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Washington State
Employment Security Department
Labor Market and Economic Analysis Branch
April 1, 2002
 

RESIDENT CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE AND EMPLOYMENT IN COLUMBIA COUNTY

Benchmark: March 20011
 

AVERAGE JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC
2001
Civilian Labor Force 1,340 1,220 1,260 1,250 1,830 1,880 1,840 1,220 1,180 1,140 1,050 1,080 1,120
  Total Employment 1,190 1,000 1,040 1,050 1,660 1,740 1,720 1,100 1,060 1,020 930 930 970
  Total Unemployment 150 220 220 200 170 140 120 110 120 120 120 150 150
  Percent of Labor Force 11.4 17.9 17.2 15.7 9.4 7.2 6.3 9.2 10.2 10.5 11.6 13.9 13.7
2000
Civilian Labor Force 1,500 1,340 1,350 1,310 1,970 1,940 1,900 1,580 1,550 1,460 1,210 1,200 1,250
  Total Employment 1,340 1,090 1,090 1,100 1,790 1,810 1,760 1,440 1,430 1,340 1,080 1,040 1,080
  Total Unemployment 170 250 260 210 180 130 140 140 130 130 130 160 170
  Percent of Labor Force 11.1 18.3 19.3 16.0 9.1 6.7 7.4 8.7 8.1 8.6 10.7 13.2 13.4
1999
Civilian Labor Force 1,500 1,330 1,380 1,370 2,070 1,990 2,000 1,480 1,360 1,290 1,250 1,240 1,290
  Total Employment 1,330 1,090 1,120 1,140 1,890 1,840 1,850 1,350 1,240 1,160 1,110 1,060 1,100
  Total Unemployment 170 240 250 220 180 160 150 130 120 120 140 180 200
  Percent of Labor Force 11.5 17.9 18.3 16.2 8.6 7.9 7.4 8.9 8.8 9.5 11.0 14.5 15.1
1998
Civilian Labor Force 1,500 1,290 1,330 1,340 2,110 2,070 1,970 1,560 1,300 1,220 1,220 1,240 1,300
  Total Employment 1,320 1,060 1,120 1,130 1,940 1,930 1,840 1,440 1,180 1,080 1,070 1,030 1,080
  Total Unemployment 170 230 220 210 170 140 130 130 120 140 160 210 220
  Percent of Labor Force 11.4 17.5 16.2 15.6 8.1 6.7 6.5 8.0 9.4 11.1 12.8 16.8 16.7
1997
Civilian Labor Force 1,460 1,300 1,340 1,320 2,060 1,980 1,940 1,330 1,310 1,190 1,250 1,190 1,250
  Total Employment 1,290 1,050 1,080 1,110 1,890 1,850 1,820 1,200 1,200 1,100 1,100 1,000 1,070
  Total Unemployment 170 240 260 210 170 130 120 130 110 90 150 190 180
  Percent of Labor Force 11.3 18.7 19.2 15.8 8.3 6.6 6.3 9.9 8.1 7.7 11.8 15.6 14.5
1996
Civilian Labor Force 1,420 1,370 1,350 1,380 1,730 2,030 1,380 1,400 1,350 1,240 1,250 1,230 1,290
  Total Employment 1,190 1,050 1,040 1,110 1,470 1,850 1,190 1,200 1,200 1,080 1,060 1,020 1,050
  Total Unemployment 220 320 310 260 260 180 190 200 150 160 190 210 240
  Percent of Labor Force 15.7 23.3 22.9 19.2 15.1 8.8 13.4 14.2 11.4 13.1 15.2 17.2 18.3
1995
Civilian Labor Force 1,480 1,320 1,340 1,300 2,110 1,910 1,860 1,480 1,460 1,200 1,230 1,250 1,290
