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Prices in the Seattle area, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), advanced 1.2 percent for the two months ending in April 2024.
Prices in the West Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), advanced 0.6 percent in April, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Total compensation costs for private industry workers increased 3.5 percent in the Seattle-Tacoma, CA, metropolitan area for the year ended March 2024.
Data Series | Back Data |
Oct 2023 |
Nov 2023 |
Dec 2023 |
Jan 2024 |
Feb 2024 |
Mar 2024 |
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Civilian Labor Force(1) |
(r)4,035.8 | (r)4,035.7 | (r)4,037.6 | 4,033.0 | 4,027.3 | (p)4,019.9 | |
Employment(1) |
(r)3,857.7 | (r)3,856.7 | (r)3,859.4 | 3,849.3 | 3,837.2 | (p)3,826.4 | |
Unemployment(1) |
(r)178.1 | (r)179.0 | (r)178.2 | 183.7 | 190.1 | (p)193.6 | |
Unemployment Rate(2) |
(r)4.4 | (r)4.4 | (r)4.4 | 4.6 | 4.7 | (p)4.8 | |
Total Nonfarm(3) |
3,619.2 | 3,615.7 | 3,630.9 | 3,628.2 | 3,632.1 | (p)3,637.4 | |
12-month % change |
1.6 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 1.3 | (p)1.5 | |
Mining and Logging(3) |
5.6 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.6 | 5.7 | (p)5.7 | |
12-month % change |
1.8 | 1.8 | 3.6 | 1.8 | 5.6 | (p)3.6 | |
Construction(3) |
231.3 | 229.7 | 228.0 | 226.4 | 226.8 | (p)225.6 | |
12-month % change |
-1.8 | -2.1 | -2.7 | -3.5 | -3.2 | (p)-3.6 | |
Manufacturing(3) |
275.4 | 277.6 | 279.1 | 279.2 | 280.9 | (p)281.2 | |
12-month % change |
1.4 | 1.9 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 3.0 | (p)3.2 | |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3) |
618.3 | 617.1 | 617.8 | 615.5 | 617.7 | (p)620.9 | |
12-month % change |
0.7 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.2 | (p)0.6 | |
Information(3) |
166.7 | 165.7 | 165.5 | 165.1 | 164.7 | (p)163.7 | |
12-month % change |
-4.4 | -4.9 | -5.0 | -5.3 | -5.3 | (p)-5.5 | |
Financial Activities(3) |
164.7 | 164.6 | 165.3 | 165.1 | 164.8 | (p)166.2 | |
12-month % change |
-0.3 | -0.4 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -0.2 | (p)0.5 | |
Professional & Business Services(3) |
548.5 | 544.9 | 546.6 | 547.3 | 546.5 | (p)549.2 | |
12-month % change |
-0.3 | -1.0 | -0.7 | -0.5 | -0.6 | (p)0.3 | |
Education & Health Services(3) |
544.0 | 545.2 | 546.8 | 548.1 | 549.3 | (p)550.5 | |
12-month % change |
4.9 | 4.9 | 5.1 | 4.7 | 4.4 | (p)4.8 | |
Leisure & Hospitality(3) |
348.4 | 347.6 | 356.8 | 353.3 | 350.6 | (p)349.2 | |
12-month % change |
4.6 | 3.9 | 6.3 | 4.8 | 3.4 | (p)2.6 | |
Other Services(3) |
125.2 | 124.9 | 124.9 | 125.8 | 125.7 | (p)123.4 | |
12-month % change |
3.3 | 2.9 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 2.4 | (p)0.2 | |
Government(3) |
591.1 | 592.7 | 594.4 | 596.8 | 599.4 | (p)601.8 | |
12-month % change |
3.3 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.7 | (p)4.0 | |
Footnotes |