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Washington and U.S. wage and salary employment

Wage & salary employment

Year Washington U.S.
2021 3,589,012 151,813,000
2020 3,494,303 147,228,000
2019 3,684,381 156,538,000
2018 3,609,102 154,362,000
2017 3,527,792 151,949,000
2016 3,451,985 149,960,000
2015 3,361,724 147,641,000
2014 3,281,055 144,722,000
2013 3,196,913 141,932,000
2012 3,129,397 139,619,000
2011 3,028,900 136,918,000
2010 2,997,266 135,393,000
2009 3,034,437 136,242,000
2008 3,177,384 142,584,000
2007 3,143,460 143,170,000
2006 3,073,003 141,660,000
2005 2,983,095 139,341,000
2004 2,913,982 137,404,000
2003 2,875,580 135,967,000
2002 2,866,055 136,301,000
2001 2,902,109 137,334,000

1980-2021

Data

From 1980 through 2001:

  • Wage and salary employment in Washington grew a total of 64.3% compared to 41.8% nationwide.
  • Manufacturing jobs in Washington grew by 10.2%, while declining by 13.2% nationwide.
  • Over 480,000 service jobs alone were added to Washington's labor market, many of these in business services and health care establishments.

From 2001 through 2021:

  • From 2001 through 2007 wage and salary employment grew 8.7% in Washington, outpacing the nation's job growth of 4.5%.
  • From 2007 through 2010 non-farm payrolls in Washington and nationwide fell by 5.9% and 5.6% respectively.
  • The severity of the Covid-19 shutdowns resulted in annualized employment losses of 5.2% in Washington and 5.9% nationwide.
  • The rebound from the Covid-19 shutdowns in 2021 resulted in annualized employment gains of 2.7% in Washington and 3.1% nationwide.

Data source:

E-mail: OFM.Forecasting@ofm.wa.gov

Last updated
Friday, August 18, 2023
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