  Total Employment 1,290 1,080 1,040 1,060 1,890 1,760 1,740 1,350 1,350 1,080 1,050 1,020 1,040
  Total Unemployment 190 240 300 240 220 150 130 130 110 120 180 230 250
  Percent of Labor Force 12.8 17.9 22.1 18.2 10.2 7.6 6.7 8.6 7.6 10.2 14.5 18.5 19.5
1994
Civilian Labor Force 1,520 1,270 1,300 1,300 2,020 2,050 1,940 2,090 1,310 1,180 1,190 1,250 1,280
  Total Employment 1,350 1,030 1,040 1,060 1,830 1,930 1,840 1,980 1,200 1,060 1,050 1,050 1,070
  Total Unemployment 170 240 260 240 190 120 100 110 110 120 140 200 210
  Percent of Labor Force 11.2 18.9 19.8 18.3 9.5 5.8 5.2 5.2 8.7 10.3 11.7 15.8 16.6
1993
Civilian Labor Force 1,540 1,320 1,350 1,400 2,110 2,060 2,070 1,770 1,320 1,250 1,280 1,220 1,280
  Total Employment 1,300 1,010 1,040 1,080 1,710 1,890 1,910 1,570 1,150 1,080 1,100 1,020 1,060
  Total Unemployment 230 310 300 320 400 180 160 200 170 170 180 190 220
  Percent of Labor Force 15.2 23.5 22.5 23.0 19.1 8.6 7.9 11.4 12.6 13.8 14.0 15.8 17.3
1992
Civilian Labor Force 1,430 1,260 1,310 1,390 2,000 1,910 1,850 1,270 1,240 1,180 1,250 1,200 1,260
  Total Employment 1,220 980 990 1,070 1,780 1,760 1,720 1,100 1,100 1,030 1,070 980 1,010
  Total Unemployment 210 280 310 320 220 140 130 170 150 150 190 220 240
  Percent of Labor Force 14.6 22.1 23.9 22.9 10.9 7.4 6.8 13.2 11.8 12.3 14.8 17.9 19.4
1991
Civilian Labor Force 1,360 1,210 1,240 1,270 1,750 1,940 1,890 1,220 1,260 1,140 1,110 1,130 1,160
  Total Employment 1,160 970 970 1,010 1,490 1,800 1,760 1,070 1,120 1,010 940 900 910
  Total Unemployment 200 240 260 260 260 150 130 150 140 130 170 230 250
  Percent of Labor Force 14.5 20.0 21.3 20.7 14.7 7.5 6.7 12.4 11.2 11.6 15.7 20.0 21.3
1990
Civilian Labor Force 1,480 1,430 1,450 1,460 2,230 2,100 2,080 1,230 1,170 1,120 1,200 1,120 1,180
  Total Employment 1,300 1,160 1,180 1,200 2,030 1,980 1,980 1,110 1,050 1,000 1,030 920 940
  Total Unemployment 180 270 270 260 200 120 90 120 120 120 170 210 240
  Percent of Labor Force 12.2 18.7 18.4 17.9 8.9 5.6 4.5 9.9 10.2 10.4 14.0 18.6 20.3
1989
Civilian Labor Force 1,740 1,590 1,590 1,640 2,220 2,800 2,510 1,510 1,450 1,410 1,350 1,380 1,440
  Total Employment 1,500 1,250 1,230 1,260 1,970 2,630 2,330 1,290 1,280 1,240 1,190 1,160 1,220
  Total Unemployment 240 340 360 380 260 170 180 220 180 170 160 220 230
  Percent of Labor Force 13.7 21.5 22.6 23.0 11.5 6.2 7.2 14.5 12.2 12.3 11.9 16.0 15.8
1988
Civilian Labor Force 1,930 1,800 1,780 2,010 2,870 2,980 2,560 1,630 1,590 1,530 1,430 1,500 1,540
  Total Employment 1,670 1,380 1,370 1,630 2,640 2,800 2,390 1,370 1,380 1,310 1,240 1,260 1,290
  Total Unemployment 260 420 410 390 230 180 170 250 200 220 190 240 250
