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Bellingham, WA MSA labor market reports

Free archive of WageScape reports for Bellingham, WA MSA. Latest free edition: Finance, October 2026 — Bellingham finance pay climbs while statewide hiring cools.

Finance

  • October 2026 — Bellingham finance pay climbs while statewide hiring cools.
  • September 2026 — Bellingham's job market cools while finance pay keeps climbing.

Human Resources

  • October 2026 — Bellingham's tight labor pool meets a stalling job base.
  • September 2026 — Bellingham unemployment spikes while wage floor holds firm.

Information Technology

  • October 2026 — Bellingham IT pay splits: engineers up, infrastructure support down.
  • September 2026 — Bellingham unemployment spikes as IT pay stays bifurcated.

Life Sciences

  • October 2026 — Bellingham CRA pay climbs past national rate as scrutiny hits biostatistics.
  • September 2026 — Bellingham jobless rate spikes while biotech pay keeps climbing.

General Market Conditions

  • October 2026 — Bellingham's labor market holds steady as Washington's contracts.
  • September 2026 — Bellingham unemployment spikes, outpacing job creation by three to one.

Restaurant Industry

  • October 2026 — Bellingham restaurants face flat FOH-BOH pay under rising wage floor.
  • September 2026 — Bellingham unemployment spikes while restaurant wage floor stays fixed.