# Nonfarm payroll employment in Washington

Nonfarm payroll employment in Washington was 3,647,000 jobs in August 2026 (provisional). Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

- Indicator id: `nonfarm_payroll_employment`
- Place id: `us-state-53`
- Unit: jobs
- 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.
- Note: 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.
- Source: 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)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/bureau-of-labor-statistics
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- License: Public domain (US federal government work, citation requested)
- Citation: 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.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/nonfarm-payroll-employment/washington
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/series?indicator=nonfarm_payroll_employment&place=us-state-53

| 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 |