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Sep
15
Average Energy Prices, Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue – August 2020
Gasoline prices averaged $2.667 a gallon in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue area in August 2020, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Sep
11
Consumer Price Index, Seattle area — August 2020
Prices in the Seattle area, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), increased 1.4 percent for the two months ending in August 2020.
Sep
11
Consumer Price Index, West Region — August 2020
Prices in the West Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), increased 0.3 percent in August, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today
Washington Economy at a Glance:
| Data Series | Back Data |
Mar 2020 |
Apr 2020 |
May 2020 |
June 2020 |
July 2020 |
Aug 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Civilian Labor Force(1) |
|
3,890.7 | 3,963.3 | 3,945.5 | 3,893.2 | 3,961.1 | (p)3,955.1 |
Employment(1) |
|
3,692.1 | 3,318.2 | 3,351.6 | 3,503.4 | 3,557.4 | (p)3,617.4 |
Unemployment(1) |
|
198.6 | 645.1 | 593.9 | 389.8 | 403.7 | (p)337.8 |
Unemployment Rate(2) |
|
5.1 | 16.3 | 15.1 | 10.0 | 10.2 | (p)8.5 |
Total Nonfarm(3) |
|
3,495.4 | 2,966.8 | 3,057.3 | 3,165.5 | 3,227.9 | (p)3,274.2 |
12-month % change |
|
1.4 | -14.2 | -11.7 | -8.8 | -7.2 | (p)-6.0 |
Mining and Logging(3) |
|
5.6 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 4.9 | (p)5.0 |
12-month % change |
|
-6.7 | -18.0 | -15.0 | -11.9 | -16.9 | (p)-12.3 |
Construction(3) |
|
228.8 | 148.3 | 194.8 | 210.2 | 211.1 | (p)212.8 |
12-month % change |
|
5.2 | -32.3 | -11.4 | -4.7 | -4.5 | (p)-3.9 |
Manufacturing(3) |
|
291.5 | 262.5 | 270.6 | 271.0 | 271.5 | (p)268.1 |
12-month % change |
|
-0.7 | -10.6 | -7.9 | -7.9 | -7.7 | (p)-9.0 |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3) |
|
653.3 | 589.7 | 596.6 | 620.3 | 628.7 | (p)638.0 |
12-month % change |
|
2.1 | -8.1 | -7.1 | -3.4 | -2.3 | (p)-0.9 |
Information(3) |
|
149.4 | 146.1 | 143.7 | 141.0 | 139.0 | (p)140.0 |
12-month % change |
|
5.1 | 2.8 | 0.3 | -2.2 | -4.2 | (p)-4.2 |
Financial Activities(3) |
|
159.0 | 150.9 | 152.5 | 155.7 | 159.0 | (p)159.9 |
12-month % change |
|
-0.1 | -5.6 | -4.8 | -3.0 | -1.4 | (p)-0.8 |
Professional & Business Services(3) |
|
446.6 | 414.3 | 418.7 | 424.7 | 430.3 | (p)437.3 |
12-month % change |
|
3.9 | -4.3 | -3.3 | -2.2 | -1.5 | (p)-0.1 |
Education & Health Services(3) |
|
505.6 | 432.3 | 445.2 | 466.9 | 478.1 | (p)480.4 |
12-month % change |
|
1.2 | -13.7 | -11.3 | -7.1 | -5.2 | (p)-5.0 |
Leisure & Hospitality(3) |
|
337.3 | 159.2 | 188.8 | 221.7 | 242.6 | (p)247.4 |
12-month % change |
|
-2.5 | -54.2 | -45.7 | -36.3 | -30.5 | (p)-29.2 |
Other Services(3) |
|
126.1 | 94.8 | 98.1 | 104.3 | 108.4 | (p)108.7 |
12-month % change |
|
-1.5 | -26.2 | -23.6 | -18.8 | -15.4 | (p)-15.1 |
Government(3) |
|
592.2 | 563.7 | 543.2 | 544.5 | 554.3 | (p)576.6 |
12-month % change |
|
1.3 | -3.6 | -7.2 | -7.7 | -5.9 | (p)-2.5 |
|
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