Preliminary data is out for unemployment rates across the USA and it’s more good news for WA. As of Dec 2012 the number for WA is down to 7.6% BUT what is even cooler is that the number specifically for the Seattle/Bellevue/Everett area is down to 6.5%! Want to read the entire report? You can go to this link for the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Yes, we real estate brokers can be serious number nerds too…