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Average Energy Prices, Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue – January 2019
Gasoline prices averaged $3.143 a gallon in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue area in December 2018, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Consumer Price Index, West Region — January 2019
Prices in the West Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), edged up 0.2 percent in January.
Changing Compensation Costs in the Seattle Metropolitan Area – December 2018
Total compensation costs for private industry workers increased 0.6 percent in the Seattle-Tacoma, Wash. metropolitan area for the year ended December 2018.
Washington Economy at a Glance:
| Data Series | Back Data |
July 2018 |
Aug 2018 |
Sept 2018 |
Oct 2018 |
Nov 2018 |
Dec 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Civilian Labor Force(1) |
|
3,763.2 | 3,765.7 | 3,770.7 | 3,781.5 | 3,796.0 | (p)3,812.3 |
Employment(1) |
|
3,589.8 | 3,596.7 | 3,605.7 | 3,618.8 | 3,632.8 | (p)3,646.6 |
Unemployment(1) |
|
173.4 | 169.0 | 165.0 | 162.8 | 163.1 | (p)165.7 |
Unemployment Rate(2) |
|
4.6 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.3 | (p)4.3 |
Total Nonfarm(3) |
|
3,430.6 | 3,440.0 | 3,448.3 | 3,456.0 | 3,463.3 | (p)3,474.7 |
12-month % change |
|
(4)3.1 | (4)3.3 | (4)3.3 | (4)3.1 | (4)3.0 | (p)(4)3.1 |
Mining and Logging(3) |
|
6.1 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 6.0 | (p)6.1 |
12-month % change |
|
0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 0.0 | (p)0.0 |
Construction(3) |
|
208.9 | 211.6 | 211.6 | 214.1 | 214.3 | (p)216.7 |
12-month % change |
|
4.7 | 5.4 | 4.8 | 5.1 | 4.2 | (p)4.4 |
Manufacturing(3) |
|
288.4 | 288.6 | 290.1 | 291.9 | 294.7 | (p)296.5 |
12-month % change |
|
2.1 | 2.4 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 4.4 | (p)4.2 |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3) |
|
654.4 | 655.0 | 656.2 | 655.0 | 656.2 | (p)658.8 |
12-month % change |
|
4.1 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.4 | (p)3.9 |
Information(3) |
|
134.7 | 135.3 | 135.9 | 137.4 | 137.3 | (p)137.8 |
12-month % change |
|
6.7 | 6.7 | 6.8 | 7.5 | 6.7 | (p)6.2 |
Financial Activities(3) |
|
158.7 | 159.0 | 161.1 | 162.3 | 162.0 | (p)162.5 |
12-month % change |
|
3.8 | 3.7 | 4.8 | 4.2 | 3.4 | (p)3.9 |
Professional & Business Services(3) |
|
438.0 | 440.3 | 439.8 | 440.6 | 440.5 | (p)440.0 |
12-month % change |
|
5.5 | 5.9 | 5.7 | 4.8 | 4.2 | (p)3.9 |
Education & Health Services(3) |
|
487.6 | 489.1 | 491.4 | 491.0 | 492.6 | (p)493.4 |
12-month % change |
|
2.5 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 2.3 | (p)2.3 |
Leisure & Hospitality(3) |
|
338.1 | 339.3 | 337.8 | 340.2 | 341.7 | (p)342.2 |
12-month % change |
|
1.9 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.7 | (p)1.8 |
Other Services(3) |
|
121.4 | 121.6 | 122.8 | 123.4 | 123.0 | (p)124.1 |
12-month % change |
|
1.4 | 1.7 | 2.5 | 2.9 | 1.9 | (p)2.9 |
Government(3) |
|
594.3 | 594.1 | 595.5 | 594.0 | 595.0 | (p)596.6 |
12-month % change |
|
(4)0.7 | (4)1.2 | (4)0.9 | (4)0.7 | (4)0.8 | (p)(4)1.0 |
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