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Economy at a Glance
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Olympia, WA

Olympia-Tumwater, WA
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Data
Sept
2023
Oct
2023
Nov
2023
Dec
2023
Jan
2024
Feb
2024

Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

149.5 153.6 153.2 (p)152.9 (p)151.0  

Employment(1)

144.4 147.7 146.9 (p)145.6 (p)142.9  

Unemployment(1)

5.1 5.9 6.3 (p)7.3 (p)8.1  

Unemployment Rate(2)

3.4 3.8 4.1 (p)4.7 (p)5.4  

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm(3)

130.7 131.6 131.9 132.1 (p)130.4  

12-month % change

2.7 3.1 2.6 3.1 (p)3.3  

Mining, Logging, and Construction(3)

7.2 7.2 7.0 6.8 (p)6.6  

12-month % change

-5.3 -4.0 -2.8 -5.6 (p)-2.9  

Manufacturing(3)

3.4 3.3 3.3 3.3 (p)3.3  

12-month % change

-2.9 -2.9 -2.9 -2.9 (p)-2.9  

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)

20.5 20.7 21.0 21.2 (p)20.3  

12-month % change

0.5 0.5 0.0 4.4 (p)3.6  

Professional and Business Services(3)

15.2 15.1 14.9 14.8 (p)14.5  

12-month % change

1.3 2.7 2.1 0.7 (p)1.4  

Leisure and Hospitality(3)

11.3 11.1 11.1 11.2 (p)11.0  

12-month % change

3.7 2.8 1.8 3.7 (p)2.8  

Government(3)

42.3 43.0 43.5 43.5 (p)43.7  

12-month % change

6.0 6.4 6.1 5.6 (p)4.8  

Consumer Price Index: West urban

CPI-U, All items(4)

327.491 327.708 326.299 325.932 328.053 329.339

CPI-U, All items, 12-month % change(4)

  3.9 3.3 3.3 3.6 3.3 3.2

CPI-W, All items(5)

319.894 320.039 318.299 317.689 319.433 320.965

CPI-W, All items, 12-month % change(5)

  3.9 3.1 3.1 3.6 3.1 3.2

Footnotes
(1) Number of persons, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted.
(2) In percent, not seasonally adjusted.
(3) Number of jobs, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. See About the data.
(4) All Urban Consumers, base: 1982-84=100, not seasonally adjusted.
(5) Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers, base: 1982-84=100, not seasonally adjusted.
(p) Preliminary

Data extracted on: March 15, 2024

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Note: More data series, including additional geographic areas, are available through the "Databases & Tables" tab at the top of this page.

 

Geographically based survey data available from BLS:

Employment & Unemployment

Prices & Living Conditions

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