For all the celebratory claims of a “soft landing” for the U.S. economy, the job market in Seattle and Spokane, as elsewhere, is still marred by sluggish growth and strikingly uneven outcomes. On the ...

Throughout September, employers cut approximately 14,500 jobs in Washington, although the monthly unemployment rate remained unchanged at 4.5%. The private and public sectors both saw losses, though ...

The unemployment rate rose to 5.1%. It’s the fourth straight monthly increase, and up 0.5% from November.

While life sciences employment was down 0.3% nationally in 2024, it rose 1.9% in Washington, according to a new Life Science ...

OREGON, USA — Oregon added 1,600 jobs in November while Washington shed 1,500 positions, as both states saw unemployment rates increase following data disruptions from the federal government shutdown, ...

Remote jobs offer a level of flexibility that a lot of people look for these days. But sometimes companies reserve their higher-paying positions for in-person roles. If you like the flexibility that ...

Hiring unexpectedly picked up sharply in March as employers added 228,000 jobs despite federal government layoffs and growing uncertainty about President Donald Trump’s sweeping import tariffs. But ...

BELLEVUE, Wash. — Amazon and T-Mobile are slashing hundreds of jobs in Bellevue and across Washington state, dealing a major blow to the region’s tech-heavy workforce as companies restructure amid ...

Washington’s unemployment rate is climbing again after new state numbers revealed that job growth slowed in February, with just 700 net jobs added. The unemployment rate rose to 5.1%. It’s the fourth ...