobs in August 2026, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 1.6% from August 2025. That is the 4th highest of 51 states in August 2026.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, information, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000005000000001). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest information payroll employment in Washington?

175,300 jobs in August 2022, the highest value since January 2007 in this series.

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