Washington State
Employment Security Department
Labor Market and Economic Analysis Branch
April 1, 2002
RESIDENT CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE AND EMPLOYMENT IN KING COUNTY
Benchmark: March 20011
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Washington State |
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RESIDENT CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE AND EMPLOYMENT IN KING 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 | 999,600 | 1,015,800 | 1,011,300 | 1,009,500 | 997,500 | 1,003,400 | 1,000,400 | 1,004,000 | 992,100 | 975,700 | 993,800 | 994,100 | 997,700 | |
| Total Employment | 948,500 | 975,700 | 965,800 | 964,400 | 953,500 | 955,800 | 948,200 | 951,200 | 940,700 | 923,300 | 933,300 | 932,400 | 937,200 | |
| Total Unemployment | 51,200 | 40,200 | 45,500 | 45,200 | 44,100 | 47,600 | 52,200 | 52,700 | 51,400 | 52,500 | 60,500 | 61,700 | 60,400 | |
| Percent of Labor Force | 5.1 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 5.4 | 6.1 | 6.2 | 6.1 | |
| 2000 | ||||||||||||||
| Civilian Labor Force | 1,020,200 | 1,031,500 | 1,031,200 | 1,028,400 | 1,009,400 | 1,018,500 | 1,018,400 | 1,027,200 | 1,013,600 | 1,001,700 | 1,016,200 | 1,015,100 | 1,031,500 | |
| Total Employment | 983,800 | 996,700 | 993,900 | 993,400 | 976,800 | 984,300 | 981,300 | 986,900 | 977,100 | 966,100 | 976,600 | 977,100 | 995,900 | |
| Total Unemployment | 36,400 | 34,800 | 37,300 | 35,000 | 32,700 | 34,200 | 37,000 | 40,300 | 36,400 | 35,600 | 39,600 | 38,000 | 35,600 | |
| Percent of Labor Force | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.4 | |
| 1999 | ||||||||||||||
| Civilian Labor Force | 1,028,700 | 1,031,400 | 1,028,900 | 1,027,600 | 1,019,400 | 1,029,700 | 1,027,800 | 1,040,600 | 1,029,400 | 1,012,800 | 1,026,900 | 1,029,100 | 1,041,000 | |
| Total Employment | 995,900 | 998,400 | 994,000 | 994,800 | 989,000 | 996,900 | 993,100 | 1,006,200 | 997,400 | 980,700 | 992,600 | 997,200 | 1,010,200 | |
| Total Unemployment | 32,800 | 33,000 | 35,000 | 32,800 | 30,400 | 32,800 | 34,700 | 34,300 | 32,000 | 32,100 | 34,300 | 31,900 | 30,800 | |
| Percent of Labor Force | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.0 | |
| 1998 | ||||||||||||||
| Civilian Labor Force | 1,015,900 | 1,013,200 | 1,011,900 | 1,008,100 | 1,000,800 | 1,014,100 | 1,009,600 | 1,020,900 | 1,010,700 | 1,006,000 | 1,020,900 | 1,030,200 | 1,044,600 | |
| Total Employment | 985,000 | 981,500 | 979,900 | 977,100 | 971,100 | 983,700 | 978,200 | 988,900 | 980,700 | 974,500 | 989,400 | 1,000,000 | 1,015,000 | |
| Total Unemployment | 30,900 | 31,800 | 32,100 | 31,000 | 29,800 | 30,500 | 31,500 | 32,000 | 30,000 | 31,500 | 31,500 | 30,200 | 29,500 | |
| Percent of Labor Force | 3.0 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 2.8 | |
| 1997 | ||||||||||||||
| Civilian Labor Force | 990,700 | 970,300 | 971,600 | 972,300 | 972,300 | 986,400 | 989,300 | 1,004,500 | 1,000,800 | 986,500 | 1,001,600 | 1,010,200 | 1,022,200 | |
| Total Employment | 957,800 | 932,100 | 933,500 | 936,500 | 939,300 | 953,500 | 956,100 | 971,100 | 968,900 | 956,300 | 970,700 | 981,600 | 994,300 | |
| Total Unemployment | 32,900 | 38,300 | 38,100 | 35,800 | 33,000 | 32,900 | 33,200 | 33,300 | 31,900 | 30,200 | 30,900 | 28,700 | 28,000 | |
| Percent of Labor Force | 3.3 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 2.7 | |
| 1996 | ||||||||||||||
| Civilian Labor Force | 945,400 | 939,900 | 936,800 | 936,300 | 927,200 | 940,900 | 937,200 | 950,100 | 943,500 | 934,400 | 950,700 | 966,500 | 981,500 | |
