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Professional and business services payroll employment in Washington

Professional and business services payroll employment in Washington was 546,600 jobs in August 2026, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 0.6% from August 2025. That is the 14th highest of 51 states in August 2026.

August 2026, jobs546,600 Provisional
Change on August 2025+0.6%
Rank14th of 51US states ranked
Series high550,200July 2026
Series low323,100July 2009

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Professional and business services payroll employment in Washington, January 2007 to August 2026

300K350K400K450K500K550K600K2007-012009-112012-092015-072018-052021-032024-012026-082026-08: 546,600 jobs300K400K500K600K2007-012013-082020-032026-082026-08: 546,600 jobs
jobs. Source: BLS, Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, professional and business services, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000006000000001). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-18.
All 236 values
Periodjobs
2026-08546,600 Provisional
2026-07550,200
2026-06547,800
2026-05546,400
2026-04547,700
2026-03546,900
2026-02545,300
2026-01541,400
2025-12539,900
2025-11542,300
2025-10543,400
2025-09542,500
2025-08543,300
2025-07542,600
2025-06542,000
2025-05543,200
2025-04540,300
2025-03538,900
2025-02538,500
2025-01539,900
2024-12540,200
2024-11538,700
2024-10540,200
2024-09542,800
2024-08542,300
2024-07541,800
2024-06541,400
2024-05541,100
2024-04539,800
2024-03540,700
2024-02540,200
2024-01540,700
2023-12542,100
2023-11542,100
2023-10541,000
2023-09541,000
2023-08541,100
2023-07542,700
2023-06545,100
2023-05543,300
2023-04544,300
2023-03546,000
2023-02547,600
2023-01548,500
2022-12547,300
2022-11548,300
2022-10549,300
2022-09546,800
2022-08548,000
2022-07547,500
2022-06545,800
2022-05545,300
2022-04544,000
2022-03541,600
2022-02538,300
2022-01531,400
2021-12516,400
2021-11512,800
2021-10510,500
2021-09500,100
2021-08496,500
2021-07494,100
2021-06489,500
2021-05489,500
2021-04487,400
2021-03488,700
2021-02485,400
2021-01483,800
2020-12486,600
2020-11483,000
2020-10480,300
2020-09471,700
2020-08467,300
2020-07463,800
2020-06460,700
2020-05455,300
2020-04456,200
2020-03486,900
2020-02486,800
2020-01486,100
2019-12484,600
2019-11481,200
2019-10481,000
2019-09479,700
2019-08479,200
2019-07477,900
2019-06474,600
2019-05472,900
2019-04470,600
2019-03465,000
2019-02461,500
2019-01463,200
2018-12462,400
2018-11462,200
2018-10460,500
2018-09459,700
2018-08458,800
2018-07457,200
2018-06457,200
2018-05455,700
2018-04454,700
2018-03457,300
2018-02455,100
2018-01452,200
2017-12450,100
2017-11448,300
2017-10447,600
2017-09446,700
2017-08447,100
2017-07445,500
2017-06443,100
2017-05441,400
2017-04438,600
2017-03436,500
2017-02434,300
2017-01432,500
2016-12429,600
2016-11428,700
2016-10425,900
2016-09426,000
2016-08424,200
2016-07422,900
2016-06421,100
2016-05420,500
2016-04418,900
2016-03418,000
2016-02416,800
2016-01414,900
2015-12414,300
2015-11411,800
2015-10410,400
2015-09408,400
2015-08406,700
2015-07404,200
2015-06404,500
2015-05402,400
2015-04400,700
2015-03399,100
2015-02397,100
2015-01396,000
2014-12396,300
2014-11394,000
2014-10391,500
2014-09389,200
2014-08388,100
2014-07386,400
2014-06384,500
2014-05382,300
2014-04382,000
2014-03382,300
2014-02381,000
2014-01380,400
2013-12378,200
2013-11377,600
2013-10378,600
2013-09377,300
2013-08375,600
2013-07371,800
2013-06373,000
2013-05372,200
2013-04371,300
2013-03369,100
2013-02368,800
2013-01367,100
2012-12364,400
2012-11365,500
2012-10364,500
2012-09361,500
2012-08360,400
2012-07357,300
2012-06358,900
2012-05357,600
2012-04355,500
2012-03353,000
2012-02352,500
2012-01350,800
2011-12349,800
2011-11349,700
2011-10347,900
2011-09348,400
2011-08347,100
2011-07347,300
2011-06344,300
2011-05344,800
2011-04345,100
2011-03341,300
2011-02340,800
2011-01339,900
2010-12338,000
2010-11336,800
2010-10336,000
2010-09332,500
2010-08331,600
2010-07331,200
2010-06329,600
2010-05328,700
2010-04328,300
2010-03327,500
2010-02325,300
2010-01325,000
2009-12325,300
2009-11324,300
2009-10324,600
2009-09323,400
2009-08323,200
2009-07323,100
2009-06326,500
2009-05326,700
2009-04327,600
2009-03333,300
2009-02337,000
2009-01341,500
2008-12341,100
2008-11345,000
2008-10350,600
2008-09352,700
2008-08353,600
2008-07354,300
2008-06354,600
2008-05355,800
2008-04355,400
2008-03354,100
2008-02353,200
2008-01352,600
2007-12352,600
2007-11351,000
2007-10349,400
2007-09349,600
2007-08348,700
2007-07347,800
2007-06346,800
2007-05346,300
2007-04344,900
2007-03346,600
2007-02344,500
2007-01341,300

