Tacoma, WA

Tacoma-Lakewood, WA
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2018

Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

 (r)425.2 (r)426.7 420.5 419.1 (p)420.3  

Employment(1)

 (r)403.9 (r)403.5 396.0 393.7 (p)396.0  

Unemployment(1)

 (r)21.3 (r)23.1 24.6 25.4 (p)24.4  

Unemployment Rate(2)

 (r)5.0 (r)5.4 5.8 6.1 (p)5.8  

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm(3)

 (4)317.4 (4)317.2 313.1 315.3 317.0 (p)320.8

12-month % change

 (4)1.3 (4)1.4 (4)2.3 (4)2.6 (4)2.5 (p)(4)3.3

Mining and Logging(3)

 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 (p)0.3

12-month % change

 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 (p)0.0

Construction(3)

 23.2 23.7 23.5 23.8 23.7 (p)24.0

12-month % change

 5.0 6.8 9.3 9.7 8.2 (p)7.6

Manufacturing(3)

 16.8 16.8 16.7 16.7 16.8 (p)16.8

12-month % change

 -1.2 -1.2 -0.6 -0.6 0.0 (p)0.0

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)

 70.2 70.0 67.6 68.0 67.8 (p)68.3

12-month % change

 0.6 0.6 1.0 2.9 2.6 (p)3.3

Information(3)

 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.6 (p)2.6

12-month % change

 -3.7 -3.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 (p)-3.7

Financial Activities(3)

 14.9 14.9 14.8 14.9 15.0 (p)15.0

12-month % change

 3.5 2.8 3.5 3.5 2.7 (p)2.7

Professional and Business Services(3)

 31.1 30.0 29.7 30.3 30.7 (p)31.9

12-month % change

 1.3 -1.3 -0.3 2.7 3.0 (p)6.0

Education and Health Services(3)

 53.2 53.2 53.1 53.2 52.8 (p)53.8

12-month % change

 0.2 0.0 2.1 0.0 -0.9 (p)1.7

Leisure and Hospitality(3)

 31.2 32.1 31.6 31.6 33.1 (p)33.5

12-month % change

 2.3 4.6 5.0 3.9 6.4 (p)5.7

Other Services(3)

 14.0 14.0 13.9 14.0 14.1 (p)14.2

12-month % change

 0.7 0.7 0.7 1.4 0.7 (p)0.7

Government(3)

 (4)59.9 (4)59.6 59.3 59.9 60.1 (p)60.4

12-month % change

 (4)1.7 (4)2.1 (4)2.1 (4)2.2 (4)2.0 (p)(4)2.5

Consumer Price Index: Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA

CPI-U, All items(5)

   265.850   268.031   270.309

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

     3.5   3.3   3.3

CPI-W, All items(6)

   262.485   264.477   266.720

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

     4.0   3.5   3.5

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
(r) Revised

Data extracted on: May 23, 2018

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
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