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Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA

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Labor Force Data
Civilian Labor Force (1) 10-Year History 1,835.6 (6) 1,855.2 (6) 1,857.4 (6) 1,856.9 (7) 1,851.9 1,853.0 (P)
Employment (1) 10-Year History 1,765.5 (6) 1,782.7 (6) 1,784.1 (6) 1,780.6 (7) 1,773.9 1,774.4 (P)
Unemployment (1) 10-Year History 70.1 (6) 72.5 (6) 73.3 (6) 76.3 (7) 78.0 78.6 (P)
Unemployment Rate (2) 10-Year History 3.8 (6) 3.9 (6) 3.9 (6) 4.1 (7) 4.2 4.2 (P)
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment
Total Nonfarm (3) 10-Year History 1,761.6 1,768.6 1,767.8 1,735.6 1,747.2 1,752.5 (P)
12-month % change -- Total Nonfarm 10-Year History 3.2 2.9 2.7 2.8 2.2 2.1 (P)
Natural Resources and Mining (3) 10-Year History 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 (P)
12-month % change -- NR & Mining 10-Year History 0.0 0.0 0.0 7.1 0.0 7.1 (P)
Construction (3) 10-Year History 128.5 125.7 123.4 118.4 119.1 120.6 (P)
12-month % change -- Construction 10-Year History 7.3 6.9 5.9 3.5 1.4 0.8 (P)
Manufacturing (3) 10-Year History 190.4 190.6 190.4 190.5 190.2 190.4 (P)
12-month % change -- Manufacturing 10-Year History 3.9 3.6 3.3 3.8 2.5 3.1 (P)
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities (3) 10-Year History 327.2 334.9 338.1 326.7 324.2 324.2 (P)
12-month % change -- TTU 10-Year History 2.5 2.7 2.1 2.3 1.6 1.5 (P)
Information (3) 10-Year History 85.8 85.8 85.7 85.1 85.7 86.0 (P)
12-month % change -- Information 10-Year History 3.6 2.6 2.0 2.2 1.7 2.5 (P)
Financial Activities (3) 10-Year History 103.1 102.9 103.1 102.2 102.4 102.4 (P)
12-month % change -- Financial 10-Year History -1.4 -1.4 -1.5 -1.3 -1.3 -1.7 (P)
Professional and Business Services (3) 10-Year History 243.1 243.6 242.7 236.4 238.8 239.7 (P)
12-month % change -- PBS 10-Year History 4.1 3.9 3.5 3.7 2.8 2.1 (P)
Education and Health Services (3) 10-Year History 196.0 198.0 195.5 194.2 196.9 197.6 (P)
12-month % change -- EHS 10-Year History 3.8 4.4 3.4 3.5 3.5 3.0 (P)
Leisure and Hospitality (3) 10-Year History 165.2 162.5 165.1 160.6 162.7 164.4 (P)
12-month % change -- Leisure & Hospitality 10-Year History 4.9 3.8 4.0 4.5 4.4 4.5 (P)
Other Services (3) 10-Year History 63.9 63.2 63.5 62.4 63.1 63.7 (P)
12-month % change -- Other Services 10-Year History 3.4 2.1 1.9 2.3 1.8 1.9 (P)
Government (3) 10-Year History 256.9 259.9 258.8 257.6 262.6 262.0 (P)
12-month % change -- Government 10-Year History 1.2 0.0 1.6 1.8 2.2 1.9 (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 inputs, reestimation, and new statewide controls.
(7) Corrected.

Data extracted on: May 7, 2008

Source: U. S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
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