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Payroll job growth, 12-month change in Washington

Payroll job growth, 12-month change in Washington was 0.4% in August 2026, according to BLS. That is up 0.2 pts from August 2025. That is the 25th highest of 51 states in August 2026.

August 20260.4% Provisional
Change on August 2025+0.2 pts
Rank25th of 51US states ranked
Series high8.3May 2021
Series low-10.9May 2020

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Payroll job growth, 12-month change in Washington, January 1991 to August 2026

-15-10-505101991-011996-032001-052006-072011-092016-112022-012026-081991-01: 2 %1991-02: 1.9 %1991-03: 1.8 %1991-04: 1.5 %1991-05: 1.6 %1991-06: 1.3 %1991-07: 1.5 %1991-08: 1 %1991-09: 1.4 %1991-10: 2 %1991-11: 1.7 %1991-12: 1.8 %1992-01: 2.1 %1992-02: 2.3 %1992-03: 2.2 %1992-04: 2.1 %1992-05: 2.1 %1992-06: 2.2 %1992-07: 1.7 %1992-08: 2 %1992-09: 1.9 %1992-10: 1.9 %1992-11: 1.9 %1992-12: 2.1 %1993-01: 1.1 %1993-02: 1.4 %1993-03: 1.4 %1993-04: 1.6 %1993-05: 1.6 %1993-06: 1.8 %1993-07: 2.4 %1993-08: 2 %1993-09: 2.2 %1993-10: 1.8 %1993-11: 1.9 %1993-12: 2 %1994-01: 2.5 %1994-02: 2.3 %1994-03: 2 %1994-04: 2.1 %1994-05: 2.1 %1994-06: 1.8 %1994-07: 1.6 %1994-08: 2.1 %1994-09: 2.2 %1994-10: 2.4 %1994-11: 2.7 %1994-12: 2.6 %1995-01: 2.5 %1995-02: 2.5 %1995-03: 2.9 %1995-04: 2.6 %1995-05: 2.4 %1995-06: 2.6 %1995-07: 1.8 %1995-08: 1.8 %1995-09: 1.8 %1995-10: 0.8 %1995-11: 0.6 %1995-12: 1.3 %1996-01: 1.8 %1996-02: 1.7 %1996-03: 1.9 %1996-04: 2.1 %1996-05: 2.4 %1996-06: 2.4 %1996-07: 3.3 %1996-08: 3.2 %1996-09: 3.1 %1996-10: 4.7 %1996-11: 4.9 %1996-12: 4.2 %1997-01: 3.9 %1997-02: 4.3 %1997-03: 4.1 %1997-04: 4.4 %1997-05: 4.6 %1997-06: 4.9 %1997-07: 4.6 %1997-08: 4.2 %1997-09: 4.3 %1997-10: 4.2 %1997-11: 4.2 %1997-12: 4.4 %1998-01: 3.9 %1998-02: 3.9 %1998-03: 3.7 %1998-04: 3.5 %1998-05: 3.6 %1998-06: 3.2 %1998-07: 3.2 %1998-08: 3.4 %1998-09: 3.3 %1998-10: 3 %1998-11: 2.8 %1998-12: 2.6 %1999-01: 2.8 %1999-02: 2.4 %1999-03: 2.6 %1999-04: 2.1 %1999-05: 1.7 %1999-06: 1.7 %1999-07: 2.2 %1999-08: 2.2 %1999-09: 2 %1999-10: 2.4 %1999-11: 2.2 %1999-12: 2.3 %2000-01: 2.6 %2000-02: 2.4 %2000-03: 3 %2000-04: 2.8 %2000-05: 3.2 %2000-06: 2.9 %2000-07: 2.2 %2000-08: 2.5 %2000-09: 2.4 %2000-10: 2 %2000-11: 2 %2000-12: 2 %2001-01: 1.3 %2001-02: 1.3 %2001-03: 0.4 %2001-04: 0.5 %2001-05: 0 %2001-06: -0.2 %2001-07: -0.3 %2001-08: -1 %2001-09: -1.2 %2001-10: -1.6 %2001-11: -2.2 %2001-12: -2.7 %2002-01: -2.5 %2002-02: -2.6 %2002-03: -2.9 %2002-04: -2.6 %2002-05: -2.3 %2002-06: -2.2 %2002-07: -1.3 %2002-08: -1.2 %2002-09: -0.9 %2002-10: -0.5 %2002-11: -0.1 %2002-12: 0.1 %2003-01: 0.5 %2003-02: 0.7 %2003-03: 0.6 %2003-04: 0.6 %2003-05: 0.6 %2003-06: 0.7 %2003-07: 0.1 %2003-08: 0.2 %2003-09: 0.3 %2003-10: 0.3 %2003-11: 0.3 %2003-12: 0.6 %2004-01: 0.1 %2004-02: 0.4 %2004-03: 1.1 %2004-04: 1.2 %2004-05: 