Nonfarm payroll employment in Washington

Nonfarm payroll employment in Washington was 3,647,000 jobs in August 2026, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 0.4% from August 2025. That is the 14th highest of 51 states in August 2026.

August 2026, jobs3,647,000 Provisional

Change on August 2025+0.4%

Rank14th of 51US states ranked

Series high3,649,000July 2026

Series low2,122,600January 1990

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

Nonfarm payroll employment in Washington, January 1990 to August 2026

jobs. Source: BLS, Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, total nonfarm, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000000000000001). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-18.

All 440 values

Period	jobs
2026-08	3,647,000 Provisional
2026-07	3,649,000
2026-06	3,640,900
2026-05	3,645,000
2026-04	3,639,400
2026-03	3,639,100
2026-02	3,637,200
2026-01	3,639,300
2025-12	3,639,300
2025-11	3,635,600
2025-10	3,633,600
2025-09	3,630,100
2025-08	3,631,800
2025-07	3,635,300
2025-06	3,642,000
2025-05	3,644,800
2025-04	3,638,200
2025-03	3,628,900
2025-02	3,631,100
2025-01	3,635,900
2024-12	3,635,500
2024-11	3,627,800
2024-10	3,597,400
2024-09	3,635,400
2024-08	3,623,500
2024-07	3,621,500
2024-06	3,616,800
2024-05	3,616,800
2024-04	3,611,600
2024-03	3,613,500
2024-02	3,609,600
2024-01	3,597,200
2023-12	3,601,300
2023-11	3,596,700
2023-10	3,592,100
2023-09	3,593,800
2023-08	3,591,400
2023-07	3,588,800
2023-06	3,600,600
2023-05	3,591,100
2023-04	3,588,200
2023-03	3,584,500
2023-02	3,588,100
2023-01	3,581,600
2022-12	3,559,000
2022-11	3,559,500
2022-10	3,560,700
2022-09	3,553,500
2022-08	3,555,200
2022-07	3,542,700
2022-06	3,508,000
2022-05	3,509,900
2022-04	3,504,500
2022-03	3,500,800
2022-02	3,492,100
2022-01	3,460,000
2021-12	3,463,200
2021-11	3,456,000
2021-10	3,446,900
2021-09	3,411,900
2021-08	3,396,800
2021-07	3,381,000
2021-06	3,351,900
2021-05	3,342,200
2021-04	3,329,400
2021-03	3,308,600
2021-02	3,284,400
2021-01	3,261,700
2020-12	3,258,700
2020-11	3,277,600
2020-10	3,269,500
2020-09	3,261,300
2020-08	3,242,700
2020-07	3,210,200
2020-06	3,166,500
2020-05	3,086,600
2020-04	3,096,900
2020-03	3,491,300
2020-02	3,512,900
2020-01	3,507,100
2019-12	3,502,500
2019-11	3,490,600
2019-10	3,485,200
2019-09	3,480,100
2019-08	3,478,200
2019-07	3,475,800
2019-06	3,469,700
2019-05	3,464,900
2019-04	3,457,000
2019-03	3,444,500
2019-02	3,422,900
2019-01	3,442,400
2018-12	3,427,200
2018-11	3,425,600
2018-10	3,421,300
2018-09	3,411,200
2018-08	3,404,300
2018-07	3,398,600
2018-06	3,399,800
2018-05	3,394,100
2018-04	3,385,900
2018-03	3,388,600
2018-02	3,382,200
2018-01	3,372,200
2017-12	3,357,500
2017-11	3,346,300
2017-10	3,340,600
2017-09	3,333,700
2017-08	3,327,200
2017-07	3,327,200
2017-06	3,323,600
2017-05	3,313,500
2017-04	3,306,800
2017-03	3,299,200
2017-02	3,290,000
2017-01	3,279,800
2016-12	3,278,900
2016-11	3,274,600
2016-10	3,264,900
2016-09	3,265,000
2016-08	3,254,300
2016-07	3,247,700
2016-06	3,235,500
2016-05	3,233,300
2016-04	3,224,500
2016-03	3,213,200
2016-02	3,205,900
2016-01	3,193,400
2015-12	3,183,400
2015-11	3,174,500
2015-10	3,168,000
2015-09	3,164,400
2015-08	3,156,800
2015-07	3,148,200
2015-06	3,146,000
2015-05	3,132,100
2015-04	3,122,500
2015-03	3,120,400
2015-02	3,109,900
2015-01	3,104,000
2014-12	3,100,800
2014-11	3,086,800
2014-10	3,078,000
2014-09	3,076,800
2014-08	3,068,500
2014-07	3,059,600
2014-06	3,046,400
2014-05	3,036,900
2014-04	3,035,600
2014-03	3,035,600
2014-02	3,028,700
2014-01	3,030,700
2013-12	3,017,600
2013-11	3,011,100
2013-10	3,007,000
2013-09	2,996,300
2013-08	2,990,200
2013-07	2,980,200
2013-06	2,978,800
2013-05	2,976,100
2013-04	2,969,200
2013-03	2,963,600
2013-02	2,962,300
2013-01	2,954,100
2012-12	2,947,700
2012-11	2,945,700
2012-10	2,942,100
2012-09	2,929,100
2012-08	2,925,100
2012-07	2,920,500
2012-06	2,918,800
2012-05	2,913,500
2012-04	2,907,200
2012-03	2,900,900
2012-02	2,892,200
2012-01	2,888,200
2011-12	2,886,200
2011-11	2,886,500
2011-10	2,880,800
2011-09	2,881,500
2011-08	2,880,700
2011-07	2,877,500
2011-06	2,866,800
2011-05	2,867,500
2011-04	2,866,600
2011-03	2,856,600
2011-02	2,856,600
2011-01	2,856,000
2010-12	2,849,200
2010-11	2,847,100
2010-10	2,846,800
2010-09	2,832,200
2010-08	2,833,300
2010-07	2,834,400
2010-06	2,838,800
2010-05	2,841,200
2010-04	2,831,600
2010-03	2,825,900
