Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
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Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

 2,116.6 2,102.2 2,099.0 2,097.9 (p)2,116.2  

Employment(1)

 2,033.7 2,027.6 2,020.2 2,013.1 (p)2,034.6  

Unemployment(1)

 82.9 74.6 78.8 84.8 (p)81.6  

Unemployment Rate(2)

 3.9 3.5 3.8 4.0 (p)3.9  

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm(3)

 2,035.6 2,043.8 2,063.0 2,075.3 (p)2,087.3  

12-month % change

 (4)3.1 (4)3.2 (4)3.3 (4)3.0 (p)(4)3.8  

Mining and Logging(3)

 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 (p)1.1  

12-month % change

 10.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 (p)0.0  

Construction(3)

 124.6 124.0 125.8 126.1 (p)127.8  

12-month % change

 7.0 5.7 5.7 3.4 (p)4.6  

Manufacturing(3)

 176.4 176.6 177.8 179.1 (p)181.3  

12-month % change

 -1.9 -2.0 -0.6 -0.4 (p)1.3  

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)

 391.5 392.1 398.1 402.6 (p)408.4  

12-month % change

 4.5 4.4 4.6 4.4 (p)4.9  

Information(3)

 114.5 115.0 115.7 119.1 (p)121.3  

12-month % change

 5.0 5.6 5.6 6.4 (p)7.3  

Financial Activities(3)

 101.0 100.8 101.8 102.3 (p)103.3  

12-month % change

 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.4 (p)3.9  

Professional and Business Services(3)

 292.1 294.8 297.2 302.5 (p)306.4  

12-month % change

 3.8 4.2 4.3 5.4 (p)6.2  

Education and Health Services(3)

 273.3 273.9 275.0 273.7 (p)270.6  

12-month % change

 2.6 3.1 3.2 3.1 (p)3.3  

Leisure and Hospitality(3)

 203.1 205.8 208.8 212.6 (p)213.9  

12-month % change

 5.2 4.5 4.0 3.5 (p)4.2  

Other Services(3)

 72.9 73.6 73.8 73.5 (p)74.4  

12-month % change

 1.1 2.1 1.1 -1.1 (p)0.4  

Government(3)

 285.1 286.1 287.9 282.7 (p)278.8  

12-month % change

 (4)0.9 (4)1.0 (4)1.1 (4)-0.1 (p)(4)0.6  

Consumer Price Index: Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA

CPI-U, All items(5)

   270.309   272.395   271.625

CPI-U, All items, 12-month % change(5)

     3.3   3.3   3.1

CPI-W, All items(6)

   266.720   268.957   267.757

CPI-W, All items, 12-month % change(6)

     3.5   3.6   3.2

Footnotes
(1) Number of persons, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted.
(2) In percent, not seasonally adjusted.
(3) Number of jobs, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. See About the data.
(4) Correction
(5) All Urban Consumers, base: 1982-84=100, not seasonally adjusted.
(6) Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers, base: 1982-84=100, not seasonally adjusted.
(p) Preliminary

Data extracted on: September 14, 2018

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
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