Longview, WA

Longview-Kelso, WA
Data Series	Aug 2024	Sept 2024	Oct 2024	Nov 2024	Dec 2024	Jan 2025
Labor Force Data
Civilian Labor Force(1)	48.2	47.4	47.8	(p)47.1		(p)48.4
Employment(1)	45.6	45.3	45.4	(p)44.6		(p)45.7
Unemployment(1)	2.6	2.1	2.3	(p)2.5		(p)2.7
Unemployment Rate(2)	5.4	4.5	4.9	(p)5.3		(p)5.6
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment
Total Nonfarm(3)	42.7	42.5	42.6	42.6	42.6	(p)42.2
12-month % change	0.9	1.0	0.9	0.7	1.2	(p)2.2
Mining, Logging and Construction(3)	4.3	4.1	4.1	4.0	4.0	(p)3.8
12-month % change	7.5	2.5	0.0	0.0	2.6	(p)5.6
Manufacturing(3)	7.4	7.4	7.3	7.3	7.3	(p)7.3
12-month % change	-1.3	0.0	0.0	-1.4	0.0	(p)1.4
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)	8.0	7.9	7.8	7.8	7.8	(p)7.7
12-month % change	0.0	0.0	-1.3	-2.5	-3.7	(p)-3.8
Education and Health Services(3)	6.8	6.9	7.0	7.0	7.0	(p)7.0
12-month % change	3.0	3.0	4.5	4.5	4.5	(p)4.5
Leisure and Hospitality(3)	3.8	3.7	3.5	3.5	3.5	(p)3.5
12-month % change	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.9	(p)6.1
Government(3)	6.3	6.5	6.7	6.7	6.6	(p)6.7
12-month % change	0.0	1.6	1.5	1.5	0.0	(p)1.5
Footnotes (1) Number of persons, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. (2) In percent, not seasonally adjusted. (3) Number of jobs, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. See About the data. (p) Preliminary

Data extracted on: March 19, 2025

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
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