Washington Reports 15,400-Job Loss As Unemployment Rate Falls To 4.8%
Washington state reported a loss of 15,400 jobs, with the unemployment rate declining to 4.8%.
Spokane, WA, October 14, 2026 —
Washington state reported a loss of 15,400 jobs while its unemployment rate declined to 4.8%. The figures describe two labor-market measures moving in different directions: a reported decrease in the number of jobs and a lower unemployment rate.
The information provided does not specify the period covered by the job loss or the unemployment-rate change. It also does not identify the source of the figures, the industries or regions affected, or how the job total was measured. No explanation was provided for the simultaneous changes.
The figures alone do not establish whether the reported job loss and the lower unemployment rate refer to the same time frame or how the rate was calculated. The number of jobs lost is not the same measure as the unemployment rate, which is expressed as a percentage. Without further detail, the reported values cannot show which groups of workers or parts of the state experienced changes.
No additional data were provided on employment gains or losses by sector, revisions to earlier estimates, or changes in the labor force. The available information also does not include comparisons with previous months or years. Those details would help put the two figures in context, but they were not included in the report summarized here.
Based on the available information, the reported figures are a 15,400-job loss and an unemployment rate of 4.8%, which declined. The timing, underlying breakdowns and factors associated with the changes were not provided.
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