Washington State's Economy 2011

Remember, statistics on insured unemployment cannot be used as a count of total unemployment in the United States. In fact, during 2008, only 36 percent of the total unemployed received UI benefits. Click below for comprehensive chart on our state's economy and links to regional cities, including Bellingham.

 Washington

Data Series	Back Data	Jan 2011	Feb 2011	Mar 2011	Apr 2011	May 2011	June 2011
Labor Force Data
Civilian Labor Force (1)		3,517.0	3,508.1	3,501.1	3,488.4	3,485.6	(P) 3,476.0
Employment (1)		3,193.2	3,188.4	3,179.4	3,169.0	3,166.8	(P) 3,154.8
Unemployment (1)		323.8	319.8	321.7	319.4	318.8	(P) 321.1
Unemployment Rate (2)		9.2	9.1	9.2	9.2	9.1	(P) 9.2
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment
Total Nonfarm (3)		2,801.3	2,801.3	2,805.3	2,811.9	2,811.2	(P) 2,809.1
12-month % change		1.0	1.2	1.2	1.1	0.8	(P) 0.9
Mining and Logging (3)		5.8	5.9	6.0	5.9	5.9	(P) 6.1
12-month % change		0.0	1.7	1.7	-1.7	-1.7	(P) 3.4
Construction (3)		138.2	138.9	138.0	140.0	139.6	(P) 136.7
12-month % change		-5.1	-3.7	-3.4	-1.5	-1.1	(P) -2.2
Manufacturing (3)		259.5	260.4	262.0	262.6	263.0	(P) 264.7
12-month % change		0.9	1.9	1.7	1.7	1.9	(P) 2.5
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities (3)		523.8	519.7	522.0	523.7	517.9	(P) 519.5
12-month % change		1.6	1.0	1.2	1.1	-0.1	(P) 0.2
Information (3)		102.4	102.9	103.1	103.0	104.0	(P) 104.7
12-month % change		-0.6	0.3	0.5	0.5	1.5	(P) 1.8
Financial Activities (3)		137.4	135.7	137.1	137.6	137.5	(P) 137.0
12-month % change		0.7	0.1	1.3	1.9	2.3	(P) 2.3
Professional & Business Services (3)		340.7	343.1	343.8	345.9	348.2	(P) 349.8
12-month % change		5.9	6.7	6.5	6.6	7.3	(P) 7.7
Education & Health Services (3)		381.6	380.1	379.0	381.5	381.5	(P) 381.4
12-month % change		2.3	1.9	1.5	2.0	1.8	(P) 1.5
Leisure & Hospitality (3)		266.5	269.1	269.2	269.7	270.2	(P) 270.0
12-month % change		0.6	1.9	1.5	1.0	1.3	(P) 1.3
Other Services (3)		102.2	102.4	102.0	102.1	102.5	(P) 105.5
12-month % change		-2.4	-1.8	-2.1	-2.5	-2.1	(P) 0.5
Government (3)		543.2	543.1	543.1	539.9	540.9	(P) 533.7
12-month % change		-0.6	-0.5	-0.6	-1.6	-3.0	(P) -3.6
Mass layoffs
Layoff events, all industries (4)		25	13	14	28	16	17
Initial claimants, all industries (4)		2,151	955	1,099	2,725	1,463	1,231
Footnotes (1) Number of persons, in thousands, seasonally adjusted. (2) In percent, seasonally adjusted. (3) Number of jobs, in thousands, seasonally adjusted. (4) See About the data. (P) Preliminary

Data extracted on: August 05, 2011
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Note: More data series, including additional geographic areas, are available through the "Databases & Tables" tab at the top of this page.

Washington includes the following metropolitan areas for which an Economy At A Glance table is available:

• Bellingham, WA
• Bremerton-Silverdale, WA
• Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, WA
• Longview, WA
• Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA
• Olympia, WA
• Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA
• Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA (Metropolitan Division)
• Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
• Spokane, WA
• Tacoma, WA (Metropolitan Division)
• Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA
• Yakima, WA

Stats compiled by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics