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Consumer Price Index, West Region — October 2018
Prices in the West Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), rose 0.4 percent in October.
Consumer Price Index, Seattle area — October 2018
Prices in the Seattle Area, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), rose 0.4 percent for the two months ending in October 2018.
Women’s Earnings in Washington – 2017
In 2017, Washington women who were full-time wage and salary workers had median usual weekly earnings of $825 or 75.5 percent of the $1,093 median usual weekly earnings of their male counterparts.
Washington Economy at a Glance:
| Data Series | Back Data |
Apr 2018 |
May 2018 |
June 2018 |
July 2018 |
Aug 2018 |
Sept 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Civilian Labor Force(1) |
|
3,760.6 | 3,760.4 | 3,760.2 | 3,763.2 | 3,765.7 | (p)3,770.9 |
Employment(1) |
|
3,581.9 | 3,582.5 | 3,583.5 | 3,589.8 | 3,596.7 | (p)3,605.7 |
Unemployment(1) |
|
178.7 | 177.9 | 176.7 | 173.4 | 169.0 | (p)165.2 |
Unemployment Rate(2) |
|
4.8 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.5 | (p)4.4 |
Total Nonfarm(3) |
|
3,403.0 | 3,411.7 | 3,418.8 | 3,430.6 | 3,440.0 | (p)3,444.5 |
12-month % change |
|
(4)2.9 | (4)2.9 | (4)2.8 | (4)3.1 | (4)3.3 | (p)(4)3.2 |
Mining and Logging(3) |
|
6.3 | 6.3 | 6.2 | 6.1 | 6.1 | (p)6.1 |
12-month % change |
|
1.6 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | (p)0.0 |
Construction(3) |
|
208.8 | 209.5 | 207.8 | 208.9 | 211.6 | (p)210.2 |
12-month % change |
|
5.7 | 5.5 | 3.6 | 4.7 | 5.4 | (p)4.1 |
Manufacturing(3) |
|
286.7 | 287.4 | 287.3 | 288.4 | 288.6 | (p)290.0 |
12-month % change |
|
0.4 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 2.1 | 2.4 | (p)3.2 |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3) |
|
644.7 | 647.8 | 650.7 | 654.4 | 655.0 | (p)656.9 |
12-month % change |
|
3.5 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.1 | (p)3.9 |
Information(3) |
|
131.1 | 132.2 | 133.5 | 134.7 | 135.3 | (p)135.6 |
12-month % change |
|
4.6 | 5.2 | 5.9 | 6.7 | 6.7 | (p)6.5 |
Financial Activities(3) |
|
157.1 | 157.6 | 157.7 | 158.7 | 159.0 | (p)160.7 |
12-month % change |
|
3.2 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 3.8 | 3.7 | (p)4.6 |
Professional & Business Services(3) |
|
428.7 | 430.6 | 434.3 | 438.0 | 440.3 | (p)440.3 |
12-month % change |
|
4.0 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 5.5 | 5.9 | (p)5.9 |
Education & Health Services(3) |
|
487.3 | 487.6 | 487.5 | 487.6 | 489.1 | (p)491.1 |
12-month % change |
|
3.4 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 2.1 | (p)2.3 |
Leisure & Hospitality(3) |
|
338.4 | 338.0 | 338.5 | 338.1 | 339.3 | (p)336.8 |
12-month % change |
|
2.3 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 2.4 | (p)1.7 |
Other Services(3) |
|
120.7 | 120.7 | 121.7 | 121.4 | 121.6 | (p)122.1 |
12-month % change |
|
1.3 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.7 | (p)1.9 |
Government(3) |
|
593.2 | 594.0 | 593.6 | 594.3 | 594.1 | (p)594.7 |
12-month % change |
|
(4)1.4 | (4)1.4 | (4)1.0 | (4)0.7 | (4)1.2 | (p)(4)0.8 |
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