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Mar
24
Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization, Washington – 2019
In 2018, the broadest measure of labor underutilization, designated U-6, was 7.6 percent in Washington, not significantly different from the 7.2-percent rate for the nation.
Mar
12
Average Energy Prices, Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue – February 2020
Gasoline prices averaged $2.956 a gallon in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue area in February 2020, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Mar
11
Consumer Price Index, West Region — February 2020
Prices in the West Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), advanced 0.4 percent in February, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Washington Economy at a Glance:
| Data Series | Back Data |
Sept 2019 |
Oct 2019 |
Nov 2019 |
Dec 2019 |
Jan 2020 |
Feb 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Civilian Labor Force(1) |
|
(r)3,940.1 | (r)3,946.4 | (r)3,946.5 | (r)3,945.4 | 3,955.2 | (p)3,962.6 |
Employment(1) |
|
(r)3,779.1 | (r)3,787.5 | (r)3,788.0 | (r)3,786.6 | 3,799.8 | (p)3,810.8 |
Unemployment(1) |
|
(r)161.1 | (r)158.9 | (r)158.5 | (r)158.8 | 155.5 | (p)151.8 |
Unemployment Rate(2) |
|
(r)4.1 | (r)4.0 | (r)4.0 | (r)4.0 | 3.9 | (p)3.8 |
Total Nonfarm(3) |
|
3,483.5 | 3,483.9 | 3,496.9 | 3,509.2 | 3,516.9 | (p)3,520.4 |
12-month % change |
|
2.0 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 2.1 | (p)2.8 |
Mining and Logging(3) |
|
5.8 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 5.7 | (p)5.6 |
12-month % change |
|
-6.5 | -9.7 | -9.7 | -9.7 | -8.1 | (p)-8.2 |
Construction(3) |
|
222.1 | 222.9 | 225.4 | 225.6 | 222.4 | (p)225.2 |
12-month % change |
|
3.1 | 2.9 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 2.0 | (p)6.9 |
Manufacturing(3) |
|
294.4 | 292.3 | 292.6 | 294.0 | 294.5 | (p)293.8 |
12-month % change |
|
1.7 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.4 | (p)0.3 |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3) |
|
644.0 | 647.5 | 648.2 | 652.9 | 655.9 | (p)654.7 |
12-month % change |
|
1.2 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 2.6 | 2.1 | (p)2.5 |
Information(3) |
|
146.4 | 146.0 | 146.8 | 147.2 | 148.1 | (p)148.6 |
12-month % change |
|
7.1 | 6.3 | 6.1 | 6.0 | 5.6 | (p)5.4 |
Financial Activities(3) |
|
161.7 | 162.4 | 162.6 | 161.8 | 161.2 | (p)161.0 |
12-month % change |
|
2.1 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 1.6 | (p)1.3 |
Professional & Business Services(3) |
|
438.6 | 438.2 | 439.9 | 442.5 | 444.6 | (p)447.1 |
12-month % change |
|
3.0 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 3.8 | (p)4.8 |
Education & Health Services(3) |
|
505.9 | 503.9 | 506.4 | 507.7 | 506.8 | (p)506.7 |
12-month % change |
|
2.6 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 1.9 | (p)2.3 |
Leisure & Hospitality(3) |
|
349.4 | 350.5 | 352.9 | 354.1 | 357.1 | (p)356.2 |
12-month % change |
|
1.9 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 3.3 | (p)4.1 |
Other Services(3) |
|
127.5 | 126.6 | 127.7 | 129.0 | 128.7 | (p)128.9 |
12-month % change |
|
3.2 | 2.5 | 3.2 | 4.0 | 0.8 | (p)1.9 |
Government(3) |
|
587.7 | 588.0 | 588.8 | 588.8 | 591.9 | (p)592.6 |
12-month % change |
|
0.2 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.0 | (p)1.4 |
|
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