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Payroll employment increased in December, unemployment rate rose to 4.2%

by Staff report
| January 18, 2024 5:12 PM

OLYMPIA — Washington’s economy gained an estimated 7,700 jobs (seasonally adjusted) and the monthly unemployment rate rose from 4.0% to 4.2% in December, according to an announcement from the Washington State Employment Security Department.

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