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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 DOUGLAS COUNTY

Benchmark: March 20011
 

AVERAGE JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC
2001
Civilian Labor Force 18,830 17,560 17,600 17,780 17,780 18,070 19,890 22,410 19,510 20,180 20,020 17,710 17,480
  Total Employment 17,410 15,790 15,820 16,350 16,500 16,670 18,520 21,160 17,920 19,070 18,980 16,270 15,850
  Total Unemployment 1,430 1,770 1,780 1,440 1,290 1,410 1,370 1,260 1,600 1,110 1,040 1,440 1,620
  Percent of Labor Force 7.6 10.1 10.1 8.1 7.2 7.8 6.9 5.6 8.2 5.5 5.2 8.1 9.3
2000
Civilian Labor Force 19,130 17,650 17,910 18,160 18,070 18,230 21,000 22,300 19,750 20,830 20,300 17,930 17,360
  Total Employment 17,710 15,890 16,060 16,740 16,770 16,970 19,660 21,060 18,140 19,750 19,190 16,470 15,780
  Total Unemployment 1,420 1,760 1,850 1,420 1,310 1,260 1,330 1,240 1,610 1,080 1,110 1,460 1,590
  Percent of Labor Force 7.4 10.0 10.3 7.8 7.2 6.9 6.4 5.6 8.2 5.2 5.4 8.1 9.1
1999
Civilian Labor Force 19,220 17,830 17,900 18,090 18,070 18,500 20,310 22,520 19,840 20,820 21,070 17,940 17,750
  Total Employment 17,910 16,190 16,280 16,680 16,840 17,140 18,910 21,350 18,420 19,880 20,120 16,730 16,390
  Total Unemployment 1,310 1,650 1,620 1,410 1,230 1,360 1,390 1,180 1,420 940 950 1,210 1,370
  Percent of Labor Force 6.8 9.2 9.0 7.8 6.8 7.4 6.9 5.2 7.2 4.5 4.5 6.8 7.7
1998
Civilian Labor Force 19,640 17,650 17,740 17,940 17,970 18,610 21,520 23,460 21,040 22,410 21,410 18,070 17,830
  Total Employment 18,290 16,050 16,270 16,630 16,780 17,260 20,200 22,080 19,430 21,290 20,390 16,800 16,300
  Total Unemployment 1,350 1,600 1,470 1,310 1,190 1,360 1,320 1,370 1,600 1,120 1,030 1,270 1,530
  Percent of Labor Force 6.9 9.1 8.3 7.3 6.6 7.3 6.1 5.9 7.6 5.0 4.8 7.0 8.6
1997
Civilian Labor Force 19,090 17,520 17,700 18,030 18,130 18,280 20,320 22,440 19,780 20,750 20,620 17,790 17,730
  Total Employment 17,870 15,750 16,040 16,690 16,870 17,080 19,190 21,380 18,790 19,790 19,780 16,660 16,460
  Total Unemployment 1,220 1,770 1,670 1,340 1,260 1,210 1,130 1,060 990 960 840 1,140 1,270
  Percent of Labor Force 6.4 10.1 9.4 7.4 7.0 6.6 5.6 4.7 5.0 4.6 4.1 6.4 7.1
1996
Civilian Labor Force 18,780 16,910 16,970 17,290 17,400 17,910 19,860 22,400 19,670 20,620 21,530 17,610 17,210
  Total Employment 17,220 15,010 15,220 15,770 15,920 16,190 18,240 20,930 17,670 19,490 20,390 16,150 15,610
  Total Unemployment 1,560 1,900 1,750 1,520 1,480 1,720 1,620 1,480 2,000 1,130 1,130 1,460 1,590
  Percent of Labor Force 8.3 11.2 10.3 8.8 8.5 9.6 8.1 6.6 10.2 5.5 5.3 8.3 9.3
1995
Civilian Labor Force 18,130 16,240 16,530 16,590 16,570 17,020 19,810 21,380 18,840 20,880 20,020 17,030 16,610
  Total Employment 16,770 14,720 14,950 15,290 15,380 15,690 18,640 20,220 17,120 19,870 18,940 15,380 15,000
