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Feb
25
Union Members in Washington — 2020
In 2020, union members accounted for 17.4 percent of wage and salary workers in Washington, compared with 18.8 percent in 2019.
Feb
18
Women’s Earnings in Washington – 2019
In 2019, Washington women who were full-time wage and salary workers had median usual weekly earnings of $889, or 78.2 percent of the $1,137 median usual weekly earnings for their male counterparts.
Feb
12
Average Energy Prices, Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue – January 2021
Gasoline prices averaged $2.726 a gallon in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue area in January 2021, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Washington Economy at a Glance:
| Data Series | Back Data |
July 2020 |
Aug 2020 |
Sept 2020 |
Oct 2020 |
Nov 2020 |
Dec 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Civilian Labor Force(1) |
|
3,961.1 | 3,957.2 | 3,928.3 | 3,995.3 | 3,818.4 | (p)3,864.7 |
Employment(1) |
|
3,557.4 | 3,623.5 | 3,602.3 | 3,757.5 | 3,599.2 | (p)3,592.2 |
Unemployment(1) |
|
403.7 | 333.6 | 326.0 | 237.8 | 219.2 | (p)272.5 |
Unemployment Rate(2) |
|
10.2 | 8.4 | 8.3 | 6.0 | 5.7 | (p)7.1 |
Total Nonfarm(3) |
|
3,227.9 | 3,278.0 | 3,287.3 | 3,288.6 | 3,302.0 | (p)3,299.8 |
12-month % change |
|
-7.2 | -5.9 | -5.6 | -5.6 | -5.6 | (p)-6.0 |
Mining and Logging(3) |
|
4.9 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 5.1 | (p)5.0 |
12-month % change |
|
-16.9 | -12.3 | -13.8 | -8.9 | -8.9 | (p)-10.7 |
Construction(3) |
|
211.1 | 213.3 | 218.1 | 222.2 | 222.3 | (p)224.4 |
12-month % change |
|
-4.5 | -3.7 | -1.8 | -0.3 | -1.4 | (p)-0.5 |
Manufacturing(3) |
|
271.5 | 268.3 | 266.6 | 266.6 | 266.1 | (p)265.3 |
12-month % change |
|
-7.7 | -8.9 | -9.4 | -8.8 | -9.1 | (p)-9.8 |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3) |
|
628.7 | 638.8 | 638.9 | 645.1 | 645.9 | (p)654.0 |
12-month % change |
|
-2.3 | -0.7 | -0.8 | -0.4 | -0.4 | (p)0.2 |
Information(3) |
|
139.0 | 140.0 | 143.0 | 143.1 | 142.9 | (p)143.6 |
12-month % change |
|
-4.2 | -4.2 | -2.3 | -2.0 | -2.7 | (p)-2.4 |
Financial Activities(3) |
|
159.0 | 160.3 | 161.0 | 160.4 | 161.2 | (p)161.7 |
12-month % change |
|
-1.4 | -0.6 | -0.4 | -1.2 | -0.9 | (p)-0.1 |
Professional & Business Services(3) |
|
430.3 | 438.5 | 441.8 | 446.9 | 456.7 | (p)468.0 |
12-month % change |
|
-1.5 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 2.0 | 3.8 | (p)5.8 |
Education & Health Services(3) |
|
478.1 | 479.3 | 481.5 | 483.2 | 484.0 | (p)481.2 |
12-month % change |
|
-5.2 | -5.2 | -4.8 | -4.1 | -4.4 | (p)-5.2 |
Leisure & Hospitality(3) |
|
242.6 | 248.7 | 258.4 | 264.6 | 265.0 | (p)240.9 |
12-month % change |
|
-30.5 | -28.9 | -26.0 | -24.5 | -24.9 | (p)-32.0 |
Other Services(3) |
|
108.4 | 108.8 | 109.7 | 109.5 | 110.9 | (p)109.9 |
12-month % change |
|
-15.4 | -15.0 | -14.0 | -13.5 | -13.2 | (p)-14.8 |
Government(3) |
|
554.3 | 577.0 | 563.3 | 541.9 | 541.9 | (p)545.8 |
12-month % change |
|
-5.9 | -2.5 | -4.2 | -7.8 | -8.0 | (p)-7.3 |
|
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