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News Releases:
Feb
02
Changing Compensation Costs in the Seattle Metropolitan Area – December 2022

Total compensation costs for private industry workers increased 3.2 percent in the Seattle-Tacoma, WA, metropolitan area for the year ended December 2022.

Jan
18
Average Energy Prices, Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue – December 2022

Gasoline prices averaged $4.329 in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue area in December 2022, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

Jan
18
Employer-Reported Workplace Injuries and Illnesses in Washington – 2021

Private industry employers reported 77,600 nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses in Washington in 2021, resulting in an incidence rate of 3.5 cases per 100 full-time equivalent workers.

Washington Economy at a Glance:
Washington
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2025

Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

 4,012.3 4,002.9 3,995.7 (p)3,990.2   (p)3,999.5

Employment(1)

 3,818.0 3,812.7 3,807.9 (p)3,804.7   (p)3,834.5

Unemployment(1)

 194.3 190.2 187.7 (p)185.4   (p)165.0

Unemployment Rate(2)

 4.8 4.8 4.7 (p)4.6   (p)4.1

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm(3)

 3,642.0 3,654.0 3,628.2 3,661.9 3,674.2 (p)3,673.1

12-month % change

 1.2 1.5 0.8 1.6 1.7 (p)1.8

Mining and Logging(3)

 5.3 5.2 5.4 5.4 5.4 (p)5.4

12-month % change

 -5.4 -7.1 -1.8 0.0 0.0 (p)0.0

Construction(3)

 224.3 224.2 222.7 220.8 223.1 (p)221.8

12-month % change

 -2.4 -1.8 -2.0 -2.7 -2.2 (p)-1.7

Manufacturing(3)

 277.3 277.5 247.2 277.1 276.5 (p)275.2

12-month % change

 0.9 0.7 -10.1 0.6 0.3 (p)-0.4

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)

 626.2 628.8 626.1 622.7 622.9 (p)623.3

12-month % change

 0.3 0.7 0.4 -0.1 0.0 (p)0.3

Information(3)

 163.9 164.4 164.3 164.9 165.6 (p)165.6

12-month % change

 -1.3 -0.6 -0.1 0.5 0.7 (p)0.9

Financial Activities(3)

 163.2 163.8 164.6 165.6 165.8 (p)165.6

12-month % change

 -0.9 -0.4 0.5 1.2 1.1 (p)1.5

Professional & Business Services(3)

 546.6 548.3 550.7 550.9 553.1 (p)554.2

12-month % change

 0.3 0.6 1.0 0.8 1.4 (p)1.7

Education & Health Services(3)

 550.4 555.3 561.7 563.9 565.8 (p)566.1

12-month % change

 3.4 3.8 5.0 5.1 5.1 (p)4.9

Leisure & Hospitality(3)

 347.4 347.3 345.2 347.9 351.8 (p)351.6

12-month % change

 1.1 0.8 0.6 1.0 1.6 (p)2.6

Other Services(3)

 122.3 122.7 121.4 121.4 122.6 (p)123.4

12-month % change

 0.2 0.5 -0.6 -0.8 -0.1 (p)0.5

Government(3)

 615.1 616.5 618.9 621.3 621.6 (p)620.9

12-month % change

 4.1 4.3 4.3 4.2 3.6 (p)2.9

Footnotes
(1) Number of persons, in thousands, seasonally adjusted.
(2) In percent, seasonally adjusted.
(3) Number of jobs, in thousands, seasonally adjusted.
(p) Preliminary
Title BLS Subject Product Type Date Published
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Occupational Employment and Wages in Spokane-Spokane Valley — May 2021 Employment, Pay News Release Jul 2022
Occupational Employment and Wages in Tacoma-Lakewood — May 2017 Employment, Pay News Release May 2018
Occupational Employment and Wages in Wenatchee — May 2021 Employment, Pay News Release Jul 2022
Occupational Employment and Wages in Yakima — May 2021 Employment, Pay News Release Jul 2022
Union Members in Washington — 2021 Employment News Release Mar 2022
County Employment and Wages in Washington – Third Quarter 2021 Employment, Pay News Release Apr 2022
Women’s Earnings in Washington – 2020 Pay News Release Oct 2021
Consumer Expenditures for the Seattle Metropolitan Area: 2020–21 Consumer spending News Release Oct 2022
Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization, Washington – 2021 Unemployment News Release Mar 2022
Unemployment in the Seattle Area by County - June 2016 Unemployment News Release Aug 2016
Consumer Price Index, West Region — December 2022 Consumer price indexes News Release Jan 2023
Average Energy Prices, Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue – December 2022 Average energy prices News Release Jan 2023
Consumer Price Index, Seattle area — December 2022 Consumer price indexes News Release Jan 2023
CPI Historical Table - Portland-Salem, OR-WA (PDF) Consumer price indexes Table Feb 2019
CPI Historical Table - Portland-Salem, OR-WA (old base) (PDF) Consumer price indexes Table Feb 2019
CPI Historical Table - Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA (PDF) Consumer price indexes Table Jul 2019
CPI Historical Table - Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA (old base) (PDF) Consumer price indexes Table Jul 2019
CPI Pacific Cities and U.S. City Average - December 2022 (PDF) Consumer price indexes CPI Summary Jan 2023
Changing Compensation Costs in the Seattle Metropolitan Area – December 2022 Benefits, Pay News Release Feb 2023
Fatal Work Injuries in Washington – 2020 Workplace fatalities News Release Mar 2022
Occupational Employment and Wages in Walla Walla — May 2021 Employment, Pay News Release Jul 2022
Employer-Reported Workplace Injuries and Illnesses in Washington – 2021 Workplace injuries and illnesses News Release Jan 2023
2018 CPI Geographic Revision Fact Sheet Consumer price indexes Factsheet Mar 2018
Consumer Price Index Data Tables - Pacific Cities and U.S. City Average Consumer price indexes Factsheet Mar 2020
Business Employment Dynamics in Washington — First Quarter 2022 Employment News Release Nov 2022