Labor Market & Local Wage Information

Want to know what prevailing wages are for a given occupation? Curious about labor trends within your industry? We can help you find answers to these and other questions through the links below.

Labor Market Reports and Information

If you want details on occupations, industries, wages and the labor market, this is the site for you.

Washington Workforce Explorer
( provided by Washington State Labor Market & Economic Analysis (Employment Security Department)

Here are a few useful pages:

• Occupation Explorer
• Industry Explorer
• Publications and Reports
• Wages and Benefits Information
• Washington Labor Market
• King County Profile by our regional labor economist

Local Publications

The Workforce Development Council of Seattle-King County regularly publishes reports that illuminate the labor market of our area.

• Map Your Career Career pathways in five local industries.
• 2009 King County Green Building Jobs Employer and Education Survey: The WDC commissioned this study to pinpoint "green jobs" in construction and training opportunities for them.
• 2009 Job Outlook
• Summer Employment: Key for Youth
  
• State of the Workforce Update 2007 - Information Technology
  
• State of the Workforce Update 2006 - Aging Workforce

As always, you are welcome to visit your local WorkSource office and gather additional wage data from proprietary software applications we have available on our computer desktops.