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August 14, 2025

State jobless rate holds at 4.5%

By JOURNAL STAFF

OLYMPIA — Washington state's unemployment rate held steady in July at 4.5%, according to a report from the state's Employment Security Department.

“After a slow start to 2025, job growth in June and July brought the Washington employment landscape back to the overall story of continuing — but slowing — growth,” said Anneliese Vance-Sherman, chief labor economist at the Employment Security Department.


 
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