The economy added 119,000 jobs in September, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said on Thursday after the government shutdown ended.

OLYMPIA, Wash. - Washington's unemployment rate held steady at 4.4% in April 2025, despite a decrease of 5,800 jobs, according to the Employment Security Department. In April, nonfarm employment ...

The number of Americans on jobless benefits surged between mid-September and mid-October, government data showed on Tuesday, ...

WASHINGTON - New data reveals that Washington's unemployment rate remains steady at 4.4%. Despite this stability, the state lost 5,200 jobs last month, affecting federal, state government, and ...

The Department of Labor said Thursday the U.S. economy added 119,000 jobs in September, above economists' estimates.

OLYMPIA, Wash. — Washington's unemployment rate is holding steady at 4.5%, a report released Wednesday shows. This is slightly higher than the national average of 4.2% reported in July 2025. RELATED: ...

During the 43-day U.S. government shutdown, investors, businesses, policymakers and the Federal Reserve groped in the dark for clues about the health of the American job market ...

— In the final days of the Washington legislative session, lawmakers hashed out agreements to approve a bill that sets limits on rent increases and a measure that gives striking workers unemployment ...

Washington recently became the third state in the nation—joining New York and New Jersey—to offer unemployment benefits to workers on strike or locked out by their employers. Under the newly signed ...

Oregon and Washington just became the latest states to make striking employees eligible for unemployment compensation benefits. This marks a major policy shift for both states – especially for ...

Washington ongoing unemployment claims rise 20% year-over-year; backlog expands ESD launches 90-day call-center pilot to focus staff on claims processing Federal shutdown, now entering its fifth week, ...