Employment Security Department releases July unemployment rates

OLYMPIA — The Washington State Employment Security Department announced Tuesday county unemployment rates and employment data for July 2023 are now available online on the ESD’s website. According to the EDS website, Grant County’s unemployment rate for July was 3.6% and Adams County's unemployment 3.2%. On a seasonally adjusted basis, the EDS unemployment report stated that preliminary estimates from the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics indicate non-farm employment in Washington fell by 6,400 in June 2023. BLS estimates the private sector lost 1,400 jobs during the month and the public sector lost 5,000 jobs. Estimates for July 2022 through July 2023 – not on a seasonally adjusted basis – indicate