Washington State
Employment Security Department
Labor Market and Economic Analysis Branch
April 1, 2002
RESIDENT CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE AND EMPLOYMENT IN BELLINGHAM MSA (Whatcom County)
Benchmark: March 20011
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Washington State |
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RESIDENT CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE AND EMPLOYMENT IN BELLINGHAM MSA (Whatcom County) |
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Benchmark: March 20011 |
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| AVERAGE | JAN | FEB | MAR | APR | MAY | JUN | JUL | AUG | SEP | OCT | NOV | DEC | ||
| 2001 | ||||||||||||||
| Civilian Labor Force | 80,300 | 79,700 | 79,600 | 80,000 | 79,800 | 80,300 | 80,800 | 83,100 | 81,200 | 78,700 | 81,100 | 79,500 | 79,700 | |
| Total Employment | 74,800 | 73,900 | 73,600 | 74,500 | 75,100 | 75,400 | 75,400 | 77,600 | 76,200 | 73,700 | 75,400 | 73,600 | 73,800 | |
| Total Unemployment | 5,500 | 5,900 | 6,000 | 5,500 | 4,700 | 4,900 | 5,400 | 5,400 | 5,100 | 5,000 | 5,700 | 5,900 | 6,000 | |
| Percent of Labor Force | 6.8 | 7.3 | 7.5 | 6.9 | 5.9 | 6.2 | 6.7 | 6.6 | 6.2 | 6.4 | 7.0 | 7.4 | 7.5 | |
| 2000 | ||||||||||||||
| Civilian Labor Force | 81,300 | 81,400 | 81,500 | 81,600 | 80,800 | 81,700 | 82,200 | 83,600 | 81,200 | 79,000 | 80,800 | 80,800 | 80,800 | |
| Total Employment | 76,600 | 76,500 | 76,500 | 76,700 | 76,400 | 77,200 | 77,300 | 79,100 | 77,100 | 74,700 | 76,100 | 76,000 | 75,800 | |
| Total Unemployment | 4,600 | 5,000 | 4,900 | 4,900 | 4,400 | 4,400 | 4,800 | 4,500 | 4,100 | 4,200 | 4,700 | 4,800 | 5,000 | |
| Percent of Labor Force | 5.7 | 6.1 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.9 | 5.4 | 5.1 | 5.4 | 5.8 | 6.0 | 6.1 | |
| 1999 | ||||||||||||||
| Civilian Labor Force | 82,300 | 81,700 | 82,700 | 82,500 | 81,000 | 82,700 | 83,200 | 84,600 | 83,400 | 80,200 | 81,800 | 81,100 | 82,700 | |
| Total Employment | 78,100 | 76,600 | 77,100 | 77,900 | 77,100 | 78,700 | 79,200 | 80,400 | 79,600 | 76,600 | 78,000 | 77,100 | 78,500 | |
| Total Unemployment | 4,200 | 5,100 | 5,600 | 4,600 | 3,900 | 4,000 | 4,000 | 4,200 | 3,900 | 3,600 | 3,700 | 4,000 | 4,200 | |
| Percent of Labor Force | 5.1 | 6.3 | 6.8 | 5.5 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 5.1 | |
| 1998 | ||||||||||||||
| Civilian Labor Force | 78,900 | 78,100 | 77,800 | 78,000 | 77,100 | 78,500 | 79,500 | 82,000 | 79,700 | 77,600 | 79,300 | 79,400 | 80,200 | |
| Total Employment | 74,400 | 72,900 | 72,500 | 73,100 | 72,900 | 74,200 | 75,100 | 77,500 | 75,400 | 73,500 | 75,000 | 75,100 | 75,700 | |
| Total Unemployment | 4,500 | 5,300 | 5,200 | 4,900 | 4,200 | 4,300 | 4,400 | 4,600 | 4,300 | 4,100 | 4,300 | 4,300 | 4,500 | |
| Percent of Labor Force | 5.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.3 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.5 | 5.4 | 5.6 | |
| 1997 | ||||||||||||||
