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Labor Force Data
Civilian Labor Force (1) 10-Year History 365.3 367.0 370.1 365.7 365.2  
Employment (1) 10-Year History 341.3 342.2 345.9 342.5 344.6  
Unemployment (1) 10-Year History 24.0 24.8 24.2 23.1 20.6  
Unemployment Rate (2) 10-Year History 6.6 6.8 6.5 6.3 5.7  
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment
Total Nonfarm (3) 10-Year History 254.1 256.7 256.4 255.3 259.3 (P)  
12-month % change -- Total Nonfarm 10-Year History 2.3 2.9 3.5 2.7 2.6 (P)  
Natural Resources and Mining (3) 10-Year History 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 (P)  
12-month % change -- NR & Mining 10-Year History 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 (P)  
Construction (3) 10-Year History 19.3 19.7 20.2 20.6 20.4 (P)  
12-month % change -- Construction 10-Year History 12.9 10.7 9.8 8.4 7.4 (P)  
Manufacturing (3) 10-Year History 18.7 18.8 18.9 19.1 19.1 (P)  
12-month % change -- Manufacturing 10-Year History -0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 (P)  
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities (3) 10-Year History 48.2 48.9 49.3 49.4 49.3 (P)  
12-month % change -- TTU 10-Year History 2.3 3.2 2.5 2.9 2.7 (P)  
Information (3) 10-Year History 2.9 2.9 2.9 2.9 2.9 (P)  
12-month % change -- Information 10-Year History 0.0 -3.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 (P)  
Financial Activities (3) 10-Year History 13.7 13.8 13.9 13.9 13.9 (P)  
12-month % change -- Financial Activities 10-Year History 1.5 1.5 3.0 1.5 2.2 (P)  
Professional & Business Services (3) 10-Year History 21.0 21.2 21.3 21.7 21.7 (P)  
12-month % change -- PBS 10-Year History 3.4 2.9 2.4 1.9 2.4 (P)  
Educational & Health Services (3) 10-Year History 38.1 37.9 37.5 37.7 38.4 (P)  
12-month % change -- EHS 10-Year History -1.0 1.1 1.6 1.9 1.9 (P)  
Leisure & Hospitality (3) 10-Year History 24.9 25.8 26.4 26.3 28.0 (P)  
12-month % change -- Leisure & Hospitality 10-Year History 3.3 5.7 6.9 4.8 2.9 (P)  
Other Services (3) 10-Year History 12.1 12.3 12.4 12.4 12.4 (P)  
12-month % change -- Other Services 10-Year History 3.4 4.2 3.3 4.2 4.2 (P)  
Government (3) 10-Year History 54.6 54.8 53.0 50.7 52.6 (P)  
12-month % change -- Government 10-Year History 1.7 1.5 3.9 1.4 1.9 (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
Note: More data series, including additional geographic areas, are available through the "Get Detailed Statistics" link at the top of this page

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