Washington State's employment picture deteriorated quickly in December, as the state's unemployment rate took its biggest one-month jump in more than three decades.
The state jobless rate rose to 7.1% in December, up from 6.3% in November. That's the highest rate since March 2004, as the state was recovering from the 2001 - 2003 jobs slump.
The Seattle metro area's jobless rate also spiked from 5.4% in November to 6.2% in December.
The unemployment rate has nowhere to go but up in the coming months, as Boeing's recently announced layoffs (approximately 4,500) and the full effects of WAMU's collapse have yet to be reflected in the latest data.
To keep up on the latest layoff announcements, see the Seattle Times Layoff Ledger.
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