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Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA

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Labor Force Data
Civilian Labor Force (1) 10-Year History 1,420.7 1,422.2 1,432.2 1,422.1 1,406.1  
Employment (1) 10-Year History 1,338.3 1,338.4 1,349.6 1,343.0 1,336.0  
Unemployment (1) 10-Year History 82.4 83.9 82.7 79.1 70.0  
Unemployment Rate (2) 10-Year History 5.8 5.9 5.8 5.6 5.0  
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment: Seattle, WA
Total Nonfarm (3) 10-Year History 1,357.2 1,368.8 1,364.7 1,364.3 1,370.8 (P)  
12-month % change -- Total Nonfarm 10-Year History 1.3 1.7 1.8 1.7 1.9 (P)  
Natural Resources and Mining (3) 10-Year History 1.2 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 (P)  
12-month % change -- NR & Mining 10-Year History -7.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 (P)  
Construction (3) 10-Year History 78.5 79.7 82.1 83.6 83.2 (P)  
12-month % change -- Construction 10-Year History 4.9 4.7 5.4 5.0 5.3 (P)  
Manufacturing (3) 10-Year History 144.3 144.2 145.2 144.9 145.3 (P)  
12-month % change -- Manufacturing 10-Year History -4.2 -4.0 -3.0 -2.6 -1.7 (P)  
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities (3) 10-Year History 262.8 265.0 266.3 266.6 265.5 (P)  
12-month % change -- TTU 10-Year History 1.7 1.8 1.5 1.5 1.4 (P)  
Information (3) 10-Year History 75.1 76.1 76.5 77.0 76.8 (P)  
12-month % change -- Information 10-Year History 4.9 6.0 5.8 5.3 5.8 (P)  
Financial Activities (3) 10-Year History 92.6 93.2 93.7 94.0 93.9 (P)  
12-month % change -- Financial Activities 10-Year History 1.6 1.9 1.0 0.9 1.3 (P)  
Professional & Business Services (3) 10-Year History 184.4 186.0 187.7 189.5 189.2 (P)  
12-month % change -- PBS 10-Year History 4.4 5.0 4.7 4.4 4.2 (P)  
Educational & Health Services (3) 10-Year History 139.8 139.4 137.3 137.3 138.4 (P)  
12-month % change -- EHS 10-Year History 1.6 1.6 1.7 2.1 1.9 (P)  
Leisure & Hospitality (3) 10-Year History 122.5 126.3 127.1 129.2 128.4 (P)  
12-month % change -- Leisure & Hospitality 10-Year History 0.9 1.3 1.1 2.0 2.8 (P)  
Other Services (3) 10-Year History 48.8 49.5 49.7 49.9 49.6 (P)  
12-month % change -- Other Services 10-Year History -0.6 -0.4 0.4 0.4 1.0 (P)  
Government (3) 10-Year History 207.2 208.1 197.8 191.0 199.2 (P)  
12-month % change -- Government 10-Year History -0.4 1.3 1.3 0.3 0.3 (P)  
Consumer Price Index: Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA
CPI-U, All items, Index (4) 10-Year History   195.3   194.6   196.5
CPI-U, All items, 12-month % change (4) 10-Year History   1.9   0.1   1.4
CPI-W, All items, Index (5) 10-Year History   190.4   189.6   191.6
CPI-W, All items, 12-month % change (5) 10-Year History   2.5   0.7   2.0

Footnotes:
(P) Preliminary
(1) Number of persons, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted
(2) In percent, not seasonally adjusted
(3) Number of jobs, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted
(4) All Urban Consumers, base: 1982-84=100, not seasonally adjusted
(5) Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers, base: 1982-84=100, not seasonally adjusted

Data extracted on: November 17, 2004

Source: U. S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
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