Overall unemployment rate moved down to 3.6% with the biggest shift in Government, which lost 200 roles, based on the most recently available information published in August 2022.
Total employment in the Bremerton-Silverdale, WA market rose by 217 jobs in July and the unemployment rate decreased compared to the prior month by 60 bps to 3.6%. The national unemployment rate decreased by 5 bps over the same time to 3.8%.
- Bremerton-Silverdale, WA unemployment rate is 18 bps below the national rate which is a positive sign.
- Unemployment in the market is 150 bps below the unemployment rate in the market last year at this time, which is a positive.
- Average wages (per hour) grew in July versus prior month by 9.5% and are up compared to last year at this time in the market.
For key employment segments of the market, total jobs grew by 0.1% . Key sectors include:
- Government: 33,100; -200
- Transportation & Utilities: 12,400; no change
- Restaurants & Hotels: 9,600; +100
- Business Services: 9,500; no change
- Construction, Mining: 5,400; +100
- Manufacturing: 2,900; +100
Data is based on the most recent 12 months available, through July 2022 (Data published August 2022 and reports created on September 2, 2022). Source: Government data agency and locally acquired statistics.
Note: All reported data is not seasonally adjusted.