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News Releases:
Mar
12
Consumer Price Index, Seattle area — February 2025

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue advanced 1.1 percent from December 2024 to February 2025.

Mar
12
Consumer Price Index, West Region — February 2025

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the West Region advanced 0.6 percent in February, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

Mar
06
Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization in Washington — 2024

In 2024, the broadest measure of labor underutilization, designated U-6 was 9.0 percent in Washington, significantly higher than the 7.5-percent rate for the nation.

Washington Economy at a Glance:
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Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

 (r)4,066.0 (r)4,063.0 (r)4,062.5 (r)4,062.9 (r)4,063.2 (p)4,067.0

Employment(1)

 (r)3,885.0 (r)3,883.9 (r)3,884.6 (r)3,885.1 (r)3,885.1 (p)3,890.7

Unemployment(1)

 (r)181.0 (r)179.2 (r)177.9 (r)177.8 (r)178.1 (p)176.3

Unemployment Rate(2)

 (r)4.5 (r)4.4 (r)4.4 (r)4.4 (r)4.4 (p)4.3

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm(3)

 3,642.0 3,654.0 3,628.2 3,661.9 3,674.2 (p)3,673.1

12-month % change

 1.2 1.5 0.8 1.6 1.7 (p)1.8

Mining and Logging(3)

 5.3 5.2 5.4 5.4 5.4 (p)5.4

12-month % change

 -5.4 -7.1 -1.8 0.0 0.0 (p)0.0

Construction(3)

 224.3 224.2 222.7 220.8 223.1 (p)221.8

12-month % change

 -2.4 -1.8 -2.0 -2.7 -2.2 (p)-1.7

Manufacturing(3)

 277.3 277.5 247.2 277.1 276.5 (p)275.2

12-month % change

 0.9 0.7 -10.1 0.6 0.3 (p)-0.4

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)

 626.2 628.8 626.1 622.7 622.9 (p)623.3

12-month % change

 0.3 0.7 0.4 -0.1 0.0 (p)0.3

Information(3)

 163.9 164.4 164.3 164.9 165.6 (p)165.6

12-month % change

 -1.3 -0.6 -0.1 0.5 0.7 (p)0.9

Financial Activities(3)

 163.2 163.8 164.6 165.6 165.8 (p)165.6

12-month % change

 -0.9 -0.4 0.5 1.2 1.1 (p)1.5

Professional & Business Services(3)

 546.6 548.3 550.7 550.9 553.1 (p)554.2

12-month % change

 0.3 0.6 1.0 0.8 1.4 (p)1.7

Education & Health Services(3)

 550.4 555.3 561.7 563.9 565.8 (p)566.1

12-month % change

 3.4 3.8 5.0 5.1 5.1 (p)4.9

Leisure & Hospitality(3)

 347.4 347.3 345.2 347.9 351.8 (p)351.6

12-month % change

 1.1 0.8 0.6 1.0 1.6 (p)2.6

Other Services(3)

 122.3 122.7 121.4 121.4 122.6 (p)123.4

12-month % change

 0.2 0.5 -0.6 -0.8 -0.1 (p)0.5

Government(3)

 615.1 616.5 618.9 621.3 621.6 (p)620.9

12-month % change

 4.1 4.3 4.3 4.2 3.6 (p)2.9

Footnotes
(1) Number of persons, in thousands, seasonally adjusted.
(2) In percent, seasonally adjusted.
(3) Number of jobs, in thousands, seasonally adjusted.
(p) Preliminary
(r) Revised
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Occupational Employment and Wages in Yakima — May 2023 Employment, Pay News Release Jul 2024
Union Members in Washington — 2024 Employment News Release Feb 2025
County Employment and Wages in Washington – Third Quarter 2023 Employment, Pay News Release Apr 2024
Women’s Earnings in Washington — 2023 Pay News Release Oct 2024
Consumer Expenditures in the Seattle Metropolitan Area — 2022–23 Consumer spending News Release Nov 2024
Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization in Washington — 2024 Unemployment News Release Mar 2025
Unemployment in the Seattle Area by County - June 2016 Unemployment News Release Aug 2016
Consumer Price Index, West Region — February 2025 Consumer price indexes News Release Mar 2025
Average Energy Prices, Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue – December 2024 Average energy prices News Release Jan 2025
Consumer Price Index, Seattle area — February 2025 Consumer price indexes News Release Mar 2025
CPI Historical Table - Portland-Salem, OR-WA (PDF) Consumer price indexes Table Feb 2019
CPI Historical Table - Portland-Salem, OR-WA (old base) (PDF) Consumer price indexes Table Feb 2019
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CPI Historical Table - Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA (old base) (PDF) Consumer price indexes Table Jul 2019
CPI Pacific Cities and U.S. City Average — February 2025 (PDF) Consumer price indexes CPI Summary Mar 2025
Changing Compensation Costs in the Seattle Metropolitan Area — December 2024 Benefits, Pay News Release Feb 2025
Fatal Work Injuries in Washington — 2023 Workplace fatalities News Release Mar 2025
Occupational Employment and Wages in Walla Walla — May 2023 Employment, Pay News Release Jul 2024
Employer-reported workplace injuries and illnesses in Washington — 2023 Workplace injuries and illnesses News Release Jan 2025
2018 CPI Geographic Revision Fact Sheet Consumer price indexes Factsheet Mar 2018
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Business Employment Dynamics in Washington — First Quarter 2024 Employment News Release Nov 2024
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Washington Job Openings and Labor Turnover — November 2024 Employment News Release Jan 2025