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  "retrievedAt": "2026-11-03",
  "qcewEstablishmentsPrivate": {
    "note": "BLS QCEW series ENU5300020510 (WA) and ENUUS00020510 (US): private-sector establishments, all industries. Annual average (BLS period Q05) and first quarter.",
    "annualAverage": {
      "WA": {"2019": 248576, "2020": 263926, "2021": 267872, "2022": 252068, "2023": 224177, "2024": 232529, "2025": 237186},
      "US": {"2019": 9932347, "2020": 10185275, "2021": 10606413, "2022": 11215668, "2023": 11560938, "2024": 11750888, "2025": 11806967}
    },
    "firstQuarter": {
      "WA": {"2019": 247316, "2020": 252366, "2021": 259560, "2022": 277196, "2023": 235822, "2024": 223340, "2025": 236610, "2026": 235371},
      "US": {"2019": 9805606, "2020": 10052880, "2021": 10353056, "2022": 10970258, "2023": 11462021, "2024": 11602004, "2025": 11657676, "2026": 12075890}
    }
  },
  "qcewPrivateJobs": {
    "note": "BLS QCEW series ENU5300010510 (WA) and ENUUS00010510 (US): private-sector employment. Annual average (BLS period M13) and March.",
    "annualAverage": {
      "WA": {"2019": 2871805, "2020": 2709844, "2021": 2805472, "2022": 2955687, "2023": 3003089, "2024": 3003097, "2025": 3005728},
      "US": {"2019": 126358743, "2020": 117940012, "2021": 122716652, "2022": 128718060, "2023": 131289681, "2024": 132569771, "2025": 133160274}
    },
    "march": {
      "WA": {"2025": 2965253, "2026": 2960411},
      "US": {"2025": 131752512, "2026": 132003896}
    }
  },
  "qcewLargeWorksites": {
    "note": "BLS QCEW first-quarter establishment size data, size code 9 (1,000 or more employees), private ownership (own_code 5), all industries (industry_code 10). Files https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/{year}/1/size/9.csv. qtrly_estabs and month3_emplvl (March employment).",
    "WA": {"2019": [117, 386890], "2020": [120, 411199], "2021": [113, 398575], "2022": [119, 410992], "2023": [137, 481681], "2024": [146, 499520], "2025": [153, 514829], "2026": [154, 511149]},
    "US": {"2019": [6329, 13912815], "2020": [6387, 14182866], "2021": [6165, 13776798], "2022": [6489, 14740319], "2023": [6661, 15241190], "2024": [6702, 15649393], "2025": [6823, 15939202], "2026": [6762, 15910172]}
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  "bfsHighPropensityMonthly": {
    "note": "Census Business Formation Statistics, high-propensity business applications, not seasonally adjusted, via FRED: BAHBATOTALNSAWA and BAHBATOTALNSAUS, January 2015 to September 2026.",
    "start": "2015-01",
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    "US": [114193,104430,107769,127710,93358,94705,109139,87712,108725,89577,79074,88468,113722,105529,134051,103347,102090,106868,94203,113455,88823,85566,100166,77423,111252,109501,141311,106286,124683,100462,90065,117582,86678,89857,106093,76011,120304,115360,148762,110873,135957,106537,93740,122960,95876,94267,105590,80703,132675,116440,118612,113578,133593,104840,91048,123643,93927,117347,85958,84530,135553,120356,104165,101327,97106,120790,197888,147711,159844,119965,107246,107005,171987,154641,207296,171699,166149,180122,130540,130197,156816,126044,117251,129212,150679,146990,184368,147620,143532,165652,127268,160691,125906,127256,140140,102297,150229,158262,210075,155179,179365,146344,136248,172646,141573,138574,150704,109341,194386,152084,153425,142209,169802,133423,151708,130268,122735,148651,110698,106069,165133,144167,151767,182533,136910,134376,156758,128629,123293,150191,113578,121507,152370,150812,155635,188022,141880,141641,165942,131083,158973]
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  "populationThousands": {
    "note": "Resident population, thousands, annual: FRED WAPOP (Census Bureau) and B230RC0A052NBEA (BEA, U.S.).",
    "WA": {"2015": 7167.287, "2016": 7299.961, "2017": 7427.951, "2018": 7526.793, "2019": 7614.024, "2020": 7726.812, "2021": 7744.316, "2022": 7786.828, "2023": 7838.655, "2024": 7927.958, "2025": 8001.02},
    "US": {"2015": 322113, "2016": 324609, "2017": 326860, "2018": 328794, "2019": 330513, "2020": 331840, "2021": 332503, "2022": 334350, "2023": 337087, "2024": 340095, "2025": 341944}
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  "esdSept2026OverYear": {
    "note": "ESD Monthly Employment Report charts workbook, September 2026, sheet 'Industry employment OTY, nsa' (updated October 14, 2026): estimated change September 2025 to September 2026, not seasonally adjusted.",
    "rows": [["Total nonfarm", 9200, 0.0025246288521170168], ["Private education and health services", 10500, 0.018610421836228186], ["Leisure and hospitality", 7400, 0.021028701335606748], ["Manufacturing", 5900, 0.021715126978284927], ["Other services", 3800, 0.0304243394715773], ["Financial activities", 3100, 0.019065190651906594], ["Government", 300, 0.00049496782709113063], ["Construction", 200, 0.00089968511021143449], ["Mining and logging", -100, -0.019607843137254943], ["Transportation, warehousing and utilities", -1500, -0.0092821782178217349], ["Retail trade", -2500, -0.0076173065204143686], ["Information", -2700, -0.016383495145631088], ["Wholesale trade", -4200, -0.031555221637866282], ["Professional and business services", -11000, -0.020087655222790324]]
  }
}