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Jan
14
Average Energy Prices, Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue – December 2020
Gasoline prices averaged $2.647 a gallon in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue area in December 2020, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Jan
13
Consumer Price Index, Seattle area — December 2020
Prices in the Seattle area, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), decreased 0.4 percent for the two months ending in December 2020.
Jan
13
Consumer Price Index, West Region — December 2020
Prices in the West Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), edged down 0.1 percent in December, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Washington Economy at a Glance:
| Data Series | Back Data |
June 2020 |
July 2020 |
Aug 2020 |
Sept 2020 |
Oct 2020 |
Nov 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Civilian Labor Force(1) |
|
3,893.2 | 3,961.1 | 3,957.2 | 3,928.3 | 3,995.3 | (p)3,839.9 |
Employment(1) |
|
3,503.4 | 3,557.4 | 3,623.5 | 3,602.3 | 3,757.5 | (p)3,610.5 |
Unemployment(1) |
|
389.8 | 403.7 | 333.6 | 326.0 | 237.8 | (p)229.5 |
Unemployment Rate(2) |
|
10.0 | 10.2 | 8.4 | 8.3 | 6.0 | (p)6.0 |
Total Nonfarm(3) |
|
3,165.5 | 3,227.9 | 3,278.0 | 3,287.3 | 3,288.6 | (p)3,305.2 |
12-month % change |
|
-8.8 | -7.2 | -5.9 | -5.6 | -5.6 | (p)-5.5 |
Mining and Logging(3) |
|
5.2 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.1 | (p)5.1 |
12-month % change |
|
-11.9 | -16.9 | -12.3 | -13.8 | -8.9 | (p)-8.9 |
Construction(3) |
|
210.2 | 211.1 | 213.3 | 218.1 | 222.2 | (p)222.3 |
12-month % change |
|
-4.7 | -4.5 | -3.7 | -1.8 | -0.3 | (p)-1.4 |
Manufacturing(3) |
|
271.0 | 271.5 | 268.3 | 266.6 | 266.6 | (p)266.9 |
12-month % change |
|
-7.9 | -7.7 | -8.9 | -9.4 | -8.8 | (p)-8.8 |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3) |
|
620.3 | 628.7 | 638.8 | 638.9 | 645.1 | (p)644.1 |
12-month % change |
|
-3.4 | -2.3 | -0.7 | -0.8 | -0.4 | (p)-0.6 |
Information(3) |
|
141.0 | 139.0 | 140.0 | 143.0 | 143.1 | (p)143.0 |
12-month % change |
|
-2.2 | -4.2 | -4.2 | -2.3 | -2.0 | (p)-2.6 |
Financial Activities(3) |
|
155.7 | 159.0 | 160.3 | 161.0 | 160.4 | (p)161.6 |
12-month % change |
|
-3.0 | -1.4 | -0.6 | -0.4 | -1.2 | (p)-0.6 |
Professional & Business Services(3) |
|
424.7 | 430.3 | 438.5 | 441.8 | 446.9 | (p)457.3 |
12-month % change |
|
-2.2 | -1.5 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 2.0 | (p)4.0 |
Education & Health Services(3) |
|
466.9 | 478.1 | 479.3 | 481.5 | 483.2 | (p)484.9 |
12-month % change |
|
-7.1 | -5.2 | -5.2 | -4.8 | -4.1 | (p)-4.2 |
Leisure & Hospitality(3) |
|
221.7 | 242.6 | 248.7 | 258.4 | 264.6 | (p)265.9 |
12-month % change |
|
-36.3 | -30.5 | -28.9 | -26.0 | -24.5 | (p)-24.7 |
Other Services(3) |
|
104.3 | 108.4 | 108.8 | 109.7 | 109.5 | (p)110.7 |
12-month % change |
|
-18.8 | -15.4 | -15.0 | -14.0 | -13.5 | (p)-13.3 |
Government(3) |
|
544.5 | 554.3 | 577.0 | 563.3 | 541.9 | (p)543.4 |
12-month % change |
|
-7.7 | -5.9 | -2.5 | -4.2 | -7.8 | (p)-7.7 |
|
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