| Civilian Labor Force | 78,700 | 76,800 | 76,700 | 77,200 | 77,200 | 78,400 | 78,900 | 82,600 | 80,700 | 77,600 | 79,800 | 78,800 | 79,700 | |
| Total Employment | 74,100 | 70,900 | 71,100 | 72,100 | 72,800 | 74,100 | 74,400 | 78,200 | 76,300 | 73,500 | 75,500 | 74,600 | 75,400 | |
| Total Unemployment | 4,600 | 5,800 | 5,600 | 5,200 | 4,300 | 4,300 | 4,500 | 4,400 | 4,400 | 4,100 | 4,300 | 4,300 | 4,400 | |
| Percent of Labor Force | 5.9 | 7.6 | 7.3 | 6.7 | 5.6 | 5.5 | 5.8 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 5.3 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.5 | |
| 1996 | ||||||||||||||
| Civilian Labor Force | 78,500 | 77,900 | 77,500 | 78,300 | 77,600 | 78,900 | 78,500 | 81,600 | 80,000 | 76,400 | 78,800 | 78,300 | 78,500 | |
| Total Employment | 72,600 | 71,100 | 70,600 | 71,800 | 71,900 | 72,800 | 72,500 | 75,700 | 74,600 | 71,400 | 73,300 | 72,800 | 72,900 | |
| Total Unemployment | 5,900 | 6,800 | 6,900 | 6,500 | 5,800 | 6,100 | 6,000 | 5,900 | 5,400 | 5,100 | 5,500 | 5,500 | 5,600 | |
| Percent of Labor Force | 7.5 | 8.7 | 8.9 | 8.3 | 7.4 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.3 | 6.7 | 6.6 | 7.0 | 7.1 | 7.1 | |
| 1995 | ||||||||||||||
| Civilian Labor Force | 78,200 | 76,200 | 75,800 | 76,200 | 76,600 | 77,100 | 79,700 | 83,000 | 79,800 | 76,700 | 78,900 | 79,100 | 79,200 | |
| Total Employment | 72,500 | 69,600 | 69,200 | 70,300 | 71,100 | 71,900 | 74,300 | 77,700 | 74,800 | 72,100 | 73,400 | 73,000 | 73,200 | |
| Total Unemployment | 5,700 | 6,600 | 6,600 | 5,900 | 5,500 | 5,200 | 5,400 | 5,300 | 5,100 | 4,600 | 5,500 | 6,100 | 6,100 | |
| Percent of Labor Force | 7.2 | 8.7 | 8.7 | 7.7 | 7.2 | 6.7 | 6.8 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 6.0 | 6.9 | 7.7 | 7.7 | |
| 1994 | ||||||||||||||
| Civilian Labor Force | 74,100 | 73,200 | 72,500 | 72,700 | 73,400 | 73,300 | 76,300 | 77,500 | 75,300 | 72,000 | 73,700 | 74,600 | 75,100 | |
| Total Employment | 68,700 | 66,900 | 66,000 | 67,000 | 68,500 | 68,200 | 70,800 | 72,200 | 70,700 | 67,800 | 68,500 | 68,800 | 69,000 | |
| Total Unemployment | 5,400 | 6,300 | 6,400 | 5,800 | 4,800 | 5,000 | 5,500 | 5,300 | 4,700 | 4,300 | 5,200 | 5,800 | 6,100 | |
| Percent of Labor Force | 7.3 | 8.6 | 8.9 | 7.9 | 6.6 | 6.8 | 7.2 | 6.8 | 6.2 | 5.9 | 7.1 | 7.8 | 8.1 | |
| 1993 | ||||||||||||||
| Civilian Labor Force | 75,200 | 75,300 | 75,000 | 74,900 | 75,100 | 75,500 | 75,900 | 75,800 | 74,600 | 73,100 | 75,900 | 75,900 | 75,600 | |
| Total Employment | 69,400 | 67,200 | 67,400 | 68,300 | 69,100 | 69,900 | 70,200 | 70,400 | 69,700 | 68,400 | 70,800 | 70,800 | 70,300 | |
| Total Unemployment | 5,900 | 8,100 | 7,700 | 6,700 | 6,100 | 5,600 | 5,700 | 5,400 | 4,900 | 4,800 | 5,100 | 5,100 | 5,300 | |
| Percent of Labor Force | 7.8 | 10.8 | 10.3 | 8.9 | 8.1 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.1 | 6.6 | 6.5 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 7.1 | |
| 1992 | ||||||||||||||
| Civilian Labor Force | 73,400 | 72,600 | 72,300 | 72,400 | 72,900 | 73,000 | 72,700 | 75,600 | 73,600 | 71,900 | 75,000 | 74,400 | 74,400 | |
