OLYMPIA – Washington’s projected Near General Fund revenue collections through 2029 decreased by $400 million overall from the September 2024 forecast, according to estimates released today by the Washington State Economic and Revenue Forecast Council.

The forecast is comprised of revenue estimates for the current biennium (2023–25, which ends June 30, 2025), the next biennium (2025–27), and the subsequent biennium (2027–29).

On November 8, OFM Director Pat Sullivan sent a letter to state agency directors and others, outlining that revenue forecasts, rising costs, and expanding needs require reductions for the governor to propose a balanced budget. This page includes answers to questions about those budget reductions.

Out monthly economic report for September 2024 shows steady nonfarm job growth, rising unemployment amid job growth, and a rebound in revenue collections in August. Read more in the full report:

OFM has just launched a series of dashboards designed to track and display the progress of specific state agencies in implementing the HEAL (Healthy Environment for All) Act, Washington's landmark environmental justice law: 

OLYMPIA – Washington’s projected Near General Fund revenue collections for the 2023–25 state budget decreased by $477 million to around $66.5 billion — about a 0.7% decrease from the February 2023 projection, according to estimates released today by the Washington State Economic and Revenue Forecast Council.

The Climate Commitment Act (CCA) sets a declining cap on greenhouse gas emissions and requires the state’s largest emitters to purchase allowances for their planet-warming pollution. The law requires the Legislature to invest revenue from this cap-andinvest program to reduce emissions and create jobs, including in clean buildings, transportation, and improving community resiliency in the face of climate change.

We are happy to announce the first release of Small Area Demographic Estimates (SADE) based on 2020 census data. The estimates cover the years 2020 through 2023 and are normalized to census 2020 geographies for: the state, counties, census tracts, and school districts. Estimates for congressional districts based on the 2020 census redistricting commission’s boundaries and data for the recently revised 2024 state legislative districts are also provided.

An innovative team using service trucks to reach people around the state who can’t easily get to a DSHS office to access benefits.

A partnership between WorkSource Yakima and the Yakama Nation Veteran Affairs Center, working together to improve training and employment services for tribal members who are veterans.

A WSDOT worker that showed quick thinking to keep his team safe from a violent crime spree.

OLYMPIA – Washington’s projected Near General Fund revenue collections for the 2023–25 state budget increased by $122 million to around $67 billion — about a 0.2% increase from the November 2023 projection, according to estimates released today by the Washington State Economic and Revenue Forecast Council.