  Percent of Labor Force 13.6 23.5 23.2 19.2 8.1 5.9 6.5 15.4 12.8 14.5 13.4 15.8 16.4
1987
Civilian Labor Force 2,070 1,940 2,000 2,130 2,680 2,860 2,390 1,960 1,820 1,670 1,780 1,790 1,840
  Total Employment 1,710 1,380 1,370 1,720 2,400 2,620 2,180 1,610 1,510 1,400 1,500 1,430 1,450
  Total Unemployment 360 560 630 410 280 240 210 350 310 270 280 360 380
  Percent of Labor Force 17.2 28.8 31.6 19.2 10.5 8.4 8.7 17.6 17.0 16.4 15.8 20.1 20.9
1986
Civilian Labor Force 2,080 1,820 1,890 2,050 2,600 2,870 2,320 2,280 1,890 1,680 1,800 1,880 1,930
  Total Employment 1,710 1,330 1,350 1,690 2,320 2,620 2,060 1,870 1,600 1,420 1,460 1,430 1,400
  Total Unemployment 370 490 540 360 280 250 260 410 290 250 340 450 530
  Percent of Labor Force 17.9 27.1 28.7 17.5 10.7 8.8 11.3 18.1 15.4 15.2 19.0 23.9 27.4
1985
Civilian Labor Force 1,930 1,840 1,860 1,990 2,460 2,750 2,350 1,710 1,620 1,500 1,590 1,750 1,750
  Total Employment 1,640 1,400 1,410 1,600 2,260 2,560 2,170 1,480 1,430 1,330 1,300 1,390 1,360
  Total Unemployment 290 440 450 390 200 200 180 230 190 170 300 360 400
  Percent of Labor Force 15.1 24.0 24.0 19.4 8.2 7.1 7.8 13.4 11.8 11.4 18.6 20.8 22.6
1984
Civilian Labor Force 1,780 1,810 1,800 1,830 1,990 2,400 2,480 1,640 1,530 1,340 1,540 1,510 1,530
  Total Employment 1,510 1,250 1,290 1,530 1,740 2,190 2,260 1,420 1,350 1,170 1,350 1,280 1,290
  Total Unemployment 270 560 500 310 250 210 220 220 180 170 190 230 250
  Percent of Labor Force 15.3 31.0 28.1 16.7 12.7 8.7 8.7 13.3 11.8 12.7 12.3 15.5 16.0
1983
Civilian Labor Force 1,920 1,880 1,850 1,890 2,190 2,520 2,310 1,790 1,700 1,700 1,700 1,730 1,750
  Total Employment 1,530 1,210 1,210 1,310 1,830 2,260 2,050 1,500 1,480 1,460 1,400 1,330 1,290
  Total Unemployment 390 670 640 590 360 250 260 290 220 240 300 400 460
  Percent of Labor Force 20.3 35.7 34.4 30.9 16.5 10.1 11.4 16.0 13.1 14.0 17.6 23.2 26.2
1982
Civilian Labor Force 2,300 1,610 1,700 2,340 2,770 3,420 3,320 2,210 2,360 2,110 1,980 1,940 1,890
  Total Employment 1,970 1,210 1,280 2,020 2,450 3,200 3,090 1,910 2,080 1,840 1,610 1,510 1,420
  Total Unemployment 340 400 420 320 320 230 230 300 290 260 370 430 470
  Percent of Labor Force 14.6 24.9 24.7 13.6 11.5 6.6 6.9 13.6 12.1 12.5 18.6 22.3 24.7
1981
Civilian Labor Force 2,460 2,040 2,040 2,050 3,050 4,070 4,380 2,320 2,190 2,030 2,030 1,690 1,660
  Total Employment 2,180 1,620 1,630 1,840 2,850 3,860 4,180 2,090 1,980 1,830 1,690 1,320 1,290
  Total Unemployment 280 420 410 210 210 200 200 230 210 200 330 370 370
  Percent of Labor Force 11.4 20.4 20.3 10.4 6.7 5.0 4.6 9.9 9.6 9.9 16.5 22.0 22.2
1980
Civilian Labor Force 2,130 1,960 2,060