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 Table IV
KITSAP COUNTY
Annual Average Nonagricultural Wage and Salary Employment
2003 and 2008 Projections

Percent Change

1998

2003

2008

1998-2003

2003-2008

TOTAL

71,500

77,600

83,500

8.5%

7.6%

MANUFACTURING

2,300

2,500

2,700

8.7%

8.0%

CONSTRUCTION & MINING

3,600

3,900

4,100

8.3%

5.1%

TRANSPORTATION & UTILITIES

1,800

1,800

2,000

0.0%

11.1%

WHOLESALE & RETAIL TRADE

16,000

17,800

19,500

11.3%

9.6%

FINANCE, INS. & REAL ESTATE

2,900

3,100

3,200

6.9%

3.2%

SERVICES

18,900

21,700

24,200

14.8%

11.5%

GOVERNMENT

26,000

26,800

27,800

3.1%

3.7%

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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