1.3 %2004-06: 1.6 %2004-07: 1.5 %2004-08: 1.7 %2004-09: 1.5 %2004-10: 2.1 %2004-11: 2.1 %2004-12: 2.2 %2005-01: 2.6 %2005-02: 2.4 %2005-03: 2.4 %2005-04: 2.5 %2005-05: 2.6 %2005-06: 2.4 %2005-07: 2.8 %2005-08: 2.9 %2005-09: 2.6 %2005-10: 2.7 %2005-11: 2.9 %2005-12: 3.1 %2006-01: 3.1 %2006-02: 3.3 %2006-03: 3.1 %2006-04: 3 %2006-05: 2.9 %2006-06: 3.3 %2006-07: 2.7 %2006-08: 2.8 %2006-09: 3.3 %2006-10: 2.7 %2006-11: 2.5 %2006-12: 2.4 %2007-01: 2.3 %2007-02: 2.6 %2007-03: 2.6 %2007-04: 2.7 %2007-05: 2.7 %2007-06: 2.5 %2007-07: 2.8 %2007-08: 2.5 %2007-09: 2.4 %2007-10: 2.5 %2007-11: 2.7 %2007-12: 2.5 %2008-01: 2.5 %2008-02: 2.1 %2008-03: 2 %2008-04: 1.7 %2008-05: 1.4 %2008-06: 1.1 %2008-07: 1.2 %2008-08: 1.1 %2008-09: 0.7 %2008-10: -0.6 %2008-11: -0.8 %2008-12: -1.6 %2009-01: -2.2 %2009-02: -3 %2009-03: -3.7 %2009-04: -4.4 %2009-05: -4.5 %2009-06: -4.8 %2009-07: -5.3 %2009-08: -5.6 %2009-09: -5.4 %2009-10: -4.4 %2009-11: -4.8 %2009-12: -4.3 %2010-01: -3.9 %2010-02: -3.3 %2010-03: -2.5 %2010-04: -1.5 %2010-05: -1 %2010-06: -0.8 %2010-07: -0.4 %2010-08: -0.3 %2010-09: -0.2 %2010-10: 0.4 %2010-11: 0.7 %2010-12: 0.8 %2011-01: 1.1 %2011-02: 1.3 %2011-03: 1.1 %2011-04: 1.2 %2011-05: 0.9 %2011-06: 1 %2011-07: 1.5 %2011-08: 1.7 %2011-09: 1.7 %2011-10: 1.2 %2011-11: 1.4 %2011-12: 1.3 %2012-01: 1.1 %2012-02: 1.2 %2012-03: 1.6 %2012-04: 1.4 %2012-05: 1.6 %2012-06: 1.8 %2012-07: 1.5 %2012-08: 1.5 %2012-09: 1.7 %2012-10: 2.1 %2012-11: 2.1 %2012-12: 2.1 %2013-01: 2.3 %2013-02: 2.4 %2013-03: 2.2 %2013-04: 2.1 %2013-05: 2.1 %2013-06: 2.1 %2013-07: 2 %2013-08: 2.2 %2013-09: 2.3 %2013-10: 2.2 %2013-11: 2.2 %2013-12: 2.4 %2014-01: 2.6 %2014-02: 2.2 %2014-03: 2.4 %2014-04: 2.2 %2014-05: 2 %2014-06: 2.3 %2014-07: 2.7 %2014-08: 2.6 %2014-09: 2.7 %2014-10: 2.4 %2014-11: 2.5 %2014-12: 2.8 %2015-01: 2.4 %2015-02: 2.7 %2015-03: 2.8 %2015-04: 2.9 %2015-05: 3.1 %2015-06: 3.3 %2015-07: 2.9 %2015-08: 2.9 %2015-09: 2.8 %2015-10: 2.9 %2015-11: 2.8 %2015-12: 2.7 %2016-01: 2.9 %2016-02: 3.1 %2016-03: 3 %2016-04: 3.3 %2016-05: 3.2 %2016-06: 2.8 %2016-07: 3.2 %2016-08: 3.1 %2016-09: 3.2 %2016-10: 3.1 %2016-11: 3.2 %2016-12: 3 %2017-01: 2.7 %2017-02: 2.6 %2017-03: 2.7 %2017-04: 2.6 %2017-05: 2.5 %2017-06: 2.7 %2017-07: 2.4 %2017-08: 2.2 %2017-09: 2.1 %2017-10: 2.3 %2017-11: 2.2 %2017-12: 2.4 %2018-01: 2.8 %2018-02: 2.8 %2018-03: 2.7 %2018-04: 2.4 %2018-05: 2.4 %2018-06: 2.3 %2018-07: 2.1 %2018-08: 2.3 %2018-09: 2.3 %2018-10: 2.4 %2018-11: 2.4 %2018-12: 2.1 %2019-01: 2.1 %2019-02: 1.2 %2019-03: 1.6 %2019-04: 2.1 %2019-05: 2.1 %2019-06: 2.1 %2019-07: 2.3 %2019-08: 2.2 %2019-09: 2 %2019-10: 1.9 %2019-11: 1.9 %2019-12: 2.2 %2020-01: 1.9 %2020-02: 2.6 %2020-03: 1.4 %2020-04: -10.4 %2020-05: -10.9 %2020-06: -8.7 %2020-07: -7.6 %2020-08: -6.8 %2020-09: -6.3 %2020-10: -6.2 %2020-11: -6.1 %2020-12: -7 %2021-01: -7 %2021-02: -6.5 %2021-03: -5.2 %2021-04: 7.5 %2021-05: 8.3 %2021-06: 5.9 %2021-07: 5.3 %2021-08: 4.8 %2021-09: 4.6 %2021-10: 5.4 %2021-11: 5.4 %2021-12: 6.3 %2022-01: 6.1 %2022-02: 6.3 %2022-03: 5.8 %2022-04: 5.3 %2022-05: 5 %2022-06: 4.7 %2022-07: 4.8 %2022-08: 4.7 %2022-09: 4.2 %2022-10: 3.3 %2022-11: 3 %2022-12: 2.8 %2023-01: 3.5 %2023-02: 2.7 %2023-03: 2.4 %2023-04: 2.4 %2023-05: 2.3 %2023-06: 2.6 %2023-07: 1.3 %2023-08: 1 %2023-09: 1.1 %2023-10: 0.9 %2023-11: 1 %2023-12: 1.2 %2024-01: 0.4 %2024-02: 0.6 %2024-03: 0.8 %2024-04: 0.7 %2024-05: 0.7 %2024-06: 0.4 %2024-07: 0.9 %2024-08: 0.9 %2024-09: 1.2 %2024-10: 0.1 %2024-11: 0.9 %2024-12: 0.9 %2025-01: 1.1 %2025-02: 0.6 %2025-03: 0.4 %2025-04: 0.7 %2025-05: 0.8 %2025-06: 0.7 %2025-07: 0.4 %2025-08: 0.2 %2025-09: -0.1 %2025-10: 1 %2025-11: 0.2 %2025-12: 0.1 %2026-01: 0.1 %2026-02: 0.2 %2026-03: 0.3 %2026-04: 0 %2026-05: 0 %2026-06: 0 %2026-07: 0.4 %2026-08: 0.4 %
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from BLS. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-18.
All 428 values
Period%
2026-080.4 Provisional
2026-070.4
2026-060
2026-050
2026-040
2026-030.3
2026-020.2
2026-010.1
2025-120.1
2025-110.2
2025-101
2025-09-0.1
2025-080.2
2025-070.4
2025-060.7
2025-050.8
2025-040.7
2025-030.4
2025-020.6
2025-011.1
2024-120.9
2024-110.9
2024-100.1
2024-091.2
2024-080.9
2024-070.9
2024-060.4
2024-050.7
2024-040.7
2024-030.8
2024-020.6
2024-010.4
2023-121.2
2023-111
2023-100.9
2023-091.1
2023-081
2023-071.3
2023-062.6
2023-052.3
2023-042.4
2023-032.4
2023-022.7
2023-013.5
2022-122.8
2022-113
2022-103.3
2022-094.2
2022-084.7
2022-074.8
2022-064.7
2022-055
2022-045.3
2022-035.8
2022-026.3
2022-016.1
2021-126.3
2021-115.4
2021-105.4
2021-094.6
2021-084.8
2021-075.3
2021-065.9
2021-058.3
2021-047.5
2021-03-5.2
2021-02-6.5
2021-01-7
2020-12-7
2020-11-6.1
2020-10-6.2
2020-09-6.3
2020-08-6.8
2020-07-7.6
2020-06-8.7
2020-05-10.9
2020-04-10.4
2020-031.4
2020-022.6
2020-011.9
2019-122.2
2019-111.9
2019-101.9
2019-092
2019-082.2
2019-072.3
2019-062.1
2019-052.1
2019-042.1
2019-031.6
2019-021.2
2019-012.1
2018-122.1
2018-112.4
2018-102.4
2018-092.3
2018-082.3
2018-072.1
2018-062.3
2018-052.4
2018-042.4
2018-032.7
2018-022.8
2018-012.8
2017-122.4
2017-112.2
2017-102.3
2017-092.1
2017-082.2
2017-072.4
2017-062.7
2017-052.5
2017-042.6
2017-032.7
2017-022.6
2017-012.7
2016-123
2016-113.2
2016-103.1
2016-093.2
2016-083.1
2016-073.2
2016-062.8
2016-053.2
2016-043.3
2016-033
2016-023.1
2016-012.9
2015-122.7
2015-112.8
2015-102.9
2015-092.8
2015-082.9
2015-072.9
2015-063.3
2015-053.1
2015-042.9
2015-032.8
2015-022.7
2015-012.4
2014-122.8
2014-112.5
2014-102.4
2014-092.7
2014-082.6
2014-072.7
2014-062.3
2014-052
2014-042.2
2014-032.4
2014-022.2
2014-012.6
2013-122.4
2013-112.2
2013-102.2
2013-092.3
2013-082.2
2013-072
2013-062.1
2013-052.1
2013-042.1
2013-032.2
2013-022.4
2013-012.3
2012-122.1
2012-112.1
2012-102.1
2012-091.7
