Seattle-metro payrolls, August 2026

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September 23, 2026

Total nonfarm employment, Seattle metro, monthly NSA, 1990 to August 2026, ending near 2,143,900 jobs after a flat year.

Seattle–Tacoma–Bellevue employers reported 2,143,900 nonfarm jobs in August 2026 (not seasonally adjusted), up 18,600 — +0.9% — from a year earlier. This is the monthly refresh of the stalled job machine; because the series isn’t seasonally adjusted, the year-over-year change is the one to watch.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics, Seattle–Tacoma–Bellevue MSA, not seasonally adjusted, via FRED SEAT653NAN. Auto-generated each build from the latest observation.