State registry
Washington contractor license records.
10,022 licensed records compiled from Department of Labor & Industries (L&I) imports, each carrying its source citation and observation date. Look up a specific license →
Records by trade
| painters | 5,766 |
| electricians | 4,256 |
Records by recorded status
| active | 5,544 |
| expired | 3,494 |
| inactive | 658 |
| unknown | 328 |
A license can carry more than one trade classification, and source rows can preserve more than one recorded status. Table rows are not additive; the headline counts each license number once.
Recent recorded changes
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The changes above came from re-reading the Department of Labor & Industries (L&I) roll; the most recent was observed 2026-08-31. The monthly bulletin collects every Washington change like them into one email.
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Counts reflect the current record store, not a live board query. Change entries are observations between retained imports; the issuing board linked above remains authoritative. Full monthly listings: Washington license-change bulletins.