Washington
Data Series |
Back Data |
Apr 2004 |
May 2004 |
June 2004 |
July 2004 |
Aug 2004 |
Sept 2004 |
Labor Force Data |
Civilian Labor Force (1) |
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3,218.0 |
3,204.4 |
3,216.3 |
3,195.8 |
3,211.1 |
3,209.7 |
Employment (1) |
|
3,015.1 |
3,010.5 |
3,019.9 |
3,002.6 |
3,012.9 |
3,031.1 |
Unemployment (1) |
|
202.9 |
194.0 |
196.4 |
193.2 |
198.1 |
178.7 |
Unemployment Rate (2) |
|
6.3 |
6.1 |
6.1 |
6.0 |
6.2 |
5.6 |
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment |
Total Nonfarm (3) |
|
2,698.3 |
2,700.8 |
2,708.8 |
2,718.0 |
2,714.7 |
2,719.1 (P) |
12-month % change -- Total Nonfarm |
|
1.7 |
1.7 |
2.1 |
2.3 |
2.1 |
2.2 (P) |
Natural Resources and Mining (3) |
|
8.5 |
8.4 |
8.3 |
8.5 |
8.6 |
8.6 (P) |
12-month % change -- NR & Mining |
|
-5.6 |
-4.5 |
-4.6 |
-2.3 |
0.0 |
1.2 (P) |
Construction (3) |
|
163.2 |
164.8 |
164.1 |
165.1 |
165.1 |
165.1 (P) |
12-month % change -- Construction |
|
5.5 |
6.3 |
5.7 |
5.8 |
5.7 |
5.8 (P) |
Manufacturing (3) |
|
261.3 |
260.9 |
261.1 |
261.8 |
260.4 |
259.7 (P) |
12-month % change -- Manufacturing |
|
-3.2 |
-2.5 |
-2.1 |
-1.4 |
-1.3 |
-1.4 (P) |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities (3) |
|
521.4 |
521.1 |
522.3 |
521.5 |
521.1 |
520.0 (P) |
12-month % change -- TTU |
|
2.5 |
2.3 |
2.6 |
2.1 |
1.9 |
1.7 (P) |
Information (3) |
|
95.3 |
96.4 |
97.0 |
97.5 |
97.2 |
97.6 (P) |
12-month % change -- Information |
|
3.6 |
4.7 |
5.9 |
6.1 |
5.4 |
5.7 (P) |
Financial Activities (3) |
|
157.3 |
157.3 |
157.3 |
157.8 |
156.8 |
156.9 (P) |
12-month % change -- Financial Activities |
|
3.8 |
3.4 |
2.9 |
2.7 |
1.8 |
1.8 (P) |
Professional & Business Services (3) |
|
300.1 |
300.9 |
301.9 |
303.5 |
304.6 |
305.6 (P) |
12-month % change -- PBS |
|
3.6 |
4.0 |
4.6 |
4.4 |
4.5 |
4.7 (P) |
Educational & Health Services (3) |
|
316.6 |
317.0 |
317.8 |
320.0 |
320.5 |
321.3 (P) |
12-month % change -- EHS |
|
1.5 |
1.7 |
1.9 |
2.4 |
2.3 |
2.6 (P) |
Leisure & Hospitality (3) |
|
248.0 |
247.8 |
249.3 |
251.3 |
252.6 |
254.3 (P) |
12-month % change -- Leisure & Hospitality |
|
0.4 |
0.4 |
0.7 |
1.2 |
1.6 |
2.2 (P) |
Other Services (3) |
|
100.3 |
100.9 |
101.9 |
102.1 |
102.3 |
102.2 (P) |
12-month % change -- Other Services |
|
1.2 |
1.8 |
2.6 |
2.9 |
3.1 |
2.5 (P) |
Government (3) |
|
526.3 |
525.3 |
527.8 |
528.9 |
525.5 |
527.8 (P) |
12-month % change -- Government |
|
1.2 |
0.5 |
1.4 |
1.8 |
0.8 |
1.3 (P) |
Mass layoffs |
Layoff events, all industries |
|
22 |
15 |
19 |
20 |
8 (P) |
7 (P) |
12-month net change -- Layoff events, all industries |
|
-12 |
-2 |
-1 |
2 |
-6 (P) |
-7 (P) |
12-month % change -- Layoff events, all industries |
|
-35.3 |
-11.8 |
-5.0 |
11.1 |
-42.9 (P) |
-50.0 (P) |
Initial claimants, all industries |
|
2,039 |
1,146 |
1,509 |
1,565 |
753 (P) |
819 (P) |
12-month net change -- Initial claimants, all industries |
|
-1,279 |
-538 |
-442 |
-14 |
-961 (P) |
-805 (P) |
12-month % change -- Initial claimants, all industries |
|
-38.5 |
-31.9 |
-22.7 |
-0.9 |
-56.1 (P) |
-49.6 (P) |
Footnotes:
(P) Preliminary
(1) Number of persons, in thousands, seasonally adjusted
(2) Percent
(3) Number of jobs, in thousands, seasonally adjusted
Data extracted on: October 22, 2004
Source: U. S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
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