Washington’s economy added 52,500 jobs in May and the state’s preliminary seasonally adjusted monthly unemployment rate for May decreased from 16.3 percent to 15.1 percent according to the Employment Security Department (ESD).

Month	Total Jobs (losses or gains)	Unemployment rate	2019 Unemployment Rate
March 2020	-25,400	5.1 percent	4.5 percent
April 2020	-457,800*	16.3 percent*	4.4 percent
May 2020	+ 52,500	15.1 percent	4.4 percent