Washington State Employment Security Department Labor Market and Economic Analysis Branch April 1, 2002                                                           Benchmark: March 2001
	Three Year Average Unemployment
	Rates Used To Determine Distressed Areas1

		Three Year Average			Distressed Area:
		Unemployment Rate			Unemployment Rate Greater
		(Jan 99-Dec01)			Than or Equal to
					6.0
	Washington State		5.0
	Adams County		10.5			Adams
	Asotin County		3.9
	Benton County		6.0			Benton
	Chelan County		8.7			Chelan
	Clallam County		7.4			Clallam
	Clark County		4.4
	Columbia County		11.3			Columbia
	Cowlitz County		7.4			Cowlitz
	Douglas County		7.1			Douglas
	Ferry County		12.2			Ferry
	Franklin County		9.5			Franklin
	Garfield County		4.0
	Grant County		9.7			Grant
	Grays Harbor County		8.9			Grays Harbor
	Island County		4.0
	Jefferson County		5.6
	King County		3.4
	Kitsap County		5.3
	Kittitas County		5.7
	Klickitat County		10.0			Klickitat
	Lewis County		8.8			Lewis
	Lincoln County		5.1
	Mason County		6.8			Mason
	Okanogan County		10.3			Okanogan
	Pacific County		8.4			Pacific
	Pend Oreille County		9.8			Pend Oreille
	Pierce County		4.9
	San Juan County		3.6
	Skagit County		6.5			Skagit
	Skamania County		8.7			Skamania
	Snohomish County		4.0
	Spokane County		5.4
	Stevens County		9.0			Stevens
	Thurston County		4.8
	Wahkiakum County		6.5			Wahkiakum
	Walla Walla County		6.4			Walla Walla
	Whatcom County		5.4
	Whitman County		2.0
	Yakima County		10.2			Yakima

1 Prepared in cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. DOL. Last Update: May 2002