  Total Unemployment 1,360 1,520 1,580 1,300 1,190 1,320 1,170 1,150 1,720 1,010 1,090 1,660 1,610
  Percent of Labor Force 7.5 9.4 9.6 7.8 7.2 7.8 5.9 5.4 9.1 4.8 5.4 9.7 9.7
1994
Civilian Labor Force 18,090 16,090 16,260 16,460 16,370 16,850 21,000 20,790 18,660 21,360 19,830 16,890 16,570
  Total Employment 16,840 14,560 14,710 15,020 15,090 15,650 19,790 19,690 17,370 20,510 18,840 15,650 15,210
  Total Unemployment 1,250 1,530 1,550 1,450 1,280 1,190 1,220 1,100 1,290 850 990 1,240 1,360
  Percent of Labor Force 6.9 9.5 9.5 8.8 7.8 7.1 5.8 5.3 6.9 4.0 5.0 7.4 8.2
1993
Civilian Labor Force 17,620 15,500 15,950 16,300 16,140 16,520 19,430 20,940 18,530 20,510 19,220 16,210 16,150
  Total Employment 16,160 13,490 14,120 14,530 14,760 15,130 17,960 19,620 17,080 19,390 18,140 14,950 14,710
  Total Unemployment 1,460 2,000 1,830 1,760 1,380 1,390 1,470 1,320 1,450 1,120 1,070 1,260 1,450
  Percent of Labor Force 8.3 12.9 11.5 10.8 8.6 8.4 7.6 6.3 7.8 5.5 5.6 7.8 8.9
1992
Civilian Labor Force 16,880 15,030 15,150 15,370 15,600 16,240 19,380 19,220 18,090 19,830 17,350 15,690 15,620
  Total Employment 15,410 13,420 13,570 13,880 14,100 14,780 18,030 17,720 16,600 18,710 15,990 14,110 13,960
  Total Unemployment 1,480 1,610 1,580 1,490 1,500 1,460 1,350 1,500 1,480 1,110 1,370 1,580 1,660
  Percent of Labor Force 8.7 10.7 10.4 9.7 9.6 9.0 7.0 7.8 8.2 5.6 7.9 10.1 10.7
1991
Civilian Labor Force 16,290 14,960 14,940 14,960 14,790 15,030 16,990 19,660 16,930 18,370 18,370 15,260 15,160
  Total Employment 14,920 13,330 13,460 13,520 13,440 13,680 15,600 18,520 15,290 17,190 17,420 13,830 13,710
  Total Unemployment 1,370 1,630 1,480 1,440 1,350 1,350 1,390 1,140 1,650 1,180 950 1,440 1,460
  Percent of Labor Force 8.4 10.9 9.9 9.6 9.1 9.0 8.2 5.8 9.7 6.4 5.2 9.4 9.6
1990
Civilian Labor Force 16,350 14,750 14,890 15,130 14,830 15,160 18,260 19,340 17,250 18,740 17,910 14,860 15,050
  Total Employment 15,150 13,390 13,370 13,870 13,760 14,010 17,080 18,320 15,920 17,790 17,040 13,600 13,630
  Total Unemployment 1,200 1,370 1,520 1,260 1,070 1,150 1,180 1,010 1,340 950 870 1,260 1,420
  Percent of Labor Force 7.3 9.3 10.2 8.3 7.2 7.6 6.5 5.2 7.8 5.0 4.9 8.5 9.4
1989
Civilian Labor Force 14,630 13,700 13,510 13,560 13,360 14,260 14,990 16,170 15,470 15,920 16,430 13,810 14,400
  Total Employment 13,400 12,300 12,090 12,200 12,210 12,930 13,840 15,100 13,850 14,990 15,520 12,660 13,060
  Total Unemployment 1,240 1,400 1,420 1,370 1,150 1,330 1,150 1,070 1,610 930 910 1,150 1,340
  Percent of Labor Force 8.5 10.2 10.5 10.1 8.6 9.3 7.7 6.6 10.4 5.9 5.6 8.3 9.3
1988
Civilian Labor Force 13,490 12,570 12,520 11,960 12,350 12,680 13,610 15,120 14,320 14,780 14,940 13,460 13,590
  Total Employment 12,510 11,320 11,330 11,330 11,620 11,590 12,780 14,060 12,930 14,020 14,190 12,430 12,540