Compared with United States

PlaceAugust 2026
Washington546,600
United States22,491,000

Washington compared with nearby places

Alabama: 269,800 jobsAlaska: 29,500 jobsArizona: 467,800 jobsArkansas: 166,100 jobsCalifornia: 2,739,200 jobsColorado: 489,500 jobsConnecticut: 222,300 jobsDelaware: 66,300 jobsDistrict of Columbia: 160,500 jobsFlorida: 1,639,500 jobsGeorgia: 741,200 jobsHawaii: 72,900 jobsIdaho: 111,100 jobsIllinois: 908,700 jobsIndiana: 358,700 jobsIowa: 139,900 jobsKansas: 174,700 jobsKentucky: 222,500 jobsLouisiana: 227,200 jobsMaine: 77,400 jobsMaryland: 470,600 jobsMassachusetts: 604,700 jobsMichigan: 617,300 jobsMinnesota: 375,700 jobsMississippi: 120,600 jobsMissouri: 368,400 jobsMontana: 53,800 jobsNebraska: 117,600 jobsNevada: 240,100 jobsNew Hampshire: 101,700 jobsNew Jersey: 699,700 jobsNew Mexico: 119,000 jobsNew York: 1,397,900 jobsNorth Carolina: 764,900 jobsNorth Dakota: 33,700 jobsOhio: 727,100 jobsOklahoma: 203,300 jobsOregon: 247,000 jobsPennsylvania: 835,100 jobsRhode Island: 69,200 jobsSouth Carolina: 317,600 jobsSouth Dakota: 36,200 jobsTennessee: 448,200 jobsTexas: 2,190,600 jobsUtah: 260,600 jobsVermont: 31,500 jobsVirginia: 789,700 jobsWashington: 546,600 jobsWest Virginia: 72,200 jobsWisconsin: 333,700 jobsWyoming: 21,800 jobs
  • Under 70K
  • 70K to 150K
  • 150K to 250K
  • 250K to 450K
  • 450K to 740K
  • 740K and over
Professional and business services 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 professional and business services payrolls in the month, seasonally adjusted, from the Current Employment Statistics (CES) survey of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The supersector covers professional, scientific and technical services, management of companies, and administrative, support and waste management services.

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, professional and business services, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000006000000001). https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/sm/sm.data.72.ProfBusSrvc.Current. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, professional and business services, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000006000000001) (Professional and business services 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.72.ProfBusSrvc.Current

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Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, professional and business services, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000006000000001), Professional and business services 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.72.ProfBusSrvc.Current. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/professional-business-services-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, professional and business services, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000006000000001). Professional and business services payroll employment, Washington, 2007-01 to 2026-08. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/sm/sm.data.72.ProfBusSrvc.Current. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/professional-business-services-jobs/washington.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, professional and business services, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000006000000001), Professional and business services payroll employment, Washington, 2007-01 to 2026-08 [Dataset]. Available at: https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/sm/sm.data.72.ProfBusSrvc.Current, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/professional-business-services-jobs/washington (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the professional and business services payroll employment in Washington?

Professional and business services payroll employment in Washington was 546,600 jobs in August 2026, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 0.6% from August 2025. That is the 14th highest of 51 states in August 2026.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, professional and business services, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000006000000001). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest professional and business services payroll employment in Washington?

550,200 jobs in July 2026, the highest value since January 2007 in this series.

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