| Total Employment | 899,300 | 888,200 | 884,900 | 884,800 | 879,200 | 892,000 | 890,000 | 903,000 | 900,100 | 892,800 | 907,300 | 926,100 | 943,400 | |
| Total Unemployment | 46,100 | 51,700 | 51,900 | 51,600 | 48,000 | 48,900 | 47,200 | 47,100 | 43,300 | 41,600 | 43,400 | 40,500 | 38,100 | |
| Percent of Labor Force | 4.9 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 3.9 | |
| 1995 | ||||||||||||||
| Civilian Labor Force | 922,600 | 917,400 | 916,100 | 916,400 | 912,500 | 919,500 | 918,400 | 929,800 | 926,900 | 911,800 | 925,900 | 934,900 | 941,900 | |
| Total Employment | 874,800 | 869,500 | 865,200 | 867,100 | 866,200 | 873,700 | 870,600 | 880,600 | 880,900 | 867,600 | 876,900 | 885,300 | 893,500 | |
| Total Unemployment | 47,900 | 47,900 | 50,900 | 49,300 | 46,300 | 45,800 | 47,800 | 49,200 | 46,000 | 44,100 | 49,000 | 49,700 | 48,500 | |
| Percent of Labor Force | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.6 | 5.4 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.1 | |
| 1994 | ||||||||||||||
| Civilian Labor Force | 896,400 | 909,600 | 902,200 | 890,400 | 887,100 | 890,300 | 880,600 | 897,000 | 889,500 | 880,400 | 898,200 | 912,000 | 919,400 | |
| Total Employment | 847,200 | 852,400 | 842,600 | 833,700 | 836,800 | 842,400 | 832,000 | 849,600 | 847,700 | 838,700 | 851,200 | 864,500 | 875,000 | |
| Total Unemployment | 49,200 | 57,200 | 59,600 | 56,700 | 50,300 | 47,900 | 48,600 | 47,400 | 41,800 | 41,700 | 47,000 | 47,500 | 44,400 | |
| Percent of Labor Force | 5.5 | 6.3 | 6.6 | 6.4 | 5.7 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 5.3 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 4.8 | |
| 1993 | ||||||||||||||
| Civilian Labor Force | 899,200 | 905,600 | 901,600 | 896,800 | 895,800 | 898,200 | 892,000 | 903,600 | 897,500 | 884,800 | 900,700 | 901,900 | 911,900 | |
| Total Employment | 841,600 | 844,300 | 838,000 | 836,800 | 838,800 | 840,500 | 834,000 | 845,300 | 842,800 | 830,600 | 843,200 | 847,100 | 858,400 | |
| Total Unemployment | 57,600 | 61,300 | 63,600 | 60,000 | 56,900 | 57,700 | 58,000 | 58,300 | 54,700 | 54,200 | 57,600 | 54,800 | 53,500 | |
| Percent of Labor Force | 6.4 | 6.8 | 7.0 | 6.7 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 6.5 | 6.4 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 6.4 | 6.1 | 5.9 | |
| 1992 | ||||||||||||||
| Civilian Labor Force | 895,100 | 884,000 | 885,800 | 884,500 | 884,200 | 894,000 | 884,900 | 903,600 | 896,900 | 887,300 | 911,100 | 910,300 | 914,900 | |
| Total Employment | 838,100 | 829,500 | 827,300 | 828,500 | 831,600 | 839,800 | 828,300 | 846,700 | 841,800 | 830,200 | 848,200 | 849,600 | 855,500 | |
| Total Unemployment | 57,000 | 54,500 | 58,400 | 56,000 | 52,600 | 54,200 | 56,600 | 56,900 | 55,100 | 57,100 | 62,800 | 60,700 | 59,500 | |
| Percent of Labor Force | 6.4 | 6.2 | 6.6 | 6.3 | 5.9 | 6.1 | 6.4 | 6.3 | 6.1 | 6.4 | 6.9 | 6.7 | 6.5 | |
| 1991 | ||||||||||||||
| Civilian Labor Force | 861,100 | 863,700 | 857,600 | 855,900 | 849,200 | 858,600 | 855,800 | 865,500 | 861,400 | 854,700 | 862,100 | 870,700 | 877,900 | |
| Total Employment | 818,500 | 826,200 | 815,400 | 814,100 | 809,900 | 818,400 | 813,800 | 822,900 | 820,900 | 812,400 | 814,500 | 823,500 | 830,200 | |
| Total Unemployment | 42,600 | 37,500 | 42,200 | 41,800 | 39,300 | 40,200 | 42,000 | 42,600 | 40,600 | 42,300 | 47,500 | 47,200 | 47,700 | |
| Percent of Labor Force | 4.9 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 5.5 | 5.4 | 5.4 | |
| 1990 | ||||||||||||||
| Civilian Labor Force | 869,600 | 872,400 | 871,300 | 872,300 | 864,500 | 871,400 | 867,500 | 877,200 | 875,100 | 860,100 | 861,700 | 870,600 | 871,500 | |
