7-19-2018
OLYMPIA, Wash. — Washington’s economy continues to add jobs.
The Employment Security Department says 4,100 jobs were added in June, with the most new jobs created in professional and business services.
Construction saw the biggest decline in jobs, losing 2,200.
The department says next month would mark six straight years of month to month job growth in the state.
The unemployment rate in Washington was 4.7 percent last month, unchanged from May.