OLYMPIA — Washington’s unemployment rate was 5.3 percent in August, unchanged from July and June, state officials said Wednesday.
The latest report from the state’s Employment Security Department shows the state gained 1,600 new nonfarm jobs on a seasonally adjusted basis from July to August, with a gain of 900 new private sector jobs and 700 new jobs in the public sector.
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