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Nov
13
Average Energy Prices, Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue – October 2020
Gasoline prices averaged $2.627 a gallon in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue area in October 2020, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Nov
12
Consumer Price Index, Seattle area — October 2020
Prices in the Seattle area, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), inched down 0.1 percent for the two months ending in October 2020.
Nov
12
Consumer Price Index, West Region — October 2020
Prices in the West Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), crept up 0.2 percent in October, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Washington Economy at a Glance:
| Data Series | Back Data |
May 2020 |
June 2020 |
July 2020 |
Aug 2020 |
Sept 2020 |
Oct 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Civilian Labor Force(1) |
|
3,945.5 | 3,893.2 | 3,961.1 | 3,957.2 | 3,928.3 | (p)3,989.0 |
Employment(1) |
|
3,351.6 | 3,503.4 | 3,557.4 | 3,623.5 | 3,602.3 | (p)3,750.4 |
Unemployment(1) |
|
593.9 | 389.8 | 403.7 | 333.6 | 326.0 | (p)238.6 |
Unemployment Rate(2) |
|
15.1 | 10.0 | 10.2 | 8.4 | 8.3 | (p)6.0 |
Total Nonfarm(3) |
|
3,057.3 | 3,165.5 | 3,227.9 | 3,278.0 | 3,287.3 | (p)3,293.3 |
12-month % change |
|
-11.7 | -8.8 | -7.2 | -5.9 | -5.6 | (p)-5.5 |
Mining and Logging(3) |
|
5.1 | 5.2 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 5.0 | (p)5.1 |
12-month % change |
|
-15.0 | -11.9 | -16.9 | -12.3 | -13.8 | (p)-8.9 |
Construction(3) |
|
194.8 | 210.2 | 211.1 | 213.3 | 218.1 | (p)223.2 |
12-month % change |
|
-11.4 | -4.7 | -4.5 | -3.7 | -1.8 | (p)0.1 |
Manufacturing(3) |
|
270.6 | 271.0 | 271.5 | 268.3 | 266.6 | (p)266.0 |
12-month % change |
|
-7.9 | -7.9 | -7.7 | -8.9 | -9.4 | (p)-9.0 |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3) |
|
596.6 | 620.3 | 628.7 | 638.8 | 638.9 | (p)646.0 |
12-month % change |
|
-7.1 | -3.4 | -2.3 | -0.7 | -0.8 | (p)-0.2 |
Information(3) |
|
143.7 | 141.0 | 139.0 | 140.0 | 143.0 | (p)143.0 |
12-month % change |
|
0.3 | -2.2 | -4.2 | -4.2 | -2.3 | (p)-2.1 |
Financial Activities(3) |
|
152.5 | 155.7 | 159.0 | 160.3 | 161.0 | (p)160.6 |
12-month % change |
|
-4.8 | -3.0 | -1.4 | -0.6 | -0.4 | (p)-1.1 |
Professional & Business Services(3) |
|
418.7 | 424.7 | 430.3 | 438.5 | 441.8 | (p)446.8 |
12-month % change |
|
-3.3 | -2.2 | -1.5 | 0.2 | 0.7 | (p)2.0 |
Education & Health Services(3) |
|
445.2 | 466.9 | 478.1 | 479.3 | 481.5 | (p)483.0 |
12-month % change |
|
-11.3 | -7.1 | -5.2 | -5.2 | -4.8 | (p)-4.1 |
Leisure & Hospitality(3) |
|
188.8 | 221.7 | 242.6 | 248.7 | 258.4 | (p)265.9 |
12-month % change |
|
-45.7 | -36.3 | -30.5 | -28.9 | -26.0 | (p)-24.1 |
Other Services(3) |
|
98.1 | 104.3 | 108.4 | 108.8 | 109.7 | (p)109.5 |
12-month % change |
|
-23.6 | -18.8 | -15.4 | -15.0 | -14.0 | (p)-13.5 |
Government(3) |
|
543.2 | 544.5 | 554.3 | 577.0 | 563.3 | (p)544.2 |
12-month % change |
|
-7.2 | -7.7 | -5.9 | -2.5 | -4.2 | (p)-7.4 |
|
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