The week in review: September 7–11
The week of September 7–11 on seattletrendlines.com, in 9 posts.
Monday, September 7 — King County asking prices, August 2026. The median King County listing asked $849,000 in August 2026, down 1.3% from a year earlier.
Monday, September 7 — King County homes under contract, August 2026. 1,969 King County listings were under contract at the end of August 2026, down 17.0% from a year earlier.
Tuesday, September 8 — How long a King County listing sits, August 2026. The median King County listing sat 45 days on the market in August 2026, against 45 days a year earlier.
Tuesday, September 8 — Seattle-metro unemployment, July 2026. Seattle-metro unemployment was 5.0% in July 2026, the newest month in the series and the monthly update to the unemployment post. That is up 0.4 points from 4.6% in the same month a year earlier, and unchanged the month before.
Wednesday, September 9 — Link light rail ridership, July 2026. Link carried 5,205,705 boardings in July 2026, up 41.8% from a year earlier. The record month is 5,205,705 (July 2026); today’s figure is 0% above it.
Wednesday, September 9 — Seattle’s labor force, July 2026. The Seattle–Tacoma–Bellevue labor force — everyone employed or actively looking for work — was 2,296,029 in July 2026, down 0.7% from a year earlier.
Thursday, September 10 — King County Metro bus ridership, July 2026. King County Metro carried 7,757,126 bus boardings in July 2026, up 0.2% on the year. The peak in this series is 11,328,648 (October 2019), which puts the latest month 32% below it.
Friday, September 11 — Seattle offences against persons, July 2026. Seattle police recorded 1,118 offences against persons in July 2026, down 4.4% from a year earlier.
Friday, September 11 — Seattle offences against property, July 2026. Seattle police recorded 3,745 offences against property in July 2026, down 8.6% from a year earlier.
The week in review: every post from September 7–11, summarised from its own listing blurb and linked. Assembled each Saturday from the posts that actually published that week.