Washington State, metropolitan divisions (MD), metropolitan statistical areas (MSA) and nonmetropolitan areas (NMA), 2017
OES is a program of the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). This federal-state cooperative program produces employment and wage estimates for nearly 840 occupations. The occupational employment and wage estimates are based on data collected from the OES survey. The survey includes employment counts, occupations and wages from more than 4,800 Washington state employers. Data from six survey panels are combined to create a sample size of more than 29,300 employers. Blanks in the data columns indicate suppressed data.

Historical resident Labor Force and Employment, not seasonally adjusted
Index of Washington state and labor market areas, 1990-2017
Source: Employment Security Department/WITS; U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics
Date: June 20, 2017
Benchmark: March 2017

Historical resident labor force and employment, seasonally adjusted.
Washington State and labor market areas, 1990-2017
Benchmark March 2017

Historical estimates of nonfarm employment, by industry, in Washington State.
Index of Washington State and labor market areas, 1990-2017
Each month, economists estimate monthly job gains and losses based on the survey of employers (CES). Then, at the end of each quarter, economists revise the estimates based on actual numbers from employer tax records (QCEW).