Bellingham, WA

Bellingham, WA
Data Series	Nov 2022	Dec 2022	Jan 2023	Feb 2023	Mar 2023	Apr 2023
Labor Force Data
Civilian Labor Force(1)	(2)116.7	(2)117.1	117.4	118.6	118.1	(p)116.3
Employment(1)	(2)110.6	(2)111.1	110.9	111.2	112.5	(p)111.8
Unemployment(1)	(2)6.1	(2)6.0	6.5	7.3	5.6	(p)4.5
Unemployment Rate(3)	(2)5.2	(2)5.1	5.5	6.2	4.8	(p)3.9
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment
Total Nonfarm(4)	96.7	97.1	96.3	96.2	97.0	(p)97.7
12-month % change	4.1	3.6	4.0	2.4	2.6	(p)2.3
Mining, Logging, and Construction(4)	8.7	8.5	8.4	8.4	8.5	(p)8.9
12-month % change	4.8	2.4	2.4	0.0	1.2	(p)1.1
Manufacturing(4)	9.1	9.2	9.2	9.2	9.1	(p)9.1
12-month % change	0.0	1.1	1.1	1.1	-2.2	(p)-1.1
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(4)	17.0	17.3	16.6	16.0	16.2	(p)15.9
12-month % change	3.0	3.6	1.8	-1.8	0.0	(p)-1.9
Financial Activities(4)	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	(p)4.2
12-month % change	5.0	2.4	5.0	5.0	5.0	(p)2.4
Professional and Business Services(4)	9.1	9.0	8.9	8.9	8.8	(p)9.0
12-month % change	5.8	3.4	3.5	0.0	-4.3	(p)-1.1
Leisure and Hospitality(4)	10.5	10.4	10.2	10.2	10.3	(p)10.3
12-month % change	2.9	1.0	3.0	0.0	0.0	(p)-2.8
Government(4)	18.5	18.3	18.4	18.7	18.9	(p)19.0
12-month % change	6.9	5.2	5.7	5.1	5.6	(p)5.0
Footnotes (1) Number of persons, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. (2) Data were subject to revision on April 21, 2023. (3) In percent, not seasonally adjusted. (4) Number of jobs, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. See About the data. (p) Preliminary

Data extracted on: June 02, 2023

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
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