Seattle-metro unemployment, June 2026

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August 4, 2026

Unemployment rate in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro, percent, monthly NSA, 1994 to June 2026, at 5.0 percent.

Seattle-metro unemployment was 5.0% in June 2026 (not seasonally adjusted), up 0.3 points from 4.7% a year earlier — the monthly update to the unemployment post. Because the series isn’t seasonally adjusted, compare with the same month a year ago, not last month.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, Seattle–Tacoma–Bellevue MSA unemployment rate, not seasonally adjusted, via FRED SEAT653URN. Auto-generated each build.