{"id":24429,"date":"2012-10-19T11:01:02","date_gmt":"2012-10-19T18:01:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/seattlebubble.com\/blog\/?p=24429"},"modified":"2012-10-19T11:01:02","modified_gmt":"2012-10-19T18:01:02","slug":"seattle-area-keeps-steadily-adding-jobs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/seattlebubble.com\/blog\/2012\/10\/19\/seattle-area-keeps-steadily-adding-jobs\/","title":{"rendered":"Seattle Area Keeps Steadily Adding Jobs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Let&#8217;s take another look at the Seattle area&#8217;s employment situation.<\/p>\n<p>First up, year-over-year job growth, broken down into a few relevant sectors:<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 5px auto; width: 600px; font-size: 0.8em; text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Seattle-Area YOY Job Gains \/ Losses\" href=\"http:\/\/seattlebubble.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Job-Growth_2012-09.png\" rel=\"lightbox[24429]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: 0;\" title=\"Seattle-Area YOY Job Gains \/ Losses - Click to enlarge\" src=\"http:\/\/seattlebubble.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Job-Growth_2012-09-600x436.png\" alt=\"Seattle-Area YOY Job Gains \/ Losses\" width=\"600\" height=\"436\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Big gains for construction and manufacturing, both up seven percent.  Retail slipped into the red slightly, but the other sectors we track are all still showing gains on the year.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a look at the overall Seattle area unemployment rate compared to the national rate:<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 5px auto; width: 600px; font-size: 0.8em; text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Seattle-Area Unemployment Rate\" href=\"http:\/\/seattlebubble.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Unemployment_2012-09.png\" rel=\"lightbox[24429]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: 0;\" title=\"Seattle-Area Unemployment Rate - Click to enlarge\" src=\"http:\/\/seattlebubble.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Unemployment_2012-09-600x436.png\" alt=\"Seattle-Area Unemployment Rate\" width=\"600\" height=\"436\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Seattle area is still outperforming Washington State and the nation as a whole, with September unemployment coming in at 7.6% for the US, 7.7% for Washington, and 7.0% for the Seattle area.<\/p>\n<p>Still a ways to go until we get back to a strong local economy, but we continue to do better in Seattle than most other areas.<\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size:85%; border-top:3px solid #000000; padding-top:10px;\">Sources:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin:-15px 0 0 20px;\">\n<li>Seattle Unemployment: <a href=\"https:\/\/fortress.wa.gov\/esd\/employmentdata\/reports-publications\/regional-reports\/local-unemployment-statistics\" title=\"WA Employment Security Department\">Washington State Employment Security Department<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Washington &#038; US Unemployment: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bls.gov\/data\/#unemployment\" title=\"Bureau of Labor Statistics\">Bureau of Labor Statistics<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Seasonally adjusted series used for all data sets.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Let&#8217;s take another look at the Seattle area&#8217;s employment situation. First up, year-over-year job growth, broken down into a few relevant sectors: Big gains for construction and manufacturing, both up seven percent. Retail slipped into the red slightly, but the other sectors we track are all still showing gains on the year. 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