2012-081.5
2012-071.5
2012-061.8
2012-051.6
2012-041.4
2012-031.6
2012-021.2
2012-011.1
2011-121.3
2011-111.4
2011-101.2
2011-091.7
2011-081.7
2011-071.5
2011-061
2011-050.9
2011-041.2
2011-031.1
2011-021.3
2011-011.1
2010-120.8
2010-110.7
2010-100.4
2010-09-0.2
2010-08-0.3
2010-07-0.4
2010-06-0.8
2010-05-1
2010-04-1.5
2010-03-2.5
2010-02-3.3
2010-01-3.9
2009-12-4.3
2009-11-4.8
2009-10-4.4
2009-09-5.4
2009-08-5.6
2009-07-5.3
2009-06-4.8
2009-05-4.5
2009-04-4.4
2009-03-3.7
2009-02-3
2009-01-2.2
2008-12-1.6
2008-11-0.8
2008-10-0.6
2008-090.7
2008-081.1
2008-071.2
2008-061.1
2008-051.4
2008-041.7
2008-032
2008-022.1
2008-012.5
2007-122.5
2007-112.7
2007-102.5
2007-092.4
2007-082.5
2007-072.8
2007-062.5
2007-052.7
2007-042.7
2007-032.6
2007-022.6
2007-012.3
2006-122.4
2006-112.5
2006-102.7
2006-093.3
2006-082.8
2006-072.7
2006-063.3
2006-052.9
2006-043
2006-033.1
2006-023.3
2006-013.1
2005-123.1
2005-112.9
2005-102.7
2005-092.6
2005-082.9
2005-072.8
2005-062.4
2005-052.6
2005-042.5
2005-032.4
2005-022.4
2005-012.6
2004-122.2
2004-112.1
2004-102.1
2004-091.5
2004-081.7
2004-071.5
2004-061.6
2004-051.3
2004-041.2
2004-031.1
2004-020.4
2004-010.1
2003-120.6
2003-110.3
2003-100.3
2003-090.3
2003-080.2
2003-070.1
2003-060.7
2003-050.6
2003-040.6
2003-030.6
2003-020.7
2003-010.5
2002-120.1
2002-11-0.1
2002-10-0.5
2002-09-0.9
2002-08-1.2
2002-07-1.3
2002-06-2.2
2002-05-2.3
2002-04-2.6
2002-03-2.9
2002-02-2.6
2002-01-2.5
2001-12-2.7
2001-11-2.2
2001-10-1.6
2001-09-1.2
2001-08-1
2001-07-0.3
2001-06-0.2
2001-050
2001-040.5
2001-030.4
2001-021.3
2001-011.3
2000-122
2000-112
2000-102
2000-092.4
2000-082.5
2000-072.2
2000-062.9
2000-053.2
2000-042.8
2000-033
2000-022.4
2000-012.6
1999-122.3
1999-112.2
1999-102.4
1999-092
1999-082.2
1999-072.2
1999-061.7
1999-051.7
1999-042.1
1999-032.6
1999-022.4
1999-012.8
1998-122.6
1998-112.8
1998-103
1998-093.3
1998-083.4
1998-073.2
1998-063.2
1998-053.6
1998-043.5
1998-033.7
1998-023.9
1998-013.9
1997-124.4
1997-114.2
1997-104.2
1997-094.3
1997-084.2
1997-074.6
1997-064.9
1997-054.6
1997-044.4
1997-034.1
1997-024.3
1997-013.9
1996-124.2
1996-114.9
1996-104.7
1996-093.1
1996-083.2
1996-073.3
1996-062.4
1996-052.4
1996-042.1
1996-031.9
1996-021.7
1996-011.8
1995-121.3
1995-110.6
1995-100.8
1995-091.8
1995-081.8
1995-071.8
1995-062.6
1995-052.4
1995-042.6
1995-032.9
1995-022.5
1995-012.5
1994-122.6
1994-112.7
1994-102.4
1994-092.2
1994-082.1
1994-071.6
1994-061.8
1994-052.1
1994-042.1
1994-032
1994-022.3
1994-012.5
1993-122
1993-111.9
1993-101.8
1993-092.2
1993-082
1993-072.4
1993-061.8
1993-051.6
1993-041.6
1993-031.4
1993-021.4
1993-011.1
1992-122.1
1992-111.9
1992-101.9
1992-091.9
1992-082
1992-071.7
1992-062.2
1992-052.1
1992-042.1
1992-032.2
1992-022.3
1992-012.1
1991-121.8
1991-111.7
1991-102
1991-091.4
1991-081
1991-071.5
1991-061.3
1991-051.6
1991-041.5
1991-031.8
1991-021.9
1991-012

