Tacoma, WA

Tacoma-Lakewood, WA
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Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

 (r)421.2 (r)425.2 (r)426.7 420.5 (p)419.6  

Employment(1)

 (r)400.5 (r)403.9 (r)403.5 396.0 (p)394.3  

Unemployment(1)

 (r)20.6 (r)21.3 (r)23.1 24.6 (p)25.2  

Unemployment Rate(2)

 (r)4.9 (r)5.0 (r)5.4 5.8 (p)6.0  

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm(3)

 (4)316.3 (4)317.4 (4)317.2 313.1 315.3 (p)316.4

12-month % change

 (4)1.8 (4)1.3 (4)1.4 (4)2.3 (4)2.6 (p)(4)2.3

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)

 23.9 23.2 23.7 23.5 23.8 (p)23.7

12-month % change

 7.2 5.0 6.8 9.3 9.7 (p)8.2

Manufacturing(3)

 16.9 16.8 16.8 16.7 16.7 (p)16.8

12-month % change

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

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)

 68.4 70.2 70.0 67.6 68.0 (p)68.1

12-month % change

 1.3 0.6 0.6 1.0 2.9 (p)3.0

Information(3)

 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.6 (p)2.6

12-month % change

 0.0 -3.7 -3.7 0.0 0.0 (p)0.0

Financial Activities(3)

 14.8 14.9 14.9 14.8 14.9 (p)14.9

12-month % change

 3.5 3.5 2.8 3.5 3.5 (p)2.1

Professional and Business Services(3)

 31.2 31.1 30.0 29.7 30.3 (p)30.3

12-month % change

 2.0 1.3 -1.3 -0.3 2.7 (p)1.7

Education and Health Services(3)

 53.1 53.2 53.2 53.1 53.2 (p)52.3

12-month % change

 0.0 0.2 0.0 2.1 0.0 (p)-1.9

Leisure and Hospitality(3)

 31.7 31.2 32.1 31.6 31.6 (p)33.1

12-month % change

 3.3 2.3 4.6 5.0 3.9 (p)6.4

Other Services(3)

 14.1 14.0 14.0 13.9 14.0 (p)14.1

12-month % change

 1.4 0.7 0.7 0.7 1.4 (p)0.7

Government(3)

 (4)59.3 (4)59.9 (4)59.6 59.3 59.9 (p)60.2

12-month % change

 (4)1.5 (4)1.7 (4)2.1 (4)2.1 (4)2.2 (p)(4)2.2

Consumer Price Index: Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA

CPI-U, All items(5)

 264.653   265.850   268.031  

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

   3.0   3.5   3.3  

CPI-W, All items(6)

 261.218   262.485   264.477  

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

   3.4   4.0   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: April 20, 2018

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
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