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Spokane

Title	BLS Subject	Product Type	Date Published
	AllEmploymentUnemploymentPay
Western - Labor Force Statistics	Employment, Unemployment	Table	Feb 2026
Occupational Employment and Wages in Spokane-Spokane Valley — May 2024	Employment, Pay	News Release	May 2025

Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA Economy at a Glance:

Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA

Data Series	Back Data	July 2025	Aug 2025	Sept 2025	Oct 2025	Nov 2025	Dec 2025
Labor Force Data
Civilian Labor Force(1)		272.8	275.2	280.8	(2)-	282.8	(p)281.2
Employment(1)		261.1	263.2	270.4	(2)-	270.4	(p)266.6
Unemployment(1)		11.7	12.0	10.4	(2)-	12.4	(p)14.6
Unemployment Rate(3)		4.3	4.4	3.7	(2)-	4.4	(p)5.2
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment
Total Nonfarm(4)		266.4	264.7	265.7	266.3	266.7	(p)265.8
12-month % change		0.3	-0.4	-1.0	-0.6	-0.6	(p)-1.1
Mining, Logging, and Construction(4)		15.6	15.6	15.4	15.3	14.9	(p)14.7
12-month % change		-6.0	-6.6	-6.7	-5.6	-3.9	(p)-3.9
Manufacturing(4)		17.1	17.0	16.9	16.9	16.9	(p)16.9
12-month % change		-3.4	-4.0	-4.0	-3.4	-2.3	(p)-2.3
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(4)		50.7	50.7	50.5	50.7	51.2	(p)51.3
12-month % change		0.6	0.2	-0.2	-0.4	-0.4	(p)-1.2
Information(4)		3.0	2.9	2.9	2.9	2.9	(p)3.0
12-month % change		3.4	-3.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	(p)0.0
Financial Activities(4)		14.1	14.1	14.0	13.9	13.9	(p)14.0
12-month % change		0.0	0.0	-0.7	-1.4	-2.1	(p)-0.7
Professional and Business Services(4)		29.6	29.6	29.5	29.5	29.3	(p)28.9
12-month % change		-2.3	-2.6	-3.0	-0.7	0.0	(p)-1.4
Education and Health Services(4)		58.9	58.8	59.8	60.5	60.6	(p)60.5
12-month % change		3.3	2.8	0.5	1.5	1.2	(p)0.7
Leisure and Hospitality(4)		26.3	26.2	25.6	24.6	24.6	(p)24.7
12-month % change		1.5	0.8	0.4	-0.4	-0.8	(p)-2.4
Other Services(4)		10.1	10.0	9.8	9.8	9.8	(p)9.8
12-month % change		3.1	1.0	1.0	3.2	3.2	(p)2.1
Government(4)		41.0	39.8	41.3	42.2	42.6	(p)42.0
12-month % change		0.5	-1.0	-0.7	-1.4	-1.8	(p)-1.9
Footnotes (1) Number of persons, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. (2) Data unavailable due to the 2025 lapse in appropriations. (3) In percent, not seasonally adjusted. (4) Number of jobs, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. See About the data. (p) Preliminary