Washington
Washington
Data Series |
Back Data |
Apr 2008 |
May 2008 |
June 2008 |
July 2008 |
Aug 2008 |
Sept 2008 |
Labor Force Data |
|
Civilian Labor Force |
|
3,466.8 |
3,451.3 |
3,449.7 |
3,452.1 |
3,472.5 |
3,504.7 |
Employment |
|
3,305.3 |
3,268.6 |
3,263.1 |
3,257.5 |
3,265.1 |
3,300.6 |
Unemployment |
|
161.5 |
182.6 |
186.7 |
194.7 |
207.4 |
204.1 |
Unemployment Rate |
|
4.7 |
5.3 |
5.4 |
5.6 |
6.0 |
5.8 |
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment |
|
Total Nonfarm |
|
2,962.6 |
2,964.6 |
2,962.6 |
2,968.8 |
2,971.3 |
2,958.4 |
12-month % change |
|
1.5 |
1.3 |
1.2 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
0.4 |
Natural Resources and Mining |
|
8.2 |
8.2 |
8.1 |
8.0 |
8.1 |
8.1 |
12-month % change |
|
0.0 |
0.0 |
-1.2 |
-2.4 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
Construction |
|
206.3 |
206.0 |
205.2 |
202.9 |
200.5 |
197.7 |
12-month % change |
|
-0.1 |
-1.3 |
-2.7 |
-2.9 |
-4.5 |
-5.5 |
Manufacturing |
|
296.8 |
297.0 |
299.0 |
299.1 |
298.5 |
296.8 |
12-month % change |
|
1.9 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
1.8 |
1.4 |
0.6 |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities |
|
555.0 |
554.7 |
555.0 |
556.1 |
556.2 |
554.9 |
12-month % change |
|
0.6 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
0.2 |
Information |
|
105.3 |
105.8 |
104.9 |
105.1 |
104.9 |
105.8 |
12-month % change |
|
3.1 |
3.1 |
1.8 |
2.0 |
1.8 |
2.6 |
Financial Activities |
|
153.4 |
153.2 |
153.0 |
152.5 |
152.4 |
151.4 |
12-month % change |
|
-1.8 |
-1.6 |
-1.7 |
-1.8 |
-1.7 |
-1.8 |
Professional & Business Services |
|
348.9 |
350.7 |
353.2 |
351.9 |
352.4 |
352.5 |
12-month % change |
|
2.0 |
2.0 |
2.3 |
1.9 |
1.7 |
1.7 |
Education & Health Services |
|
354.2 |
353.5 |
351.9 |
352.8 |
354.7 |
355.6 |
12-month % change |
|
2.8 |
2.1 |
1.3 |
1.3 |
1.5 |
1.6 |
Leisure & Hospitality |
|
288.4 |
288.8 |
288.7 |
289.1 |
289.3 |
288.1 |
12-month % change |
|
3.6 |
3.3 |
2.7 |
2.7 |
2.4 |
1.9 |
Other Services |
|
106.2 |
106.2 |
106.8 |
106.8 |
107.0 |
107.0 |
12-month % change |
|
1.1 |
1.0 |
1.5 |
1.3 |
1.1 |
1.2 |
Government |
|
539.9 |
540.5 |
536.8 |
544.5 |
547.3 |
540.5 |
12-month % change |
|
1.4 |
1.3 |
2.4 |
1.9 |
2.8 |
0.7 |
Mass layoffs |
|
Layoff events, all industries |
|
25 |
13 |
21 |
16 |
11 |
16 |
Initial claimants, all industries |
|
2,203 |
1,211 |
1,874 |
1,363 |
880 |
5,161 |
Data extracted on:
October 31, 2008
Source: U. S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Note: More data series, including additional geographic areas, are available through the "Databases & Tables" tab at the top of this page.
Washington includes the following metropolitan areas for which an Economy At A Glance table is available:
- Bellingham, WA
- Bremerton-Silverdale, WA
- Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, WA
- Longview, WA
- Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA
- Olympia, WA
- Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA
- Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA (Metropolitan Division)
- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
- Spokane, WA
- Tacoma, WA (Metropolitan Division)
- Wenatchee, WA
- Yakima, WA
Geographically based survey data available from BLS:
Employment & Unemployment
Prices & Living Conditions
Compensation & Working Conditions
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