Washington state prices & labor vs the US
Where Washington sits against the national average on the prices households and builders feel first. All states: /states.
Regular gasoline
$5.49
AAA · 2026-10-02 · +24.9% vs US
Residential electricity
14.71¢/kWh
EIA · Jul 2026 · +9.4% YoY · −19.7% vs US
Industrial electricity
7.51¢/kWh
EIA · Jul 2026 · +4.2% YoY · −23.1% vs US
Labor
Construction avg weekly wage
$1,698
BLS QCEW · Jan 2026 · +2.9% YoY · +3.9% vs US
Unemployment rate
4.9%
BLS LAUS · Aug 2026 · +0.3pp over 1y · US 4.2%
Each figure carries its own source date — they update on different schedules. Data: geo.json.