2010-02	2,821,100
2010-01	2,825,200
2009-12	2,825,200
2009-11	2,828,500
2009-10	2,835,100
2009-09	2,838,300
2009-08	2,842,000
2009-07	2,847,100
2009-06	2,860,700
2009-05	2,871,300
2009-04	2,873,900
2009-03	2,896,900
2009-02	2,918,200
2009-01	2,938,700
2008-12	2,951,000
2008-11	2,971,400
2008-10	2,965,200
2008-09	2,999,400
2008-08	3,009,200
2008-07	3,007,700
2008-06	3,005,400
2008-05	3,005,800
2008-04	3,007,100
2008-03	3,008,900
2008-02	3,009,200
2008-01	3,004,500
2007-12	2,998,600
2007-11	2,995,400
2007-10	2,984,300
2007-09	2,979,800
2007-08	2,977,700
2007-07	2,973,200
2007-06	2,971,700
2007-05	2,963,600
2007-04	2,957,500
2007-03	2,951,100
2007-02	2,946,700
2007-01	2,931,600
2006-12	2,925,000
2006-11	2,917,200
2006-10	2,912,700
2006-09	2,911,300
2006-08	2,904,600
2006-07	2,893,500
2006-06	2,898,100
2006-05	2,886,600
2006-04	2,880,000
2006-03	2,876,100
2006-02	2,870,900
2006-01	2,864,900
2005-12	2,857,600
2005-11	2,846,200
2005-10	2,836,700
2005-09	2,817,500
2005-08	2,824,900
2005-07	2,818,000
2005-06	2,804,800
2005-05	2,804,300
2005-04	2,797,200
2005-03	2,789,100
2005-02	2,779,300
2005-01	2,778,000
2004-12	2,772,500
2004-11	2,766,900
2004-10	2,762,700
2004-09	2,745,400
2004-08	2,746,200
2004-07	2,741,400
2004-06	2,740,200
2004-05	2,732,600
2004-04	2,728,300
2004-03	2,722,700
2004-02	2,713,300
2004-01	2,708,400
2003-12	2,714,000
2003-11	2,708,700
2003-10	2,707,200
2003-09	2,703,900
2003-08	2,701,500
2003-07	2,700,900
2003-06	2,697,900
2003-05	2,697,500
2003-04	2,695,200
2003-03	2,692,500
2003-02	2,701,500
2003-01	2,704,700
2002-12	2,697,200
2002-11	2,699,900
2002-10	2,699,000
2002-09	2,696,500
2002-08	2,696,700
2002-07	2,697,400
2002-06	2,680,100
2002-05	2,681,300
2002-04	2,678,700
2002-03	2,675,900
2002-02	2,681,900
2002-01	2,690,200
2001-12	2,694,000
2001-11	2,701,700
2001-10	2,713,800
2001-09	2,721,800
2001-08	2,729,500
2001-07	2,734,000
2001-06	2,739,600
2001-05	2,745,800
2001-04	2,749,000
2001-03	2,754,700
2001-02	2,754,500
2001-01	2,759,300
2000-12	2,769,700
2000-11	2,761,600
2000-10	2,758,600
2000-09	2,753,800
2000-08	2,756,200
2000-07	2,741,000
2000-06	2,745,700
2000-05	2,747,000
2000-04	2,734,000
2000-03	2,744,800
2000-02	2,719,200
2000-01	2,723,200
1999-12	2,716,500
1999-11	2,706,400
1999-10	2,703,700
1999-09	2,689,700
1999-08	2,689,300
1999-07	2,682,700
1999-06	2,669,400
1999-05	2,662,700
1999-04	2,659,200
1999-03	2,664,000
1999-02	2,656,400
1999-01	2,652,900
1998-12	2,655,200
1998-11	2,647,800
1998-10	2,641,200
1998-09	2,636,600
1998-08	2,630,600
1998-07	2,625,900
1998-06	2,623,900
1998-05	2,617,800
1998-04	2,604,500
1998-03	2,596,400
1998-02	2,594,500
1998-01	2,581,500
1997-12	2,588,300
1997-11	2,575,200
1997-10	2,565,400
1997-09	2,553,600
1997-08	2,544,300
1997-07	2,543,600
1997-06	2,542,700
1997-05	2,527,600
1997-04	2,515,300
1997-03	2,504,100
1997-02	2,496,300
1997-01	2,484,300
1996-12	2,480,200
1996-11	2,470,800
1996-10	2,462,300
1996-09	2,449,200
1996-08	2,441,200
1996-07	2,432,100
1996-06	2,423,600
1996-05	2,417,200
1996-04	2,410,100
1996-03	2,404,900
1996-02	2,393,900
1996-01	2,390,200
1995-12	2,379,400
1995-11	2,356,300
1995-10	2,351,100
1995-09	2,374,900
1995-08	2,366,400
1995-07	2,354,100
1995-06	2,367,800
1995-05	2,360,500
1995-04	2,360,900
1995-03	2,361,200
1995-02	2,354,200
1995-01	2,348,900
1994-12	2,348,600
1994-11	2,343,300
1994-10	2,333,100
1994-09	2,334,000
1994-08	2,325,300
1994-07	2,313,500
1994-06	2,307,800
1994-05	2,306,200
1994-04	2,302,100
1994-03	2,294,000
1994-02	2,297,300
1994-01	2,292,000
1993-12	2,289,900
1993-11	2,281,800
1993-10	2,278,900
1993-09	2,284,300
1993-08	2,276,900
1993-07	2,277,900
1993-06	2,267,000
1993-05	2,259,800
1993-04	2,254,900
1993-03	2,248,600
1993-02	2,245,500
1993-01	2,236,500
1992-12	2,245,400
1992-11	2,238,900
1992-10	2,238,700
1992-09	2,234,100
1992-08	2,231,400
1992-07	2,224,600
1992-06	2,227,000
1992-05	2,224,900
1992-04	2,219,700
1992-03	2,218,600
1992-02	2,215,300
1992-01	2,211,100
1991-12	2,199,300
1991-11	2,196,700
1991-10	2,196,200
1991-09	2,191,500
1991-08	2,187,100
1991-07	2,186,800
1991-06	2,178,600
1991-05	2,179,800
1991-04	2,173,400
1991-03	2,169,900
1991-02	2,165,600
1991-01	2,165,900
1990-12	2,160,500
1990-11	2,159,100
1990-10	2,153,700
1990-09	2,161,500
1990-08	2,165,600
1990-07	2,155,300
1990-06	2,150,300
1990-05	2,144,800
1990-04	2,141,000
1990-03	2,131,100
1990-02	2,124,500
1990-01	2,122,600

