Real time jobs report data summary. Figures are based on the latest data provided by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS.gov). All jobs numbers are for non-farm employment.
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett Jobs Report
March 2024 Jobs Report
Jobs Added
- Month Over Month: +0.4%
- 3 Month Average: -8,367
- Year Over Year: +0.9%
- Month Over Month: +0.1%
- 3 Month Average: 5,033
- Year Over Year: +1.3%
- Month Over Month: +0.2%
- 3 Month Average: 276,333
- Year Over Year: +1.9%
Unemployment Rate
- Month Over Month: -0.2%
- 3 Month Average: 4%
- Year Over Year: +1.4%
- Month Over Month: +0.1%
- 3 Month Average: 4.1%
- Year Over Year: +0.6%
- Month Over Month: -0.1%
- 3 Month Average: 3.8%
- Year Over Year: +0.3%
Jobs, wages, and participation rates all see March gains
The US job market showed another unexpectedly resilient month in March. The ongoing growth is a surprise to economic experts who continue predicting an impending labor market slowdown.
In addition to 303,000 jobs added – almost double what some expected – March saw changes in both wage growth and the labor force participation rate.
• March marked 39 consecutive months of job growth
• 26 consecutive months is the longest stretch in more than 50 years where the unemployment rate sat under 4%
• Labor force participation grew from 62.5% to 62.7%
• Wage growth grew to 0.3% – up from February’s 0.2%
• Healthcare, government, and leisure and hospitality industries helped drive March’s high numbers
• Construction jumped significantly in March: 39,000 jobs were added, while the average monthly gain from the past year is 19,000
• Leisure and hospitality, an industry significantly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, reached pre-pandemic employment levels for the first time
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Local Industry Job Growth from the B.L.S.
- From Last Month: -0.4%
- 3 Month Average: 51
- From Last Year: -3.5%
- From Last Month: %
- 3 Month Average: 0
- From Last Year: %
- From Last Month: +0.7%
- 3 Month Average: 15
- From Last Year: +8.8%
- From Last Month: +1.4%
- 3 Month Average: 167
- From Last Year: +5.1%
- From Last Month: -0.8%
- 3 Month Average: 177
- From Last Year: -1.5%
- From Last Month: +0.8%
- 3 Month Average: 71
- From Last Year: +2.4%
- From Last Month: +1.1%
- 3 Month Average: 19
- From Last Year: +7.3%
- From Last Month: +0.7%
- 3 Month Average: 80
- From Last Year: +10.7%
- From Last Month: +1.4%
- 3 Month Average: 294
- From Last Year: +1.1%
- From Last Month: -0.3%
- 3 Month Average: 37
- From Last Year: +3.1%
- From Last Month: 0.0%
- 3 Month Average: 12
- From Last Year: +0.9%
U.S. Job Growth for All Sectors
Local Job Reports
- Alabama
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- California
- Ontario
- Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine, Metro Division
- Fresno
- Modesto
- Napa
- Chico
- Stockton-Lodi
- Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
- Redding
- Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
- Sacremento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville
- Oakland-Hayward-Berkeley Metropolitan Division
- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale
- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
- San Diego-Carlsbad
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- Florida
- Sarasota
- West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Delray Beach, Metro Division
- Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater
- Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville
- Panama City
- Tallahassee
- Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach
- Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach
- Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall
- Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford
- Lakeland-Winter Haven
- Jacksonville
- Georgia
- Hawaii
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- New York
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- Vermont
- Virginia
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming