The state Employment Security Department issued its employment report for December this morning. The preliminary estimate is that seasonally adjusted employment in Washington increased by 7,600 from November to December. The estimate of October to November job growth was revised down to a gain of 5,800, from the preliminary gain of 6,800 jobs announced in last month’s report.

The preliminary estimate of December’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for the state is 6.3 percent. The estimate of November’s unemployment rate is unchanged from the initial figure of 6.2 percent.

The December employment report is available here.