| Total Employment | 67,800 | 65,900 | 65,400 | 66,400 | 67,300 | 67,700 | 67,300 | 70,500 | 68,900 | 66,900 | 69,700 | 68,800 | 68,400 | |
| Total Unemployment | 5,600 | 6,700 | 6,900 | 6,100 | 5,500 | 5,300 | 5,400 | 5,100 | 4,600 | 5,000 | 5,300 | 5,600 | 6,000 | |
| Percent of Labor Force | 7.7 | 9.2 | 9.6 | 8.4 | 7.6 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 6.7 | 6.3 | 6.9 | 7.1 | 7.5 | 8.1 | |
| 1991 | ||||||||||||||
| Civilian Labor Force | 68,800 | 68,800 | 68,000 | 67,800 | 68,000 | 68,400 | 68,200 | 68,700 | 68,600 | 68,000 | 69,600 | 70,600 | 71,000 | |
| Total Employment | 64,300 | 62,700 | 62,600 | 63,000 | 63,900 | 64,500 | 64,000 | 64,800 | 65,000 | 64,300 | 65,300 | 65,700 | 65,800 | |
| Total Unemployment | 4,500 | 6,000 | 5,300 | 4,700 | 4,200 | 4,000 | 4,200 | 4,000 | 3,600 | 3,600 | 4,300 | 4,900 | 5,300 | |
| Percent of Labor Force | 6.6 | 8.8 | 7.9 | 7.0 | 6.1 | 5.8 | 6.1 | 5.8 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 6.1 | 6.9 | 7.4 | |
| 1990 | ||||||||||||||
| Civilian Labor Force | 67,600 | 65,600 | 65,700 | 66,400 | 67,700 | 68,300 | 68,600 | 69,900 | 68,300 | 65,700 | 67,700 | 67,900 | 68,700 | |
| Total Employment | 64,100 | 61,100 | 61,100 | 62,300 | 64,400 | 65,100 | 65,800 | 66,900 | 65,700 | 62,900 | 64,700 | 64,500 | 64,700 | |
| Total Unemployment | 3,400 | 4,500 | 4,500 | 4,100 | 3,400 | 3,200 | 2,800 | 3,000 | 2,700 | 2,800 | 3,000 | 3,400 | 4,000 | |
| Percent of Labor Force | 5.1 | 6.8 | 6.9 | 6.1 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 5.0 | 5.8 | |
| 1989 | ||||||||||||||
| Civilian Labor Force | 64,600 | 62,000 | 62,200 | 63,400 | 64,500 | 65,900 | 65,200 | 64,900 | 65,100 | 63,500 | 65,400 | 66,000 | 67,300 | |
| Total Employment | 60,300 | 56,800 | 57,000 | 58,500 | 60,200 | 61,600 | 60,700 | 60,700 | 61,200 | 59,500 | 61,600 | 62,300 | 63,400 | |
| Total Unemployment | 4,300 | 5,200 | 5,200 | 4,900 | 4,300 | 4,300 | 4,500 | 4,200 | 3,900 | 3,900 | 3,800 | 3,800 | 3,900 | |
| Percent of Labor Force | 6.7 | 8.4 | 8.3 | 7.7 | 6.7 | 6.5 | 6.9 | 6.5 | 5.9 | 6.2 | 5.8 | 5.7 | 5.8 | |
| 1988 | ||||||||||||||
| Civilian Labor Force | 60,000 | 58,200 | 58,100 | 58,700 | 59,300 | 58,400 | 58,200 | 61,400 | 61,300 | 60,400 | 62,400 | 61,900 | 62,100 | |
| Total Employment | 55,700 | 52,700 | 52,900 | 53,900 | 54,900 | 54,300 | 53,900 | 57,500 | 57,300 | 56,700 | 58,700 | 58,100 | 58,000 | |
| Total Unemployment | 4,300 | 5,400 | 5,200 | 4,800 | 4,400 | 4,200 | 4,300 | 3,900 | 3,900 | 3,700 | 3,700 | 3,800 | 4,100 | |
| Percent of Labor Force | 7.1 | 9.4 | 8.9 | 8.3 | 7.3 | 7.1 | 7.4 | 6.3 | 6.4 | 6.1 | 5.9 | 6.2 | 6.6 | |
| 1987 | ||||||||||||||
| Civilian Labor Force | 58,300 | 55,500 | 55,300 | 56,600 | 57,100 | 57,400 | 60,000 | 60,800 | 60,300 | 58,500 | 59,800 | 59,400 | 59,400 | |
| Total Employment | 53,400 | 49,400 | 49,300 | 51,100 | 51,900 | 52,500 | 55,400 | 56,200 | 55,900 | 54,100 | 55,400 | 54,900 | 54,500 | |
| Total Unemployment | 5,000 | 6,100 | 6,000 | 5,400 | 5,200 | 4,900 | 4,600 | 4,600 | 4,400 | 4,300 | 4,400 | 4,500 | 4,900 | |
