The 8.9 percent rate for June is down from 9.2 percent in May. Here is more about where the jobs are coming from:
Industries that added jobs in June were education and health services, up 1,300; construction up 1,000; retail trade, up 900; professional and business services, up 700; leisure and hospitality, up 700; other services, up 400; information, up 300; and manufacturing, up 100.More information can be found through the Employment Security Department’s press release and in the Seattle Times article.
Jobs were lost in government, down 8,000; financial activities, down 500; wholesale trade, down 300; and transportation, warehousing and utilities, down 100
