Washington
Washington
Data Series |
Back Data |
Feb 2012 |
Mar 2012 |
Apr 2012 |
May 2012 |
June 2012 |
July 2012 |
Labor Force Data |
|
Civilian Labor Force |
|
3,498.1 |
3,503.8 |
3,512.6 |
3,521.5 |
3,526.1 |
3,516.4 |
Employment |
|
3,208.1 |
3,213.0 |
3,225.8 |
3,228.6 |
3,232.3 |
3,218.3 |
Unemployment |
|
289.9 |
290.8 |
286.9 |
292.9 |
293.9 |
298.1 |
Unemployment Rate |
|
8.3 |
8.3 |
8.2 |
8.3 |
8.3 |
8.5 |
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment |
|
Total Nonfarm |
|
2,844.9 |
2,852.0 |
2,856.6 |
2,865.3 |
2,871.9 |
2,879.2 |
12-month % change |
|
1.3 |
1.6 |
1.5 |
1.7 |
2.0 |
1.9 |
Mining and Logging |
|
5.7 |
5.8 |
5.8 |
5.7 |
5.7 |
5.7 |
12-month % change |
|
-6.6 |
-4.9 |
-3.3 |
-5.0 |
-3.4 |
-3.4 |
Construction |
|
140.3 |
140.1 |
139.7 |
138.4 |
139.9 |
138.6 |
12-month % change |
|
1.8 |
2.7 |
1.8 |
1.2 |
3.2 |
0.6 |
Manufacturing |
|
277.9 |
279.4 |
281.7 |
282.6 |
285.0 |
286.3 |
12-month % change |
|
5.6 |
5.6 |
5.9 |
5.9 |
6.5 |
6.5 |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities |
|
535.5 |
535.5 |
534.6 |
539.2 |
542.1 |
544.3 |
12-month % change |
|
2.8 |
2.6 |
2.4 |
3.1 |
3.7 |
3.0 |
Information |
|
103.5 |
103.0 |
102.5 |
102.9 |
103.5 |
103.6 |
12-month % change |
|
-0.2 |
-0.6 |
-1.5 |
-0.9 |
-0.1 |
0.9 |
Financial Activities |
|
135.5 |
136.4 |
136.8 |
137.7 |
138.1 |
138.7 |
12-month % change |
|
-1.7 |
-0.9 |
-0.9 |
0.1 |
0.4 |
0.1 |
Professional & Business Services |
|
340.4 |
341.1 |
343.6 |
346.6 |
351.2 |
346.1 |
12-month % change |
|
1.5 |
1.6 |
1.1 |
2.1 |
3.8 |
1.8 |
Education & Health Services |
|
388.8 |
388.7 |
388.5 |
389.1 |
388.5 |
391.5 |
12-month % change |
|
2.5 |
2.3 |
2.3 |
2.4 |
2.2 |
2.4 |
Leisure & Hospitality |
|
277.4 |
279.1 |
279.1 |
279.1 |
280.0 |
279.6 |
12-month % change |
|
3.0 |
4.1 |
3.3 |
3.0 |
3.3 |
2.6 |
Other Services |
|
105.7 |
105.4 |
106.3 |
107.4 |
105.9 |
108.4 |
12-month % change |
|
-1.7 |
-1.3 |
-1.6 |
-0.7 |
-2.1 |
2.2 |
Government |
|
534.2 |
537.5 |
538.0 |
536.6 |
532.0 |
536.4 |
12-month % change |
|
-2.3 |
-1.5 |
-1.2 |
-1.5 |
-2.2 |
-1.3 |
Mass layoffs |
|
Layoff events, all industries |
|
13 |
19 |
26 |
8 |
20 |
8 |
Initial claimants, all industries |
|
1,084 |
1,546 |
2,301 |
736 |
2,064 |
711 |
Data extracted on:
September 14, 2012
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-Hillsboro, 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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