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Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA: Nonfarm employment and labor force data
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Employment data from the Current Employment Statistics program
(not seasonally adjusted data, all employees, in thousands)
Sector
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Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Wash. Metropolitan Statistical Area |
| Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Annual
Avg |
Total Nonfarm |
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2007 |
1,689.1 |
1,709.1 |
1,716.8 |
1,722.5 |
1,739.5 |
1,754.4 |
1,745.8 |
1,744.1 |
1,752.8 |
1,761.6 |
1,768.6 |
1,767.8 |
1,739.3 |
2008 |
1,735.6 |
1,747.2 |
1,751.7 |
1,756.5 |
1,771.6 |
1,787.9 |
1,783.4 |
1,786.6 |
1,786.7 |
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Natural Resources & Mining |
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2007 |
1.4 |
1.5 |
1.4 |
1.6 |
1.6 |
1.6 |
1.7 |
1.5 |
1.5 |
1.5 |
1.5 |
1.5 |
1.5 |
2008 |
1.5 |
1.5 |
1.5 |
1.5 |
1.5 |
1.5 |
1.5 |
1.5 |
1.5 |
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Construction |
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2007 |
114.4 |
117.5 |
119.7 |
121.4 |
124.7 |
127.9 |
128.7 |
131.1 |
130.0 |
128.5 |
125.7 |
123.4 |
124.4 |
2008 |
118.4 |
119.1 |
120.5 |
121.4 |
123.5 |
124.9 |
125.9 |
126.8 |
124.8 |
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Manufacturing |
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2007 |
183.5 |
185.6 |
184.6 |
184.4 |
185.5 |
187.6 |
189.1 |
189.4 |
190.1 |
190.4 |
190.6 |
190.4 |
187.6 |
2008 |
190.5 |
190.2 |
190.4 |
190.4 |
191.4 |
193.4 |
194.2 |
194.4 |
194.3 |
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Trade, Transportation, & Utilities |
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2007 |
319.5 |
319.0 |
319.5 |
320.2 |
322.9 |
325.4 |
326.7 |
327.5 |
325.8 |
327.2 |
334.9 |
338.1 |
325.6 |
2008 |
326.7 |
324.2 |
324.1 |
324.2 |
326.0 |
328.3 |
330.0 |
330.0 |
328.9 |
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Information |
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2007 |
83.3 |
84.3 |
83.9 |
84.3 |
85.1 |
86.0 |
86.1 |
86.6 |
86.0 |
85.8 |
85.8 |
85.7 |
85.2 |
2008 |
85.1 |
85.7 |
85.9 |
86.2 |
86.8 |
87.4 |
88.3 |
88.6 |
88.6 |
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Financial Activities |
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2007 |
103.5 |
103.8 |
104.2 |
104.3 |
104.2 |
104.5 |
104.7 |
104.7 |
103.5 |
103.1 |
102.9 |
103.1 |
103.9 |
2008 |
102.2 |
102.4 |
102.5 |
102.3 |
102.6 |
102.9 |
103.0 |
103.0 |
102.6 |
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Professional & Business Services |
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2007 |
228.0 |
232.3 |
234.7 |
235.3 |
237.4 |
240.1 |
241.1 |
243.5 |
243.7 |
243.1 |
243.6 |
242.7 |
238.8 |
2008 |
236.4 |
238.8 |
239.3 |
239.8 |
244.5 |
250.0 |
252.5 |
255.7 |
258.0 |
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Educational & Health Services |
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2007 |
187.7 |
190.2 |
191.9 |
192.1 |
193.9 |
191.2 |
187.8 |
188.3 |
191.6 |
196.0 |
198.0 |
195.5 |
192.0 |
2008 |
194.2 |
196.9 |
197.5 |
197.9 |
197.8 |
195.5 |
192.1 |
193.2 |
196.3 |
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Leisure & Hospitality |
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2007 |
153.7 |
155.9 |
157.3 |
159.7 |
163.1 |
167.5 |
168.3 |
169.9 |
169.3 |
165.2 |
162.5 |
165.1 |
163.1 |
2008 |
160.6 |
162.7 |
164.5 |
167.5 |
170.6 |
174.0 |
175.1 |
176.7 |
174.9 |
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Other Services |
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2007 |
61.0 |
62.0 |
62.5 |
62.4 |
63.2 |
63.7 |
63.8 |
64.2 |
63.8 |
63.9 |
63.2 |
63.5 |
63.1 |
2008 |
62.4 |
63.1 |
63.9 |
64.0 |
64.4 |
65.7 |
65.5 |
65.7 |
64.8 |
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Government |
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2007 |
253.1 |
257.0 |
257.1 |
256.8 |
257.9 |
258.9 |
247.8 |
237.4 |
247.5 |
256.9 |
259.9 |
258.8 |
254.1 |
2008 |
257.6 |
262.6 |
261.6 |
261.3 |
262.5 |
264.3 |
255.3 |
251.0 |
252.0 |
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Labor Force data from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics Program
(not seasonally adjusted data)
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Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Wash. Metropolitan Statistical Area |
| Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Annual
Avg |
Labor Force |
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2007 |
1,800,249 |
1,808,780 |
1,820,612 |
1,807,632 |
1,819,483 |
1,820,324 |
1,830,753 |
1,815,053 |
1,827,257 |
1,835,624 |
1,855,232 |
1,857,418 |
1,824,869 |
2008 |
1,856,927 |
1,851,899 |
1,852,443 |
1,846,606 |
1,843,232 |
1,846,242 |
1,858,628 |
1,855,322 |
1,868,162 |
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Employment |
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2007 |
1,720,550 |
1,727,746 |
1,745,119 |
1,741,517 |
1,749,388 |
1,747,441 |
1,761,581 |
1,748,759 |
1,755,802 |
1,765,520 |
1,782,737 |
1,784,099 |
1,752,522 |
2008 |
1,780,643 |
1,773,850 |
1,774,777 |
1,779,334 |
1,762,243 |
1,763,244 |
1,771,872 |
1,764,265 |
1,775,090 |
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Unemployment |
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2007 |
79,699 |
81,034 |
75,493 |
66,115 |
70,095 |
72,883 |
69,172 |
66,294 |
71,455 |
70,104 |
72,495 |
73,319 |
72,347 |
2008 |
76,284 |
78,049 |
77,666 |
67,272 |
80,989 |
82,998 |
86,756 |
91,057 |
93,072 |
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Unemployment Rate |
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2007 |
4.4 |
4.5 |
4.1 |
3.7 |
3.9 |
4.0 |
3.8 |
3.7 |
3.9 |
3.8 |
3.9 |
3.9 |
4.0 |
2008 |
4.1 |
4.2 |
4.2 |
3.6 |
4.4 |
4.5 |
4.7 |
4.9 |
5.0 |
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Bureau of Labor Statistics
