OLYMPIA, WA - Washington State’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate rose slightly in July. According to the Employment Security Department, the rate is estimated at 6.9%, up one-tenth of a point over the May and June rates. From Employment Security Department: “The unemployment rate has been pretty flat for the past three months, but we’re continuing to see the kind of solid job growth that will gradually bring down the unemployment rate,” said Paul Turek, a labor economist for Employment Security. Industries with job gains in July were education and health services, up 6,400 jobs; professional and business services, up 2,100; leisure and hospitality, up 1,500; manufacturing, up 1,200; retail trade, up 800; transportation, warehousing and utilities, up 400; financial activities, up 200; and information services, up 100 jobs. Industries that reported job losses included wholesale trade, down 2,100 jobs; government, down 1,000; construction, down 600; and other services, down 200. So far, Washington has regained about 83 percent (171,500) of the 205,000 jobs it lost during the recession. In July, an estimated 239,600 people (seasonally adjusted) in Washington were unemployed and looking for work. That includes 108,214 who claimed unemployment benefits last month.
Posted on: Wed, 14 Aug 2013 19:30:43 +0000
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