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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:
Washington
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Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

 (r)4,001.0 (r)4,007.5 (r)4,014.6 (r)4,016.5 (r)4,015.3 (p)4,023.0

Employment(1)

 (r)3,830.7 (r)3,829.8 (r)3,831.5 (r)3,832.8 (r)3,832.8 (p)3,838.5

Unemployment(1)

 (r)170.3 (r)177.7 (r)183.1 (r)183.6 (r)182.5 (p)184.5

Unemployment Rate(2)

 (r)4.3 (r)4.4 (r)4.6 (r)4.6 (r)4.5 (p)4.6

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm(3)

 3,529.2 3,537.1 3,543.1 3,555.1 (p)3,557.6  

12-month % change

 4.2 4.1 3.9 3.9 (p)3.5  

Mining and Logging(3)

 5.5 5.6 5.6 5.7 (p)5.7  

12-month % change

 -1.8 -1.8 0.0 -1.7 (p)-3.4  

Construction(3)

 237.2 236.9 237.9 237.3 (p)233.6  

12-month % change

 6.2 5.9 6.4 5.2 (p)3.2  

Manufacturing(3)

 271.2 269.9 270.6 271.1 (p)270.2  

12-month % change

 5.0 4.1 3.7 3.4 (p)3.5  

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)

 667.2 671.9 673.0 672.1 (p)671.5  

12-month % change

 2.2 2.5 1.9 1.9 (p)1.3  

Information(3)

 174.2 177.4 172.7 174.1 (p)173.2  

12-month % change

 10.6 11.2 7.3 7.1 (p)5.5  

Financial Activities(3)

 162.6 163.6 163.0 164.1 (p)165.2  

12-month % change

 1.1 1.7 0.4 0.9 (p)1.2  

Professional & Business Services(3)

 472.7 474.6 476.5 477.0 (p)478.2  

12-month % change

 5.3 5.4 4.9 4.9 (p)4.3  

Education & Health Services(3)

 508.9 510.8 513.1 518.6 (p)519.9  

12-month % change

 2.6 3.1 3.3 4.3 (p)4.4  

Leisure & Hospitality(3)

 331.5 331.6 335.5 338.5 (p)340.9  

12-month % change

 10.6 9.9 11.0 9.0 (p)9.6  

Other Services(3)

 117.0 117.2 117.8 118.5 (p)120.2  

12-month % change

 2.5 2.2 2.3 3.4 (p)4.2  

Government(3)

 581.2 577.6 577.4 578.1 (p)579.0  

12-month % change

 2.1 1.2 1.8 1.9 (p)1.7  

Footnotes
(1) Number of persons, in thousands, seasonally adjusted.
(2) In percent, seasonally adjusted.
(3) Number of jobs, in thousands, seasonally adjusted.
(p) Preliminary
(r) Revised
Title BLS Subject Product Type Date Published
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Occupational Employment and Wages in Tacoma-Lakewood — May 2017 Employment, Pay News Release May 2018
Occupational Employment and Wages in Wenatchee — May 2018 Employment, Pay News Release Jul 2019
Occupational Employment and Wages in Yakima — May 2018 Employment, Pay News Release Jul 2019
Union Members in Washington — 2018 Employment News Release Mar 2019
County Employment and Wages in Washington – Third Quarter 2018 Employment, Pay News Release Apr 2019
Women’s Earnings in Washington – 2017 Pay News Release Nov 2018
Consumer Expenditures for the Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton Area: 2017–18 Consumer spending News Release Nov 2019
Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization, Washington – 2018 Unemployment News Release Apr 2019
Unemployment in the Seattle Area by County - June 2016 Unemployment News Release Aug 2016
Consumer Price Index, West Region — October 2019 Consumer price indexes News Release Nov 2019
Average Energy Prices, Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue – October 2019 Average energy prices News Release Nov 2019
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CPI Pacific Cities and U.S. City Average - October 2019 (PDF) Consumer price indexes CPI Summary Nov 2019
Changing Compensation Costs in the Seattle Metropolitan Area – September 2019 Benefits, Pay News Release Nov 2019
Fatal Work Injuries in Washington – 2017 Workplace fatalities News Release Mar 2019
Occupational Employment and Wages in Walla Walla — May 2018 Employment, Pay News Release Jul 2019
Employer-Reported Workplace Injuries and Illnesses in Washington – 2017 Workplace injuries and illnesses News Release Jan 2019
2018 CPI Geographic Revision Fact Sheet Consumer price indexes Factsheet Mar 2018
Consumer Price Index Data Tables (PDF) Consumer price indexes Table Feb 2019