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Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA

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Labor Force Data
Civilian Labor Force (1) 10-Year History 1,443.9 (6) 1,455.5 (6) 1,458.7 (6) 1,459.7 1,456.1 1,453.6 (P)
Employment (1) 10-Year History 1,390.8 (6) 1,401.5 (6) 1,404.3 (6) 1,404.5 1,400.1 1,398.5 (P)
Unemployment (1) 10-Year History 53.1 (6) 53.9 (6) 54.5 (6) 55.2 56.0 55.1 (P)
Unemployment Rate (2) 10-Year History 3.7 (6) 3.7 (6) 3.7 (6) 3.8 3.8 3.8 (P)
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment
Total Nonfarm (3) 10-Year History 1,474.5 1,478.5 1,479.2 1,452.7 1,463.6 1,468.0 (P)
12-month % change -- Total Nonfarm 10-Year History 3.1 2.6 2.5 2.6 2.1 2.0 (P)
Natural Resources and Mining (3) 10-Year History 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 (P)
12-month % change -- NR & Mining 10-Year History 0.0 0.0 0.0 10.0 0.0 10.0 (P)
Construction (3) 10-Year History 102.7 100.4 98.6 94.6 95.3 96.8 (P)
12-month % change -- Construction 10-Year History 8.2 8.0 7.1 4.3 2.1 1.7 (P)
Manufacturing (3) 10-Year History 169.8 170.2 170.0 170.3 170.2 170.5 (P)
12-month % change -- Manufacturing 10-Year History 4.5 4.1 3.7 4.2 2.8 3.6 (P)
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities (3) 10-Year History 269.8 275.1 278.9 269.8 268.1 268.3 (P)
12-month % change -- TTU 10-Year History 2.1 2.2 2.0 2.2 1.6 1.6 (P)
Information (3) 10-Year History 82.2 82.1 82.0 81.4 82.0 82.3 (P)
12-month % change -- Information 10-Year History 3.9 2.8 2.1 2.3 1.7 2.6 (P)
Financial Activities (3) 10-Year History 89.3 89.2 89.4 88.5 88.7 88.6 (P)
12-month % change -- Financial 10-Year History -1.8 -1.8 -2.0 -1.7 -1.7 -2.1 (P)
Professional and Business Services (3) 10-Year History 216.9 217.2 216.8 210.9 213.3 214.3 (P)
12-month % change -- PBS 10-Year History 4.1 3.8 3.5 3.5 2.8 2.4 (P)
Education and Health Services (3) 10-Year History 154.6 156.3 153.8 153.0 155.1 155.6 (P)
12-month % change -- EHS 10-Year History 3.8 4.5 3.2 3.2 3.4 2.8 (P)
Leisure and Hospitality (3) 10-Year History 136.8 134.5 137.0 133.6 135.2 136.4 (P)
12-month % change -- Leisure & Hospitality 10-Year History 4.2 2.8 3.4 4.3 4.2 4.3 (P)
Other Services (3) 10-Year History 50.3 49.0 49.3 48.2 48.8 49.3 (P)
12-month % change -- Other Services 10-Year History 1.8 -1.0 -1.0 -1.2 -1.6 -1.2 (P)
Government (3) 10-Year History 201.0 203.4 202.3 201.3 205.8 204.8 (P)
12-month % change -- Government 10-Year History 0.9 -0.6 1.3 1.4 1.9 1.5 (P)
Consumer Price Index: Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA
CPI-U, All items, Index (4) 10-Year History 218.427   218.966   221.728  
CPI-U, All items, 12-month % change (4) 10-Year History 4.1   4.6   4.7  
CPI-W, All items, Index (5) 10-Year History 213.107   214.024   216.332  
CPI-W, All items, 12-month % change (5) 10-Year History 4.5   4.8   5.1  

Footnotes:
(P) Preliminary
(1) Number of persons, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted
(2) In percent, not seasonally adjusted
(3) Number of jobs, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted
(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
(6) Reflects revised population controls and model reestimation for 2003-07.

Data extracted on: May 7, 2008

Source: U. S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
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