Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
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2018

Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

 2,114.3 2,105.0 2,117.7 2,115.6 (p)2,128.5  

Employment(1)

 2,033.2 2,030.0 2,040.6 2,041.0 (p)2,046.0  

Unemployment(1)

 81.0 75.0 77.2 74.6 (p)82.4  

Unemployment Rate(2)

 3.8 3.6 3.6 3.5 (p)3.9  

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm(3)

 2,082.6 2,086.0 2,087.4 2,096.7 (p)2,104.3  

12-month % change

 (4)3.6 (4)3.9 (4)3.7 (4)3.6 (p)(4)3.5  

Mining and Logging(3)

 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 (p)1.1  

12-month % change

 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 (p)0.0  

Construction(3)

 127.1 130.5 129.4 130.8 (p)128.9  

12-month % change

 4.0 5.9 4.6 4.3 (p)4.0  

Manufacturing(3)

 180.9 180.6 182.3 181.4 (p)183.3  

12-month % change

 1.1 1.5 2.8 3.2 (p)4.7  

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)

 408.4 410.1 409.5 409.0 (p)415.5  

12-month % change

 4.9 4.8 4.9 4.3 (p)4.4  

Information(3)

 120.9 122.3 121.1 121.3 (p)121.7  

12-month % change

 6.9 7.4 6.8 7.5 (p)7.7  

Financial Activities(3)

 103.5 103.2 103.2 103.2 (p)103.7  

12-month % change

 4.1 3.4 3.8 3.6 (p)3.2  

Professional and Business Services(3)

 305.8 309.3 307.8 305.9 (p)306.9  

12-month % change

 6.0 6.7 6.4 4.9 (p)5.2  

Education and Health Services(3)

 269.8 271.1 273.5 276.5 (p)278.0  

12-month % change

 3.0 2.9 2.4 2.8 (p)2.5  

Leisure and Hospitality(3)

 212.8 214.1 209.6 208.0 (p)205.5  

12-month % change

 3.7 4.2 2.7 4.2 (p)3.9  

Other Services(3)

 74.5 74.2 73.8 73.7 (p)74.2  

12-month % change

 0.5 0.1 1.1 1.1 (p)0.8  

Government(3)

 277.8 269.5 276.1 285.8 (p)285.5  

12-month % change

 (4)0.2 (4)0.5 (4)0.7 (4)0.5 (p)(4)-0.2  

Consumer Price Index: Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA

CPI-U, All items(5)

   271.625   272.805   273.293

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

     3.1   3.1   2.8

CPI-W, All items(6)

   267.757   269.719   269.470

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

     3.2   3.3   2.7

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: January 16, 2019

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
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