Washington
Washington
Data Series |
Back Data |
Jan 2009 |
Feb 2009 |
Mar 2009 |
Apr 2009 |
May 2009 |
June 2009 |
Labor Force Data |
|
Civilian Labor Force |
|
3,524.6 |
3,554.1 |
3,541.1 |
3,539.9 |
3,561.0 |
3,565.2 |
Employment |
|
3,251.3 |
3,260.3 |
3,218.7 |
3,222.1 |
3,235.6 |
3,234.4 |
Unemployment |
|
273.3 |
293.8 |
322.4 |
317.8 |
325.4 |
330.8 |
Unemployment Rate |
|
7.8 |
8.3 |
9.1 |
9.0 |
9.1 |
9.3 |
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment |
|
Total Nonfarm |
|
2,917.4 |
2,902.4 |
2,874.6 |
2,869.4 |
2,865.2 |
2,858.1 |
12-month % change |
|
-1.8 |
-2.3 |
-3.2 |
-3.4 |
-3.5 |
-3.6 |
Mining and Logging |
|
7.1 |
7.0 |
7.0 |
6.9 |
7.1 |
7.2 |
12-month % change |
|
-9.0 |
-9.1 |
-7.9 |
-9.2 |
-5.3 |
-2.7 |
Construction |
|
190.2 |
186.6 |
180.3 |
178.3 |
176.7 |
174.6 |
12-month % change |
|
-8.9 |
-10.0 |
-12.7 |
-13.2 |
-13.3 |
-13.9 |
Manufacturing |
|
280.3 |
278.3 |
274.2 |
269.4 |
266.9 |
267.8 |
12-month % change |
|
-5.5 |
-6.1 |
-7.4 |
-8.7 |
-9.6 |
-8.9 |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities |
|
539.0 |
534.7 |
529.8 |
529.6 |
531.3 |
529.3 |
12-month % change |
|
-3.7 |
-4.3 |
-5.1 |
-4.9 |
-4.4 |
-4.4 |
Information |
|
103.1 |
103.6 |
103.6 |
102.5 |
101.4 |
100.7 |
12-month % change |
|
-0.7 |
-0.8 |
-1.1 |
-2.3 |
-3.4 |
-4.4 |
Financial Activities |
|
149.4 |
148.8 |
146.7 |
147.4 |
146.6 |
147.0 |
12-month % change |
|
-3.6 |
-3.8 |
-4.9 |
-4.0 |
-4.7 |
-3.8 |
Professional & Business Services |
|
344.2 |
335.5 |
330.5 |
329.8 |
327.5 |
327.4 |
12-month % change |
|
-1.7 |
-4.2 |
-5.8 |
-6.2 |
-7.0 |
-6.7 |
Education & Health Services |
|
363.9 |
365.8 |
364.7 |
364.2 |
364.6 |
363.5 |
12-month % change |
|
2.2 |
2.4 |
2.0 |
1.5 |
1.2 |
0.9 |
Leisure & Hospitality |
|
283.8 |
285.6 |
282.7 |
283.7 |
286.8 |
288.9 |
12-month % change |
|
-0.3 |
0.4 |
-1.1 |
-0.5 |
0.8 |
1.4 |
Other Services |
|
107.0 |
107.9 |
107.3 |
105.7 |
106.0 |
106.6 |
12-month % change |
|
0.1 |
0.7 |
-0.2 |
-1.7 |
-1.5 |
-0.6 |
Government |
|
549.4 |
548.6 |
547.8 |
551.9 |
550.3 |
545.1 |
12-month % change |
|
1.6 |
1.1 |
1.1 |
1.7 |
1.2 |
0.3 |
Mass layoffs |
|
Layoff events, all industries |
|
43 |
21 |
23 |
30 |
36 |
16 |
Initial claimants, all industries |
|
4,245 |
1,765 |
1,833 |
2,596 |
3,290 |
1,231 |
Data extracted on:
August 13, 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
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