Washington’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate inched down to 9.2 percent in November, a slight improvement from the 9.3 percent rate in October. The state lost an estimated 4,800 non-agricultural jobs in November, seasonally adjusted.

Washington had 125,600 fewer jobs last month than in November 2008, a 4.3 percent decrease.

Nationally, employment declined by 3.5 percent over the past year.