Employment Security Department
Labor Market and Economic Analysis
April 1, 2000
Benchmark: March 1999
Rates Used to Determine Distressed Areas¹
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Washington State Employment Security Department Labor Market and Economic Analysis April 1, 2000 |
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Benchmark: March 1999 |
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| Three Year
Average Unemployment Rates Used to Determine Distressed Areas¹ |
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| Three Year Average Unemployment Rate (Jan 97 - Dec 99) |
Distressed Area: Unemployment Rate Greater Than or Equal to 6.4 |
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| Washington State | 4.8 | |||||||
| Adams County | 10.3 | Adams | ||||||
| Asotin County | 3.7 | |||||||
| Benton County | 6.3 | Benton | ||||||
| Chelan County | 8.4 | Chelan | ||||||
| Clallam County | 7.7 | Clallam | ||||||
| Clark County | 3.8 | |||||||
| Columbia County | 11.5 | Columbia | ||||||
| Cowlitz County | 7.3 | Cowlitz | ||||||
| Douglas County | 6.7 | Douglas | ||||||
| Ferry County | 11.0 | Ferry | ||||||
| Franklin County | 9.6 | Franklin | ||||||
| Garfield County | 3.8 | |||||||
| Grant County | 9.0 | Grant | ||||||
| Grays Harbor County | 9.2 | Grays Harbor | ||||||
| Island County | 3.6 | |||||||
| Jefferson County | 6.5 | Jefferson | ||||||
| King County | 3.2 | |||||||
| Kitsap County | 5.2 | |||||||
| Kittitas County | 5.9 | Kittitas | ||||||
| Klickitat County | 10.0 | Klickitat | ||||||
| Lewis County | 8.3 | Lewis | ||||||
| Lincoln County | 5.0 | |||||||
| Mason County | 6.5 | Mason | ||||||
| Okanogan County | 9.7 | Okanogan | ||||||
| Pacific County | 9.1 | Pacific | ||||||
| Pend Oreille County | 11.7 | Pend Oreille | ||||||
| Pierce County | 4.5 | |||||||
| San Juan County | 4.5 | |||||||
| Skagit County | 6.8 | Skagit | ||||||
| Skamania County | 9.4 | Skamania | ||||||
| Snohomish County | 3.5 | |||||||
| Spokane County | 4.9 | |||||||
| Stevens County | 8.9 | Stevens | ||||||
| Thurston County | 4.9 | |||||||
| Wahkiakum County | 6.3 | Wahkiakum | ||||||
| Walla Walla County | 6.6 | Walla Walla | ||||||
| Whatcom County | 5.6 | |||||||
| Whitman County | 1.9 | |||||||
| Yakima County | 10.1 | Yakima | ||||||
| ¹ Prepared in cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics. | |
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Last Update: April 12, 2000. |