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 Table IV
RICHLAND-KENNEWICK-PASCO MSA
(Benton and Franklin Counties)

Annual Average Nonagricultural Wage and Salary Employment
2003 and 2008 Projections

Percent Change

1998

2003

2008

1998-2003

2003-2008

TOTAL

71,100

78,900

81,100

11.0%

2.8%

MANUFACTURING

5,900

6,400

6,900

8.5%

7.8%

Food & Kindred Products

3,400

3,800

4,300

11.8%

13.2%

Printing & Publishing

400

400

400

0.0%

0.0%

Chemicals & Allied Products

800

800

800

0.0%

0.0%

Primary & Fabricated Metal Products

500

500

500

0.0%

0.0%

Other Manufacturing

800

900

900

12.5%

0.0%

Nonmanufacturing

65,200

72,500

74,200

11.2%

2.3%

CONSTRUCTION

3,800

6,400

4,000

68.4%

-37.5%

TRANSPORTATION & PUBLIC UTILITIES

8,500

8,500

8,700

0.0%

2.4%

WHOLESALE & RETAIL TRADE

16,200

17,500

18,600

8.0%

6.3%

FINANCE, INSURANCE & REAL ESTATE

2,300

2,400

2,500

4.3%

4.2%

SERVICES & MINING

20,700

22,900

24,600

10.6%

7.4%

Business Services

2,800

3,100

3,100

10.7%

0.0%

Research Services

6,600

7,000

7,400

6.1%

5.7%

GOVERNMENT

13,700

14,800

15,800

8.0%

6.8%

Description of process: The base year 1998 estimates for the projections come from annual Unemployment Insurance (UI) tax data, and from estimates of railroad and other not covered employment by the state and federal UI programs.  The projected employment increases were estimated using a combination of five types of forecasting models with some individual industry adjustments. These projections were made before final benchmarking of the 1998 annual estimates was completed by the Regional Labor Economists.  As a result, the 1998 numbers indicated in these tables may differ from the benchmarked estimates which will be published later this year.

LMEA 1/2000

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