  Total Unemployment 980 1,240 1,180 630 730 1,090 830 1,060 1,390 760 750 1,030 1,050
  Percent of Labor Force 7.3 9.9 9.5 5.3 5.9 8.6 6.1 7.0 9.7 5.1 5.0 7.6 7.7
1987
Civilian Labor Force 13,140 12,460 12,480 12,440 12,190 12,400 13,200 14,680 14,230 14,550 14,290 12,510 12,320
  Total Employment 12,000 10,990 11,000 11,070 10,960 11,160 12,080 13,500 12,960 13,750 13,540 11,570 11,390
  Total Unemployment 1,150 1,460 1,470 1,370 1,230 1,240 1,120 1,190 1,280 810 750 930 920
  Percent of Labor Force 8.7 11.8 11.8 11.0 10.1 10.0 8.5 8.1 9.0 5.5 5.2 7.5 7.5
1986
Civilian Labor Force 12,760 11,590 11,590 11,800 11,740 12,000 12,970 14,460 13,870 14,520 13,580 12,420 12,610
  Total Employment 11,390 10,180 10,210 10,400 10,270 10,540 11,490 12,930 12,240 13,420 12,530 11,280 11,210
  Total Unemployment 1,370 1,410 1,380 1,400 1,470 1,460 1,480 1,520 1,620 1,110 1,050 1,130 1,390
  Percent of Labor Force 10.7 12.1 11.9 11.9 12.6 12.1 11.4 10.5 11.7 7.6 7.7 9.1 11.1
1985
Civilian Labor Force 12,300 11,420 11,350 11,450 11,370 11,650 12,280 13,730 13,720 14,130 13,090 11,730 11,650
  Total Employment 11,170 10,170 10,120 10,340 10,400 10,440 11,090 12,500 12,300 13,220 12,260 10,670 10,490
  Total Unemployment 1,130 1,250 1,220 1,110 980 1,210 1,190 1,230 1,420 910 830 1,070 1,160
  Percent of Labor Force 9.2 11.0 10.8 9.7 8.6 10.4 9.7 9.0 10.4 6.4 6.3 9.1 10.0
1984
Civilian Labor Force 11,600 11,010 10,970 11,410 11,180 11,150 11,380 12,150 12,350 12,580 12,870 11,280 10,910
  Total Employment 10,440 9,440 9,550 9,980 10,010 9,880 10,190 11,080 11,110 11,610 12,050 10,430 9,990
  Total Unemployment 1,160 1,560 1,420 1,430 1,170 1,270 1,190 1,080 1,240 970 830 850 920
  Percent of Labor Force 10.0 14.2 12.9 12.5 10.5 11.4 10.5 8.8 10.0 7.7 6.4 7.5 8.4
1983
Civilian Labor Force 11,870 11,240 11,420 11,990 12,030 11,720 12,090 12,140 12,110 12,260 12,400 11,580 11,450
  Total Employment 10,400 9,230 9,580 10,110 10,210 10,140 10,610 10,750 10,710 11,340 11,520 10,480 10,170
  Total Unemployment 1,460 2,010 1,840 1,880 1,830 1,590 1,480 1,390 1,400 920 880 1,100 1,280
  Percent of Labor Force 12.3 17.9 16.1 15.7 15.2 13.5 12.3 11.4 11.6 7.5 7.1 9.5 11.2
1982
Civilian Labor Force 12,060 11,360 11,260 11,620 11,490 11,750 12,060 12,700 12,400 12,330 13,500 12,040 12,210
  Total Employment 10,480 9,470 9,670 9,920 9,940 10,120 10,400 11,160 10,790 11,210 12,260 10,530 10,310
  Total Unemployment 1,580 1,880 1,590 1,700 1,560 1,630 1,660 1,540 1,610 1,120 1,240 1,500 1,890
  Percent of Labor Force 13.1 16.6 14.1 14.7 13.5 13.9 13.8 12.1 13.0 9.1 9.2 12.5 15.5
1981
Civilian Labor Force 11,830 11,210 11,030 11,390 11,620 11,620 12,460 12,510 12,640 12,000 12,820 11,200 11,520
  Total Employment 10,580 9,840 9,810 10,190 10,430 10,370 11,130 11,230 11,290 11,040 11,720 9,980 9,920