Washington unemployment

Wash. unemployment unchanged in August

Tom Banse — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 21:07:34 +0000

OLYMPIA, Wash. - The unemployment rate held steady at 9-point-3 percent in Washington state in August. The state Employment Department released fresh jobs numbers Wednesday, a day after Oregon reported a slight uptick in its unemployment rate. Now it's at 9-point-6 percent.

In Washington, Employment Department chief economist Dave Wallace says the private sector statewide has added jobs for twelve months in a row now. But he says jobs need to be added at a faster pace to chip away at the unemployment rate.

Wash. jobless rate notches back up to 9.3 percent

The Associated Press — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 17:43:37 +0000

Washington's jobless rate is turning back up, reaching 9.3 percent in July after falling to as low as 9.1 percent earlier this year.

Go north? B.C. reports more jobs than workers by 2016

Jake Ellison — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 21:57:55 +0000

With Washington’s unemployment hovering at 9.2 percent and the economy sputtering along, new figures released yesterday in British Columbia makes one wonder if going north might not be the next big emigration story.

A new provincial government report predicts the number of skilled workers needed will exceed the supply of workers available by 2016. One million job openings are expected in B.C. by 2020.