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Visit AccessWashington, Washington State government portal

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Compensation

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Alphabetical list of occupations and wages
2009 Employee Benefits Report new April 2010
Job Vacancy Survey Report Fall 2009 March 2010
Job Vacancy Survey by WDA Fall 2009 March 2010
Job Vacancy Survey Methodology Fall 2009 March 2010

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Consumer Price Index (All Items, Urban Consumers, 1982-84 = 100, Not Seasonally Adjusted)
	Indexes			% Change From
	Jun10	May10	Jun09	May10	Jun09
U.S. City Average	218.0	218.2	215.7	-0.1%	1.1%
	Jun10	Apr10	Jun09	Apr10	Jun09
Seattle *	226.1	226.5	227.3	-0.2%	-0.5%

* The index for Seattle is reported bimonthly and reflects prices in King, Pierce, Snohomish, Kitsap, Island, and Thurston counties. Source: U.S. Department of Labor, CPI table of contents at BLS

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