Washington
Washington
Data Series |
Back Data |
July 2012 |
Aug 2012 |
Sept 2012 |
Oct 2012 |
Nov 2012 |
Dec 2012 |
Labor Force Data |
|
Civilian Labor Force |
|
3,517.9 |
3,497.9 |
3,495.7 |
3,483.9 |
3,469.5 |
3,463.3 |
Employment |
|
3,219.1 |
3,195.9 |
3,198.8 |
3,198.0 |
3,200.7 |
3,200.8 |
Unemployment |
|
298.8 |
302.1 |
296.9 |
285.9 |
268.8 |
262.5 |
Unemployment Rate |
|
8.5 |
8.6 |
8.5 |
8.2 |
7.7 |
7.6 |
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment |
|
Total Nonfarm |
|
2,880.2 |
2,875.3 |
2,881.9 |
2,890.0 |
2,893.6 |
2,885.7 |
12-month % change |
|
1.9 |
1.7 |
2.1 |
1.9 |
1.8 |
1.8 |
Mining and Logging |
|
5.7 |
5.7 |
5.6 |
5.5 |
5.5 |
5.5 |
12-month % change |
|
-3.4 |
-3.4 |
-5.1 |
-5.2 |
-6.8 |
-6.8 |
Construction |
|
138.9 |
141.3 |
141.4 |
143.1 |
144.0 |
147.1 |
12-month % change |
|
0.8 |
2.5 |
2.8 |
3.5 |
3.5 |
6.5 |
Manufacturing |
|
286.4 |
287.8 |
287.9 |
288.3 |
289.1 |
288.2 |
12-month % change |
|
6.5 |
5.7 |
5.5 |
5.2 |
4.9 |
4.1 |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities |
|
544.4 |
540.2 |
538.6 |
542.9 |
544.5 |
540.6 |
12-month % change |
|
3.1 |
2.4 |
2.0 |
1.8 |
2.1 |
2.4 |
Information |
|
103.4 |
103.1 |
102.5 |
103.1 |
103.1 |
103.1 |
12-month % change |
|
0.7 |
-0.9 |
-1.1 |
-0.3 |
-0.2 |
-0.3 |
Financial Activities |
|
138.9 |
139.6 |
139.5 |
140.7 |
139.7 |
139.7 |
12-month % change |
|
0.2 |
1.7 |
1.6 |
2.5 |
2.0 |
2.1 |
Professional & Business Services |
|
346.8 |
345.8 |
348.5 |
350.5 |
348.5 |
346.6 |
12-month % change |
|
2.0 |
1.9 |
1.7 |
4.4 |
3.1 |
2.5 |
Education & Health Services |
|
390.8 |
391.6 |
389.9 |
390.0 |
390.9 |
391.4 |
12-month % change |
|
2.3 |
2.4 |
1.9 |
0.7 |
0.9 |
0.7 |
Leisure & Hospitality |
|
279.3 |
276.8 |
281.0 |
280.7 |
282.3 |
283.7 |
12-month % change |
|
2.5 |
1.6 |
4.1 |
2.9 |
1.8 |
2.7 |
Other Services |
|
107.8 |
107.1 |
106.4 |
106.6 |
107.7 |
106.2 |
12-month % change |
|
1.6 |
0.6 |
0.0 |
-0.1 |
1.1 |
-0.2 |
Government |
|
537.8 |
536.3 |
540.6 |
538.6 |
538.3 |
533.6 |
12-month % change |
|
-1.1 |
-1.2 |
0.8 |
-0.3 |
-0.2 |
-0.3 |
Mass layoffs |
|
Layoff events, all industries |
|
8 |
11 |
13 |
18 |
40 |
38 |
Initial claimants, all industries |
|
711 |
1,261 |
1,082 |
1,489 |
4,079 |
3,581 |
Data extracted on:
February 21, 2013
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
|