Table V-A
AVERAGE MONTHLY EMPLOYMENT AND WAGES FOR
COVERED EMPLOYMENT BY COUNTY AND SERVICE DELIVERY AREA
ANNUAL AVERAGES 1997-1998
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Table V-A |
| Averages | Averages | Averages | Averages | |||
| 1997 | 1997 | 1998 | 1998 | % Change | % Change | |
| Monthly | Monthly | Monthly | Monthly | 1997-1998 | 1997-1998 | |
| SDA/COUNTY | Employment | Wage | Employment | Wage | Employment | Wage |
| I OLYMPIC CONSORTIUM | ||||||
| Clallam | 19,528 | $1,943 | 20,039 | $1,936 | 2.6% | -0.3% |
| Jefferson | 6,965 | $1,696 | 7,156 | $1,772 | 2.7% | 4.5% |
| Kitsap | 69,879 | $2,294 | 69,722 | $2,361 | -0.2% | 2.9% |
| II PACIFIC MT. CONSORTIUM | ||||||
| Grays Harbor | 23,114 | $2,031 | 22,952 | $2,075 | -0.7% | 2.2% |
| Lewis | 25,536 | $1,996 | 24,815 | $2,014 | -2.8% | 0.9% |
| Mason | 11,885 | $1,965 | 12,194 | $2,022 | 2.6% | 2.9% |
| Pacific | 5,956 | $1,650 | 5,999 | $1,710 | 0.7% | 3.6% |
| Thurston | 78,849 | $2,275 | 81,019 | $2,370 | 2.8% | 4.2% |
| III NORTHWEST SDA | ||||||
| Island | 13,753 | $1,765 | 13,812 | $1,835 | 0.4% | 3.9% |
| San Juan | 4,195 | $1,629 | 4,561 | $1,685 | 8.7% | 3.5% |
| Skagit | 38,806 | $1,945 | 39,597 | $2,009 | 2.0% | 3.3% |
| Whatcom | 64,316 | $1,992 | 65,573 | $2,065 | 2.0% | 3.7% |
| IV SNOHOMISH COUNTY SDA | ||||||
| Snohomish | 202,847 | $2,687 | 213,411 | $2,799 | 5.2% | 4.2% |
| V SEATTLE-KING COUNTY PIC | ||||||
| King | 1,044,399 | $3,108 | 1,094,690 | $3,441 | 4.8% | 10.7% |
| VI TACOMA-PIERCE CO. CONSORTIUM | ||||||
| Pierce | 222,225 | $2,204 | 228,264 | $2,291 | 2.7% | 4.0% |
| VII SW WASHINGTON CONSORTIUM | ||||||
| Clark | 105,557 | $2,341 | 109,446 | $2,444 | 3.7% | 4.4% |
| Cowlitz | 36,241 | $2,304 | 36,855 | $2,352 | 1.7% | 2.1% |
| Skamania | 1,916 | $1,815 | 2,017 | $1,923 | 5.3% | 6.0% |
| Wahkiakum | 773 | $1,912 | 822 | $1,906 | 6.3% | -0.3% |
| VIII PENTAD CONSORTIUM | ||||||
| Adams | 7,226 | $1,505 | 7,510 | $1,578 | 3.9% | 4.9% |
| Chelan | 34,714 | $1,833 | 36,270 | $1,828 | 4.5% | -0.3% |
| Douglas | 8,485 | $1,586 | 8,714 | $1,634 | 2.7% | 3.1% |
| Grant | 28,534 | $1,764 | 30,024 | $1,796 | 5.2% | 1.8% |
| Okanogan | 18,678 | $1,453 | 18,695 | $1,509 | 0.1% | 3.9% |
| IX TRI-VALLEY CONSORTIUM | ||||||
| Kittitas | 11,491 | $1,619 | 11,271 | $1,699 | -1.9% | 4.9% |
| Klickitat | 5,994 | $2,034 | 5,803 | $2,126 | -3.2% | 4.5% |
| Yakima | 92,753 | $1,725 | 94,021 | $1,793 | 1.4% | 3.9% |
| X EASTERN JOB TRAIN. PARTNERSHIP | ||||||
| Asotin | 4,753 | $1,710 | 5,085 | $1,711 | 7.0% | 0.1% |
| Columbia | 1,528 | $1,730 | 1,610 | $1,683 | 5.4% | -2.7% |
| Ferry | 1,855 | $2,014 | 1,774 | $1,979 | -4.4% | -1.7% |
| Garfield | 753 | $1,721 | 764 | $1,814 | 1.5% | 5.4% |
| Lincoln | 2,992 | $1,670 | 3,014 | $1,735 | 0.7% | 3.9% |
| Pend Oreille | 2,473 | $2,057 | 2,476 | $2,090 | 0.1% | 1.6% |
| Stevens | 9,774 | $1,897 | 9,899 | $1,980 | 1.3% | 4.4% |
| Walla Walla | 23,042 | $1,970 | 23,271 | $2,035 | 1.0% | 3.3% |
| Whitman | 14,303 | $2,029 | 14,437 | $2,094 | 0.9% | 3.2% |
| XI BENTON-FRANKLIN SDA | ||||||
| Benton | 59,413 | $2,551 | 58,847 | $2,681 | -1.0% | 5.1% |
| Franklin | 20,406 | $1,793 | 20,960 | $1,832 | 2.7% | 2.2% |
| XII SPOKANE CITY/CO. CONSORTIUM | ||||||
| Spokane | 177,678 | $2,128 | 180,890 | $2,212 | 1.8% | 4.0% |
| WASHINGTON STATE | 2,508,962 | $2,563 | 2,593,426 | $2,756 | 3.4% | 7.5% |