Compared with United States

Place	August 2026
Washington	3,647,000
United States	159,015,000

Rankings

US states by nonfarm payroll employment 51 places

Definition

Number of jobs on nonfarm payrolls in the month, seasonally adjusted, from the Current Employment Statistics (CES) survey of businesses and government agencies run by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

The monthly jobs count of the national Employment Situation report and the State Employment and Unemployment release. 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. For employed people from the household survey use employment_population_ratio; for May job counts by occupation use oews_employment.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, total nonfarm, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000000000000001). https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/sm/sm.data.55.TotalNonFarmStateWide.All. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, total nonfarm, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000000000000001) (Nonfarm payroll employment, Washington, 1990-01 to 2026-08) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/sm/sm.data.55.TotalNonFarmStateWide.All

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Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, total nonfarm, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000000000000001), Nonfarm payroll employment, Washington, 1990-01 to 2026-08. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 18 Sept. 2026, https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/sm/sm.data.55.TotalNonFarmStateWide.All. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/nonfarm-payroll-employment/washington. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2026. Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, total nonfarm, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000000000000001). Nonfarm payroll employment, Washington, 1990-01 to 2026-08. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/sm/sm.data.55.TotalNonFarmStateWide.All. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/nonfarm-payroll-employment/washington.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, total nonfarm, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000000000000001), Nonfarm payroll employment, Washington, 1990-01 to 2026-08 [Dataset]. Available at: https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/sm/sm.data.55.TotalNonFarmStateWide.All, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/nonfarm-payroll-employment/washington (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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@misc{bureau_nonfarm_payroll_employment_washington_2026,
  author = {{U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics}},
  title = {{Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, total nonfarm, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000000000000001): Nonfarm payroll employment, Washington, 1990-01 to 2026-08}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/sm/sm.data.55.TotalNonFarmStateWide.All},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/nonfarm-payroll-employment/washington. Publisher attribution: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, total nonfarm, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000000000000001). https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/sm/sm.data.55.TotalNonFarmStateWide.All. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}

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