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Average Energy Prices, Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton – May 2017
Gasoline prices averaged $2.765 a gallon in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton area in May 2017, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Consumer Price Index, West Region — May 2017
Prices in the West Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), advanced 0.2 percent in May, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
County Employment and Wages in Washington – Third Quarter 2016
Employment increased in all 10 of Washington’s large counties from September 2015 to September 2016.
Washington Economy at a Glance:
| Data Series | Back Data |
Dec 2016 |
Jan 2017 |
Feb 2017 |
Mar 2017 |
Apr 2017 |
May 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Civilian Labor Force(1) |
|
(2)3,677.1 | 3,684.3 | 3,686.2 | 3,687.2 | 3,690.1 | (p)3,690.0 |
Employment(1) |
|
(2)3,487.9 | 3,497.0 | 3,506.1 | 3,513.2 | 3,519.7 | (p)3,522.8 |
Unemployment(1) |
|
(2)189.2 | 187.3 | 180.1 | 173.9 | 170.4 | (p)167.2 |
Unemployment Rate(3) |
|
(2)5.1 | 5.1 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 4.6 | (p)4.5 |
Total Nonfarm(4) |
|
3,291.5 | 3,288.4 | 3,294.9 | 3,306.6 | 3,309.2 | (p)3,311.2 |
12-month % change |
|
3.4 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 2.6 | (p)2.4 |
Mining and Logging(4) |
|
6.4 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 6.7 | 6.6 | (p)6.6 |
12-month % change |
|
1.6 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 8.1 | 4.8 | (p)3.1 |
Construction(4) |
|
192.1 | 191.5 | 193.6 | 194.9 | 195.6 | (p)195.2 |
12-month % change |
|
8.6 | 7.1 | 6.4 | 6.9 | 6.5 | (p)5.8 |
Manufacturing(4) |
|
286.5 | 286.6 | 286.5 | 285.8 | 285.4 | (p)285.5 |
12-month % change |
|
-2.1 | -2.1 | -2.1 | -2.2 | -2.6 | (p)-2.4 |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(4) |
|
619.2 | 620.2 | 619.5 | 621.2 | 624.2 | (p)621.6 |
12-month % change |
|
4.4 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.4 | (p)2.7 |
Information(4) |
|
124.0 | 123.1 | 123.1 | 123.6 | 124 | (p)123.9 |
12-month % change |
|
5.8 | 4.9 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 3.8 | (p)3.6 |
Financial Activities(4) |
|
152.0 | 153.4 | 154.3 | 155.2 | 154.4 | (p)155.3 |
12-month % change |
|
2.6 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 3.3 | (p)3.5 |
Professional & Business Services(4) |
|
406.8 | 407.2 | 407.1 | 410.0 | 408.8 | (p)409.2 |
12-month % change |
|
2.5 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 1.8 | (p)1.7 |
Education & Health Services(4) |
|
471.2 | 474.0 | 474.4 | 476.3 | 475.9 | (p)477.7 |
12-month % change |
|
3.9 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.2 | (p)3.3 |
Leisure & Hospitality(4) |
|
334.0 | 328.8 | 329.8 | 332.5 | 332.1 | (p)334.6 |
12-month % change |
|
5.6 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 3.2 | (p)3.8 |
Other Services(4) |
|
119.0 | 119.0 | 119.9 | 120.1 | 120.1 | (p)120.1 |
12-month % change |
|
2.9 | 2.2 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 2.2 | (p)1.8 |
Government(4) |
|
580.3 | 578.0 | 580.1 | 580.3 | 582.1 | (p)581.5 |
12-month % change |
|
2.6 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.3 | (p)1.8 |
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