Tacoma, WA

Tacoma-Lakewood, WA
Data Series	Aug 2024	Sept 2024	Oct 2024	Nov 2024	Dec 2024	Jan 2025
Labor Force Data
Civilian Labor Force(1)	455.3	446.7	446.8	(p)442.6		(p)465.8
Employment(1)	430.9	426.8	425.4	(p)419.9		(p)445.4
Unemployment(1)	24.3	20.0	21.4	(p)22.7		(p)20.5
Unemployment Rate(2)	5.3	4.5	4.8	(p)5.1		(p)4.4
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment
Total Nonfarm(3)	100.1	100.1	100.1	100.1	(p)100.1
12-month % change	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	(p)0.0
Mining, Logging, and Construction(3)	100.1	100.1	100.1	100.1	(p)100.1
12-month % change	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	(p)0.0
Manufacturing(3)	100.1	100.1	100.1	100.1	(p)100.1
12-month % change	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	(p)0.0
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)	100.1	100.1	100.1	100.1	(p)100.1
12-month % change	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	(p)0.0
Information(3)	100.1	100.1	100.1	100.1	(p)100.1
12-month % change	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	(p)0.0
Financial Activities(3)	100.1	100.1	100.1	100.1	(p)100.1
12-month % change	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	(p)0.0
Professional and Business Services(3)	100.1	100.1	100.1	100.1	(p)100.1
12-month % change	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	(p)0.0
Education and Health Services(3)	100.1	100.1	100.1	100.1	(p)100.1
12-month % change	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	(p)0.0
Leisure and Hospitality(3)	100.1	100.1	100.1	100.1	(p)100.1
12-month % change	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	(p)0.0
Other Services(3)	100.1	100.1	100.1	100.1	(p)100.1
12-month % change	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	(p)0.0
Government(3)	100.1	100.1	100.1	100.1	(p)100.1
12-month % change	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	(p)0.0
Consumer Price Index: Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
CPI-U, All items(4)	355.179		356.212		354.348
CPI-U, All items, 12-month % change(4)	3.1		3.0		2.7
CPI-W, All items(5)	349.156		349.417		348.575
CPI-W, All items, 12-month % change(5)	3.0		2.7		2.9
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. (4) All Urban Consumers, base: 1982-84=100, not seasonally adjusted. (5) Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers, base: 1982-84=100, not seasonally adjusted. (p) Preliminary

Data extracted on: March 14, 2025

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
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