Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA: Nonfarm employment and labor force data

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Employment data from the Current Employment Statistics program
(not seasonally adjusted data, all employees, in thousands)
Sector	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Wash. Metropolitan Statistical Area
Sector	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Annual Avg
Total Nonfarm
2012	1,667.1	1,675.7	1,686.6	1,696.0	1,712.4	1,724.9	1,721.5	1,718.8	1,726.8	1,732.3	1,739.1	1,736.3	1,711.5
2013	1,716.1	1,722.6	1,727.4	(P) 1,732.7
Mining & Logging
2012	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.1	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0
2013	1.0	1.0	1.0	(P) 1.0
Construction
2012	75.0	76.1	76.8	78.5	80.5	83.2	85.0	87.2	87.2	86.3	84.6	83.6	82.0
2013	80.4	79.4	80.4	(P) 79.7
Manufacturing
2012	179.6	179.7	180.8	181.1	182.2	184.7	185.9	187.1	187.4	186.7	187.2	187.3	184.1
2013	185.7	186.7	186.9	(P) 188.1
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities
2012	308.7	306.7	307.9	308.8	313.1	317.3	319.7	320.5	319.6	320.3	328.0	330.3	316.7
2013	323.3	320.4	321.4	(P) 324.2
Information
2012	88.8	89.3	89.0	88.7	89.5	90.5	90.9	91.1	89.7	89.1	88.9	88.6	89.5
2013	88.1	88.6	88.5	(P) 88.3
Financial Activities
2012	91.1	91.4	91.7	91.5	92.2	92.5	93.6	93.3	93.1	92.9	92.3	92.5	92.3
2013	92.2	91.6	91.8	(P) 92.1
Professional & Business Services
2012	228.9	231.3	232.6	236.3	238.3	240.5	239.6	242.5	242.6	243.1	243.3	241.7	238.4
2013	238.1	240.7	240.6	(P) 240.2
Educational & Health Services
2012	214.6	217.3	219.1	218.5	219.6	217.6	213.0	212.9	215.8	220.5	221.6	222.0	217.7
2013	220.7	223.4	224.0	(P) 222.3
Leisure & Hospitality
2012	154.4	156.1	158.7	161.8	165.2	168.6	168.9	170.5	170.2	163.5	162.2	164.1	163.7
2013	160.8	161.8	163.7	(P) 166.4
Other Services
2012	64.6	65.3	65.9	66.2	66.6	67.3	68.2	68.2	67.4	66.9	66.4	66.3	66.6
2013	66.0	66.6	66.7	(P) 67.4
Government
2012	260.4	261.5	263.1	263.6	264.2	261.7	255.7	244.4	252.8	262.0	263.6	258.9	259.3
2013	259.8	262.4	262.4	(P) 263.0
Footnotes (P) Preliminary

Labor Force data from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics Program
(not seasonally adjusted data)
	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Wash. Metropolitan Statistical Area
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Annual Avg
Labor Force
2012	(1) 1,884,406	(1) 1,896,643	(1) 1,898,190	(1) 1,886,958	(1) 1,897,057	(1) 1,902,269	(1) 1,892,857	(1) 1,875,154	(1) 1,891,275	(1) 1,889,048	(1) 1,885,621	(1) 1,888,750	(1) 1,890,686
2013	1,887,472	1,906,425	(P) 1,903,962
Employment
2012	(1) 1,728,866	(1) 1,738,278	(1) 1,749,155	(1) 1,753,403	(1) 1,755,328	(1) 1,752,440	(1) 1,742,313	(1) 1,736,506	(1) 1,760,025	(1) 1,759,727	(1) 1,759,492	(1) 1,763,395	(1) 1,749,911
2013	1,754,390	1,781,895	(P) 1,789,301
Unemployment
2012	(1) 155,540	(1) 158,365	(1) 149,035	(1) 133,555	(1) 141,729	(1) 149,829	(1) 150,544	(1) 138,648	(1) 131,250	(1) 129,321	(1) 126,129	(1) 125,355	(1) 140,775
2013	133,082	124,530	(P) 114,661
Unemployment Rate
2012	(1) 8.3	(1) 8.3	(1) 7.9	(1) 7.1	(1) 7.5	(1) 7.9	(1) 8.0	(1) 7.4	(1) 6.9	(1) 6.8	(1) 6.7	(1) 6.6	(1) 7.4
2013	7.1	6.5	(P) 6.0
Footnotes (1) Reflects revised inputs, reestimation, and adjustment to new state control totals. (P) Preliminary

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