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Jan
17
Average Energy Prices, Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue – December 2019
Gasoline prices averaged $3.079 a gallon in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue area in December 2019, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Jan
14
Consumer Price Index, Seattle area — December 2019
Prices in the Seattle area, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), increased 0.3 percent for the two months ending in December 2019.
Jan
14
Consumer Price Index, West Region — December 2019
Prices in the West Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), edged down 0.2 percent in December, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Washington Economy at a Glance:
| Data Series | Back Data |
July 2019 |
Aug 2019 |
Sept 2019 |
Oct 2019 |
Nov 2019 |
Dec 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Civilian Labor Force(1) |
|
3,884.7 | 3,895.8 | 3,907.1 | 3,922.1 | 3,940.1 | (p)3,956.8 |
Employment(1) |
|
3,705.4 | 3,716.1 | 3,728.1 | 3,743.9 | 3,765.2 | (p)3,787.8 |
Unemployment(1) |
|
179.2 | 179.7 | 179.0 | 178.2 | 174.9 | (p)169.0 |
Unemployment Rate(2) |
|
4.6 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.4 | (p)4.3 |
Total Nonfarm(3) |
|
3,502.1 | 3,510.9 | 3,505.5 | 3,504.7 | 3,517.5 | (p)3,528.4 |
12-month % change |
|
2.8 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 2.5 | (p)2.4 |
Mining and Logging(3) |
|
6.4 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 6.2 | 6.3 | (p)6.2 |
12-month % change |
|
1.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -1.6 | 0.0 | (p)-1.6 |
Construction(3) |
|
223.0 | 223.1 | 222.9 | 224.4 | 226.7 | (p)227.9 |
12-month % change |
|
4.5 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 2.9 | 3.7 | (p)3.2 |
Manufacturing(3) |
|
298.7 | 298.6 | 299.7 | 297.6 | 299.3 | (p)300.4 |
12-month % change |
|
4.0 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 2.5 | 2.2 | (p)1.7 |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3) |
|
645.6 | 645.9 | 648.3 | 649.2 | 648.6 | (p)651.3 |
12-month % change |
|
1.3 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.3 | (p)1.5 |
Information(3) |
|
142.0 | 143.0 | 143.9 | 144.6 | 145.5 | (p)145.9 |
12-month % change |
|
5.5 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 5.0 | 6.0 | (p)5.6 |
Financial Activities(3) |
|
164.5 | 164.9 | 165.8 | 167.3 | 167.3 | (p)166.7 |
12-month % change |
|
4.2 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 4.8 | (p)4.4 |
Professional & Business Services(3) |
|
438.9 | 439.7 | 438.8 | 439.1 | 441.1 | (p)443.7 |
12-month % change |
|
3.0 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 3.0 | 3.5 | (p)3.7 |
Education & Health Services(3) |
|
512.4 | 516.1 | 515.1 | 514.7 | 517.5 | (p)518.1 |
12-month % change |
|
4.2 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 3.9 | (p)3.6 |
Leisure & Hospitality(3) |
|
353.5 | 353.0 | 352.5 | 352.9 | 355.6 | (p)355.9 |
12-month % change |
|
3.1 | 2.6 | 2.9 | 2.3 | 2.7 | (p)2.3 |
Other Services(3) |
|
127.5 | 126.4 | 124.9 | 123.4 | 124.5 | (p)126.1 |
12-month % change |
|
4.3 | 3.4 | 2.0 | 0.1 | 1.1 | (p)1.4 |
Government(3) |
|
589.6 | 593.9 | 587.3 | 585.3 | 585.1 | (p)586.2 |
12-month % change |
|
0.3 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.6 | (p)0.6 |
|
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