Economy and labor force
Income
- Median Household Income – estimates by county, 1989 to 2022 and projection for 2024
- The Distribution of Income, Wealth, and Taxes Across Washington Households
Business costs
Economic impact
- The Washington Input-Output Model
- Capital Projects Information for Impact Analysis Form (Excel) – form for agency budget staff to submit information to us
- Impact of the Affordable Care Act – September 2016
Economic trends
- September 2025 Washington Monthly Economic Report [PDF] | October 2025 Select Leading Economic Indicators [PDF]
- Working From Home: Why telework remains a steady option for workers – February 2024
- Bureau of Labor Statistics Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey for Washington: December 2000 – March 2022 – July 2022
- Jobs Recovery in Washington: Update with April 2021 Data – June 2021
- Who is Teleworking because of the Coronavirus? – November 2020
- Long-Term Economic Forecast – July 2025 (updated from the February 2025 version)
- Washington Trends: Economy, Population, Budget Drivers, Revenues, Expenditures – A variety of trend information focusing on the period since 1980.
- Housing Market Overview – May 2014
Labor force
- Labor Market Overview – June 2014
Economic development
- Counties with Population Density less than 100 Persons per Square Mile – as of April 1 population, with map
- Distressed Areas List: counties with three year average unemployment rates equal to or greater than 120% of the statewide unemployment rate. (Employment Security Department)
Topics in economics
Fiscal research
- State Expenditures and Revenues by County: Fiscal Year 2016 – Nov. 2019. This report compares state expenditures made in each county, with state revenues that come from each county. Tables in the publication rank the counties in terms of a) their share of statewide expenditures and revenues, b) their per capita expenditures and revenues and c) the ratio of expenditures over revenues.
- Privatization of Liquor – The Impact of Initiative 1183
- Pupil Transportation Allocation Study: How the state funds K-12 student transportation – Dec. 2020