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In 2023, Washington women who were full-time wage and salary workers had median usual weekly earnings of $1,165, significantly below the $1,523 median usual weekly earnings of their male counterparts.
Prices in the West Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), increased 0.2 percent in September, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Gasoline prices averaged $4.469 a gallon in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue area in August 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Data Series | Back Data |
Mar 2024 |
Apr 2024 |
May 2024 |
June 2024 |
July 2024 |
Aug 2024 |
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Civilian Labor Force(1) |
4,019.8 | 4,016.0 | 4,016.7 | 4,018.9 | 4,016.9 | (p)4,012.5 | |
Employment(1) |
3,826.5 | 3,821.5 | 3,821.2 | 3,824.0 | 3,820.6 | (p)3,818.0 | |
Unemployment(1) |
193.3 | 194.4 | 195.5 | 194.9 | 196.4 | (p)194.6 | |
Unemployment Rate(2) |
4.8 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.9 | (p)4.8 | |
Total Nonfarm(3) |
3,640.5 | 3,647.3 | 3,663.6 | 3,672.3 | 3,669.2 | (p)3,670.8 | |
12-month % change |
1.6 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 2.0 | (p)1.9 | |
Mining and Logging(3) |
5.7 | 5.7 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 5.5 | (p)5.4 | |
12-month % change |
3.6 | 5.6 | 3.7 | 3.7 | -1.8 | (p)-3.6 | |
Construction(3) |
227.0 | 229.8 | 230.3 | 233.2 | 233.6 | (p)232.8 | |
12-month % change |
-3.0 | -1.9 | -1.6 | -0.3 | 0.4 | (p)0.0 | |
Manufacturing(3) |
280.4 | 280.4 | 280.3 | 278.4 | 277.7 | (p)276.7 | |
12-month % change |
2.9 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 1.2 | 1.4 | (p)0.7 | |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3) |
620.5 | 622.2 | 622.2 | 624.1 | 624.4 | (p)623.8 | |
12-month % change |
0.6 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.7 | (p)1.6 | |
Information(3) |
163.6 | 163.9 | 164.5 | 164.1 | 162.2 | (p)161.7 | |
12-month % change |
-5.5 | -4.8 | -3.6 | -3.0 | -3.3 | (p)-2.9 | |
Financial Activities(3) |
166.3 | 167.3 | 168.8 | 169.7 | 169.7 | (p)170.0 | |
12-month % change |
0.6 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 2.8 | (p)3.0 | |
Professional & Business Services(3) |
549.3 | 546.9 | 551.9 | 555.8 | 555.4 | (p)557.1 | |
12-month % change |
0.3 | -0.3 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.9 | (p)1.3 | |
Education & Health Services(3) |
551.5 | 553.4 | 556.2 | 556.9 | 556.4 | (p)562.5 | |
12-month % change |
4.9 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.4 | (p)5.1 | |
Leisure & Hospitality(3) |
349.6 | 349.8 | 353.0 | 352.8 | 354.8 | (p)355.0 | |
12-month % change |
2.7 | 2.4 | 2.9 | 2.0 | 2.8 | (p)2.8 | |
Other Services(3) |
124.2 | 125.7 | 127.1 | 129.5 | 128.6 | (p)128.2 | |
12-month % change |
0.8 | 1.6 | 2.7 | 5.0 | 4.9 | (p)4.4 | |
Government(3) |
602.4 | 602.2 | 603.7 | 602.2 | 600.9 | (p)597.6 | |
12-month % change |
4.1 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.0 | 2.2 | (p)1.6 | |
Footnotes |