1. 1 State of the state: Washington’s labor market Employment Services Advisory Committee November 12, 2015 Cynthia Forland, Director, Labor Market and Performance Analysis

2. 2 Unemployment rate continues to decrease Source: Employment Security Department/LMPA; U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics/LAUS. U.S. recessions are shaded in gray.

3. 3 Underemployment Source: Employment Security Department/LMPA; U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics. U.S. recessions are shaded in gray.

4. 4 Unemployment around the state Source: Employment Security Department/LMPA; U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics/LAUS

5. 5 Nonfarm employment in Washington Source: Employment Security Department/LMPA; U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics. U.S. recessions are shaded in gray. Currently up 5.4% (162,000 jobs) from previous employment peak

6. 6 Retail trade industry added most jobs over the year Source: Employment Security Department/LMPA; U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics/CES

7. 7 Employment rates Employment rates have been flat since January 2009 Source: Employment Security Department/LMPA; U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics. U.S. recessions are shaded in gray.

8. 8 Unemployment benefits Unemployment recipients down to historical low Source: Employment Security Department/LMPA; Unemployment Insurance Data Warehouse

9. 9 WorkSource customers Source: Employment Security Department/LMPA, SKIES, Go2 and SSMS Data 0

10. 10 www.esd.wa.gov/employmentdata

11. 11 Supplemental slides

12. 12 Washington’s workforce is aging Source: Employment Security Department/LMPA; U.S. Census Bureau/LEHD

13. 13 Steady growth in portion of those 65 and over who are working Source: Employment Security Department/LMPA; U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD

14. 14 Employment trends by age groups Source: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD