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Clark County’s labor market ‘slowing’

The government is releasing long awaited local labor market data from Sept. What it will show remains to be seen but there's been some weakening in the market statewide.

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Clark County employment grew in September from the previous year, but only slightly. Construction jobs were down compared with 2024. (Amanda Cowan/The Columbian files)

More people worked in Clark County in September than in the same month last year — but only slightly more.

The latest labor report from the Washington Employment Security Department estimated 188,300 people worked nonfarm jobs here in September. That’s up from the 187,800 who worked here in September 2024 and in August 2025.

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