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Jun
12
Average Energy Prices, Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue – May 2020
Gasoline prices averaged $2.374 a gallon in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue area in May 2020, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Jun
10
Consumer Price Index, West Region — May 2020
Prices in the West Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), edged up 0.1 percent in May.
May
14
Average Energy Prices, Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue – April 2020
Gasoline prices averaged $2.465 a gallon in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue area in April 2020, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Washington Economy at a Glance:
| Data Series | Back Data |
Dec 2019 |
Jan 2020 |
Feb 2020 |
Mar 2020 |
Apr 2020 |
May 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Civilian Labor Force(1) |
|
(r)3,945.4 | 3,955.2 | 3,962.5 | 3,890.7 | 3,963.3 | (p)3,943.5 |
Employment(1) |
|
(r)3,786.6 | 3,799.8 | 3,811.0 | 3,692.1 | 3,318.2 | (p)3,349.2 |
Unemployment(1) |
|
(r)158.8 | 155.5 | 151.5 | 198.6 | 645.1 | (p)594.3 |
Unemployment Rate(2) |
|
(r)4.0 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 5.1 | 16.3 | (p)15.1 |
Total Nonfarm(3) |
|
3,509.2 | 3,516.9 | 3,520.8 | 3,495.4 | 2,966.8 | (p)3,052.7 |
12-month % change |
|
2.3 | 2.1 | 2.8 | 1.4 | -14.2 | (p)-11.8 |
Mining and Logging(3) |
|
5.6 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.6 | 5.0 | (p)5.1 |
12-month % change |
|
-9.7 | -8.1 | -6.6 | -6.7 | -18.0 | (p)-15.0 |
Construction(3) |
|
225.6 | 222.4 | 226.5 | 228.8 | 148.3 | (p)196.0 |
12-month % change |
|
3.3 | 2.0 | 7.5 | 5.2 | -32.3 | (p)-10.9 |
Manufacturing(3) |
|
294.0 | 294.5 | 293.7 | 291.5 | 262.5 | (p)270.7 |
12-month % change |
|
0.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 | -0.7 | -10.6 | (p)-7.9 |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3) |
|
652.9 | 655.9 | 655.2 | 653.3 | 589.7 | (p)596.1 |
12-month % change |
|
2.6 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 2.1 | -8.1 | (p)-7.1 |
Information(3) |
|
147.2 | 148.1 | 149.0 | 149.4 | 146.1 | (p)143.7 |
12-month % change |
|
6.0 | 5.6 | 5.7 | 5.1 | 2.8 | (p)0.3 |
Financial Activities(3) |
|
161.8 | 161.2 | 160.5 | 159.0 | 150.9 | (p)152.0 |
12-month % change |
|
2.5 | 1.6 | 1.0 | -0.1 | -5.6 | (p)-5.1 |
Professional & Business Services(3) |
|
442.5 | 444.6 | 447.2 | 446.6 | 414.3 | (p)420.1 |
12-month % change |
|
3.4 | 3.8 | 4.8 | 3.9 | -4.3 | (p)-3.0 |
Education & Health Services(3) |
|
507.7 | 506.8 | 506.3 | 505.6 | 432.3 | (p)443.1 |
12-month % change |
|
2.4 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 1.2 | -13.7 | (p)-11.7 |
Leisure & Hospitality(3) |
|
354.1 | 357.1 | 356.0 | 337.3 | 159.2 | (p)191.0 |
12-month % change |
|
2.1 | 3.3 | 4.0 | -2.5 | -54.2 | (p)-45.1 |
Other Services(3) |
|
129.0 | 128.7 | 128.4 | 126.1 | 94.8 | (p)96.2 |
12-month % change |
|
4.0 | 0.8 | 1.5 | -1.5 | -26.2 | (p)-25.1 |
Government(3) |
|
588.8 | 591.9 | 592.3 | 592.2 | 563.7 | (p)538.7 |
12-month % change |
|
0.7 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 1.3 | -3.6 | (p)-7.9 |
|
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