Compared with United States

PlaceAugust 2026
Washington0.4
United States0.3

Rankings

Definition

Percent change in seasonally adjusted nonfarm payroll employment from the same month a year earlier, from the Current Employment Statistics (CES) survey of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Invokely computes it from the two published job counts, shown with each value, and rounds it to one decimal as BLS does in its state release. The latest month is preliminary. Each year BLS benchmarks the series to unemployment insurance tax records and revises past years. State estimates come out about two weeks after the national ones, and the states do not add up to the national total because each is estimated separately.

How to cite

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

Citation styles

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APA 7

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, total nonfarm, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000000000000001), percent change from 12 months earlier (Payroll job growth, 12-month change, Washington, 1991-01 to 2026-08) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/sm/sm.data.55.TotalNonFarmStateWide.All

MLA 9

Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, total nonfarm, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000000000000001), percent change from 12 months earlier, Payroll job growth, 12-month change, Washington, 1991-01 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/payroll-job-growth/washington. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2026. Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, total nonfarm, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000000000000001), percent change from 12 months earlier. Payroll job growth, 12-month change, Washington, 1991-01 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/payroll-job-growth/washington.

Harvard

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, total nonfarm, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000000000000001), percent change from 12 months earlier, Payroll job growth, 12-month change, Washington, 1991-01 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/payroll-job-growth/washington (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
@misc{bureau_payroll_job_growth_12_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), percent change from 12 months earlier: Payroll job growth, 12-month change, Washington, 1991-01 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/payroll-job-growth/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), percent change from 12 months earlier. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/sm/sm.data.55.TotalNonFarmStateWide.All. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}
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PY  - 2026
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PB  - U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
DB  - Invokely
UR  - https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/sm/sm.data.55.TotalNonFarmStateWide.All
L2  - https://invokely.ai/en/payroll-job-growth/washington
Y2  - 2026/10/12
N1  - Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/payroll-job-growth/washington.
N1  - Publisher attribution: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, total nonfarm, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000000000000001), percent change from 12 months earlier. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/sm/sm.data.55.TotalNonFarmStateWide.All. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
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What is the payroll job growth, 12-month change in Washington?

Payroll job growth, 12-month change in Washington was 0.4% in August 2026, according to BLS. That is up 0.2 pts from August 2025. That is the 25th 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, total nonfarm, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000000000000001), percent change from 12 months earlier. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest payroll job growth, 12-month change in Washington?

8.3% in May 2021, the highest value since January 1991 in this series.

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