| Percent of Labor Force | 8.5 | 11.0 | 10.8 | 9.6 | 9.2 | 8.6 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 7.3 | 7.6 | 8.3 | |
| 1986 | ||||||||||||||
| Civilian Labor Force | 56,000 | 53,600 | 54,500 | 54,900 | 56,100 | 56,300 | 56,200 | 58,900 | 57,600 | 55,300 | 56,600 | 56,600 | 55,900 | |
| Total Employment | 51,000 | 48,200 | 48,600 | 49,400 | 50,900 | 51,500 | 51,300 | 53,600 | 52,800 | 50,900 | 52,000 | 51,600 | 50,600 | |
| Total Unemployment | 5,100 | 5,400 | 5,800 | 5,500 | 5,200 | 4,800 | 4,900 | 5,300 | 4,700 | 4,400 | 4,500 | 5,000 | 5,200 | |
| Percent of Labor Force | 9.0 | 10.1 | 10.7 | 10.0 | 9.3 | 8.4 | 8.7 | 9.0 | 8.2 | 7.9 | 8.0 | 8.8 | 9.4 | |
| 1985 | ||||||||||||||
| Civilian Labor Force | 53,000 | 52,300 | 52,300 | 52,200 | 52,600 | 52,600 | 51,800 | 54,700 | 53,900 | 52,400 | 53,300 | 54,100 | 53,400 | |
| Total Employment | 48,100 | 46,300 | 46,600 | 46,900 | 47,700 | 47,600 | 47,000 | 49,800 | 49,700 | 48,300 | 49,300 | 49,600 | 48,900 | |
| Total Unemployment | 4,800 | 6,000 | 5,700 | 5,300 | 4,800 | 5,000 | 4,800 | 4,900 | 4,200 | 4,100 | 4,000 | 4,400 | 4,500 | |
| Percent of Labor Force | 9.1 | 11.5 | 11.0 | 10.1 | 9.2 | 9.5 | 9.3 | 9.0 | 7.9 | 7.7 | 7.5 | 8.2 | 8.4 | |
| 1984 | ||||||||||||||
| Civilian Labor Force | 51,300 | 52,100 | 51,600 | 52,500 | 50,800 | 50,700 | 51,300 | 53,000 | 51,600 | 50,000 | 50,500 | 50,900 | 50,800 | |
| Total Employment | 45,800 | 45,200 | 44,900 | 46,600 | 45,100 | 45,400 | 46,000 | 47,800 | 47,000 | 45,100 | 45,400 | 45,600 | 45,400 | |
| Total Unemployment | 5,500 | 7,000 | 6,700 | 6,000 | 5,700 | 5,300 | 5,200 | 5,300 | 4,700 | 4,900 | 5,100 | 5,300 | 5,400 | |
| Percent of Labor Force | 10.8 | 13.3 | 13.0 | 11.3 | 11.3 | 10.4 | 10.2 | 9.9 | 9.0 | 9.8 | 10.0 | 10.5 | 10.6 | |
| 1983 | ||||||||||||||
| Civilian Labor Force | 53,300 | 52,600 | 52,500 | 52,700 | 53,000 | 52,900 | 55,500 | 54,400 | 52,800 | 52,600 | 53,700 | 53,300 | 53,100 | |
| Total Employment | 47,000 | 44,500 | 44,800 | 45,400 | 46,000 | 46,800 | 49,100 | 48,600 | 48,000 | 47,600 | 47,900 | 47,700 | 47,200 | |
| Total Unemployment | 6,300 | 8,100 | 7,700 | 7,300 | 7,000 | 6,100 | 6,400 | 5,900 | 4,900 | 5,000 | 5,800 | 5,500 | 6,000 | |
| Percent of Labor Force | 11.8 | 15.4 | 14.7 | 13.9 | 13.1 | 11.4 | 11.5 | 10.7 | 9.2 | 9.4 | 10.7 | 10.4 | 11.2 | |
| 1982 | ||||||||||||||
| Civilian Labor Force | 49,600 | 47,600 | 47,700 | 48,100 | 48,500 | 49,600 | 49,400 | 52,400 | 49,900 | 49,500 | 50,300 | 50,500 | 51,600 | |
| Total Employment | 43,200 | 40,200 | 40,700 | 41,300 | 41,900 | 43,500 | 43,400 | 46,100 | 44,300 | 43,900 | 44,500 | 44,000 | 44,200 | |
| Total Unemployment | 6,400 | 7,400 | 7,000 | 6,800 | 6,600 | 6,100 | 6,000 | 6,300 | 5,600 | 5,500 | 5,800 | 6,400 | 7,300 | |
| Percent of Labor Force | 12.9 | 15.6 | 14.6 | 14.2 | 13.6 | 12.3 | 12.1 | 11.9 | 11.2 | 11.2 | 11.6 | 12.7 | 14.2 | |
| 1981 | ||||||||||||||
| Civilian Labor Force | 48,100 | 48,100 | 48,20 | |||||||||||