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Nov
13
Consumer Expenditures for the Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton Area: 2017–18
Households in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA, metropolitan area spent an average of $84,864 per year in 2017–18, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Nov
13
Consumer Price Index, Seattle area — October 2019
Prices in the Seattle area, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), decreased 0.6 percent for the two months ending in October 2019.
Nov
13
Consumer Price Index, West Region — October 2019
Prices in the West Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), increased 0.5 percent in October, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Washington Economy at a Glance:
| Data Series | Back Data |
Dec 2020 |
Jan 2021 |
Feb 2021 |
Mar 2021 |
Apr 2021 |
May 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Civilian Labor Force(1) |
|
(r)3,830.4 | 3,835.2 | 3,837.0 | 3,850.7 | (p)3,864.9 | |
Employment(1) |
|
(r)3,591.0 | 3,606.6 | 3,621.5 | 3,639.9 | (p)3,651.8 | |
Unemployment(1) |
|
(r)239.5 | 228.6 | 215.6 | 210.8 | (p)213.1 | |
Unemployment Rate(2) |
|
(r)6.3 | 6.0 | 5.6 | 5.5 | (p)5.5 | |
Total Nonfarm(3) |
|
3,266.8 | 3,271.9 | 3,301.5 | 3,328.5 | 3,341.7 | (p)3,350.0 |
12-month % change |
|
-6.7 | -6.6 | -6.0 | -4.8 | 7.8 | (p)8.1 |
Mining and Logging(3) |
|
5.4 | 5.4 | 5.6 | 5.5 | 5.5 | (p)5.5 |
12-month % change |
|
-5.3 | -5.3 | 0.0 | -3.5 | 3.8 | (p)0.0 |
Construction(3) |
|
222.2 | 222.2 | 224.1 | 226.2 | 226.8 | (p)224.2 |
12-month % change |
|
-0.1 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 22.8 | (p)11.0 |
Manufacturing(3) |
|
261.2 | 260.2 | 262.6 | 262.0 | 261.2 | (p)260.3 |
12-month % change |
|
-11.0 | -11.1 | -10.4 | -9.7 | -3.4 | (p)-2.8 |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3) |
|
643.8 | 641.7 | 646.9 | 650.2 | 648.7 | (p)646.8 |
12-month % change |
|
-0.8 | -1.4 | -0.8 | -0.2 | 10.2 | (p)9.5 |
Information(3) |
|
151.6 | 152.7 | 153.0 | 154.8 | 154.5 | (p)155.1 |
12-month % change |
|
2.1 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 3.2 | 4.8 | (p)4.7 |
Financial Activities(3) |
|
158.5 | 157.3 | 158.1 | 158.5 | 159.1 | (p)160.2 |
12-month % change |
|
-2.3 | -3.3 | -2.9 | -2.6 | 1.9 | (p)3.2 |
Professional & Business Services(3) |
|
438.1 | 433.6 | 435.6 | 434.9 | 432.1 | (p)435.6 |
12-month % change |
|
-0.5 | -1.9 | -1.9 | -1.8 | 5.4 | (p)6.4 |
Education & Health Services(3) |
|
495.2 | 502.7 | 505.0 | 508.1 | 510.1 | (p)511.2 |
12-month % change |
|
-2.5 | -0.8 | -0.5 | 0.3 | 10.5 | (p)10.2 |
Leisure & Hospitality(3) |
|
231.4 | 237.4 | 250.7 | 262.4 | 271.6 | (p)277.9 |
12-month % change |
|
-33.8 | -32.1 | -28.4 | -22.7 | 31.2 | (p)32.9 |
Other Services(3) |
|
116.5 | 116.0 | 116.8 | 118.0 | 118.7 | (p)118.5 |
12-month % change |
|
-11.6 | -12.3 | -12.0 | -10.7 | 8.9 | (p)10.3 |
Government(3) |
|
542.9 | 542.7 | 543.1 | 547.9 | 553.4 | (p)554.7 |
12-month % change |
|
-8.0 | -8.3 | -8.4 | -7.6 | -1.3 | (p)2.8 |
|
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