Washington
Washington
Data Series |
Back Data |
Oct 2008 |
Nov 2008 |
Dec 2008 |
Jan 2009 |
Feb 2009 |
Mar 2009 |
Labor Force Data |
|
Civilian Labor Force |
|
3,501.9 |
3,515.3 |
3,525.5 |
3,524.6 |
3,554.1 |
3,546.4 |
Employment |
|
3,295.9 |
3,301.6 |
3,295.5 |
3,251.3 |
3,260.3 |
3,219.0 |
Unemployment |
|
206.0 |
213.8 |
230.1 |
273.3 |
293.8 |
327.4 |
Unemployment Rate |
|
5.9 |
6.1 |
6.5 |
7.8 |
8.3 |
9.2 |
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment |
|
Total Nonfarm |
|
2,927.8 |
2,939.5 |
2,923.7 |
2,917.4 |
2,902.4 |
2,875.7 |
12-month % change |
|
-0.9 |
-0.7 |
-1.3 |
-1.8 |
-2.3 |
-3.2 |
Mining and Logging |
|
7.4 |
7.4 |
7.3 |
7.1 |
7.0 |
7.0 |
12-month % change |
|
-8.6 |
-7.5 |
-7.6 |
-9.0 |
-9.1 |
-7.9 |
Construction |
|
194.5 |
193.6 |
191.7 |
190.2 |
186.6 |
180.9 |
12-month % change |
|
-7.1 |
-7.8 |
-8.4 |
-8.9 |
-10.0 |
-12.4 |
Manufacturing |
|
266.5 |
287.4 |
284.7 |
280.3 |
278.3 |
274.9 |
12-month % change |
|
-10.0 |
-3.1 |
-3.9 |
-5.5 |
-6.1 |
-7.1 |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities |
|
547.6 |
541.4 |
539.0 |
539.0 |
534.7 |
531.9 |
12-month % change |
|
-1.6 |
-3.1 |
-3.3 |
-3.7 |
-4.3 |
-4.7 |
Information |
|
105.9 |
106.0 |
106.1 |
103.1 |
103.6 |
103.4 |
12-month % change |
|
3.1 |
2.8 |
2.9 |
-0.7 |
-0.8 |
-1.3 |
Financial Activities |
|
150.0 |
149.6 |
148.7 |
149.4 |
148.8 |
145.8 |
12-month % change |
|
-3.2 |
-3.6 |
-3.9 |
-3.6 |
-3.8 |
-5.5 |
Professional & Business Services |
|
345.8 |
344.7 |
344.2 |
344.2 |
335.5 |
329.4 |
12-month % change |
|
-0.3 |
-0.8 |
-1.7 |
-1.7 |
-4.2 |
-6.2 |
Education & Health Services |
|
366.0 |
365.5 |
364.9 |
363.9 |
365.8 |
362.3 |
12-month % change |
|
3.8 |
3.2 |
2.8 |
2.2 |
2.4 |
1.3 |
Leisure & Hospitality |
|
285.2 |
285.3 |
284.6 |
283.8 |
285.6 |
284.1 |
12-month % change |
|
0.5 |
0.7 |
0.1 |
-0.3 |
0.4 |
-0.6 |
Other Services |
|
107.7 |
108.0 |
108.1 |
107.0 |
107.9 |
107.8 |
12-month % change |
|
1.5 |
1.3 |
1.6 |
0.1 |
0.7 |
0.3 |
Government |
|
551.2 |
550.6 |
544.4 |
549.4 |
548.6 |
548.2 |
12-month % change |
|
2.7 |
2.5 |
1.1 |
1.6 |
1.1 |
1.2 |
Mass layoffs |
|
Layoff events, all industries |
|
29 |
44 |
40 |
43 |
21 |
23 |
Initial claimants, all industries |
|
2,641 |
3,724 |
3,663 |
4,245 |
1,765 |
1,833 |
Data extracted on:
May 01, 2009
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-East Wenatchee, WA
- Yakima, WA
Geographically based survey data available from BLS:
Employment & Unemployment
Prices & Living Conditions
Compensation & Working Conditions
|