Overall unemployment rate moved up to 4.8% with the biggest shift in Transportation & Utilities, which lost 1,200 roles, based on the most recently available information published in March 2022.
Total employment in the Bremerton-Silverdale, WA market declined by 1,104 jobs in January and the unemployment rate increased compared to the prior month by 150 bps to 4.8%. The national unemployment rate increased by 74 bps over the same time to 4.4%.
- Bremerton-Silverdale, WA unemployment rate is 37 bps above the national rate which is a negative sign.
- Unemployment in the market is 110 bps below the unemployment rate in the market last year at this time, which is a positive.
- Average wages (per hour) grew in January versus prior month by 8.5% and are up compared to last year at this time in the market.
For key employment segments of the market, total jobs declined by -3.3%. Key sectors include:
- Government: 32,500; -800
- Transportation & Utilities: 12,600; -1,200
- Business Services: 9,000; -100
- Restaurants & Hotels: 8,900; -200
- Construction, Mining: 5,000; -100
- Manufacturing: 2,700; no change
Data is based on the most recent 12 months available, through January 2022 (Data published March 2022 and reports created on March 18, 2022). Source: Government data agency and locally acquired statistics.
Note: All reported data is not seasonally adjusted.