| Total Employment | 839,500 | 838,300 | 837,100 | 838,800 | 835,400 | 842,000 | 838,300 | 849,500 | 849,700 | 833,200 | 831,500 | 839,900 | 839,900 | |
| Total Unemployment | 30,200 | 34,200 | 34,300 | 33,500 | 29,100 | 29,300 | 29,200 | 27,800 | 25,400 | 26,900 | 30,200 | 30,700 | 31,600 | |
| Percent of Labor Force | 3.5 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.6 | |
| 1989 | ||||||||||||||
| Civilian Labor Force | 872,700 | 846,000 | 844,700 | 858,400 | 867,000 | 881,400 | 871,700 | 874,700 | 884,100 | 868,400 | 881,600 | 889,300 | 905,100 | |
| Total Employment | 833,400 | 805,000 | 804,000 | 817,900 | 826,800 | 839,700 | 830,000 | 832,800 | 844,700 | 828,600 | 845,400 | 854,800 | 871,100 | |
| Total Unemployment | 39,300 | 41,000 | 40,800 | 40,500 | 40,200 | 41,600 | 41,700 | 41,900 | 39,400 | 39,800 | 36,200 | 34,500 | 34,100 | |
| Percent of Labor Force | 4.5 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.8 | |
| 1988 | ||||||||||||||
| Civilian Labor Force | 815,700 | 802,200 | 806,400 | 806,000 | 800,200 | 804,300 | 795,200 | 817,300 | 815,700 | 817,200 | 835,000 | 838,600 | 850,500 | |
| Total Employment | 777,200 | 760,700 | 765,100 | 764,800 | 762,400 | 766,500 | 755,200 | 776,200 | 777,100 | 780,500 | 798,600 | 802,300 | 816,600 | |
| Total Unemployment | 38,500 | 41,400 | 41,300 | 41,300 | 37,800 | 37,900 | 40,000 | 41,000 | 38,500 | 36,600 | 36,500 | 36,300 | 33,900 | |
| Percent of Labor Force | 4.7 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.0 | |
| 1987 | ||||||||||||||
| Civilian Labor Force | 787,600 | 774,100 | 774,000 | 776,100 | 775,500 | 776,700 | 781,900 | 801,100 | 796,900 | 788,800 | 794,400 | 803,500 | 808,600 | |
| Total Employment | 741,800 | 722,700 | 721,000 | 723,900 | 725,900 | 730,000 | 736,500 | 756,000 | 753,200 | 747,000 | 752,600 | 763,100 | 769,800 | |
| Total Unemployment | 45,800 | 51,400 | 53,000 | 52,100 | 49,600 | 46,700 | 45,400 | 45,100 | 43,700 | 41,800 | 41,800 | 40,400 | 38,800 | |
| Percent of Labor Force | 5.8 | 6.6 | 6.8 | 6.7 | 6.4 | 6.0 | 5.8 | 5.6 | 5.5 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.0 | 4.8 | |
| 1986 | ||||||||||||||
| Civilian Labor Force | 763,300 | 736,600 | 742,400 | 752,300 | 757,000 | 754,700 | 758,000 | 791,000 | 782,600 | 765,400 | 772,400 | 772,200 | 774,400 | |
| Total Employment | 715,800 | 691,500 | 693,700 | 703,000 | 709,400 | 708,800 | 710,900 | 739,100 | 734,700 | 721,000 | 725,800 | 723,900 | 727,200 | |
| Total Unemployment | 47,500 | 45,100 | 48,800 | 49,300 | 47,600 | 45,900 | 47,100 | 51,900 | 47,800 | 44,500 | 46,600 | 48,300 | 47,200 | |
| Percent of Labor Force | 6.2 | 6.1 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 6.3 | 6.1 | 6.2 | 6.6 | 6.1 | 5.8 | 6.0 | 6.3 | 6.1 | |
| 1985 | ||||||||||||||
| Civilian Labor Force | 722,800 | 705,200 | 706,000 | 708,800 | 712,900 | 713,500 | 716,500 | 735,400 | 738,500 | 726,900 | 736,100 | 737,700 | 736,100 | |
| Total Employment | 676,900 | 654,500 | 656,800 | 660,100 | 667,200 | 667,100 | 667,200 | 688,400 | 693,600 | 683,500 | 693,200 | 696,800 | 694,800 | |
| Total Unemployment | 45,900 | 50,700 | 49,200 | 48,800 | 45,700 | 46,500 | 49,300 | 47,000 | 44,900 | 43,300 | 42,900 | 40,900 | 41,400 | |
| Percent of Labor Force | 6.3 | 7.2 | 7.0 | 6.9 | 6.4 | 6.5 | 6.9 | 6.4 | 6.1 | 6.0 | 5.8 | 5.5 | 5.6 | |
| 1984 | ||||||||||||||
| Civilian Labor Force | 701,000 | 687,800 | 693,300 | 694,800 | 693,500 | 693,200 | 699,100 | 716,900 | 713,200 | 702,800 | 702,400 | 705,800 | 708,700 | |
| Total Employment | 648,100 | 628,200 | 633,400 | 636,900 | 638,900 | 639,100 | 645,300 | 664,000 | 664,200 | 653,600 | 653,800 | 658,700 | 661,000 | |
| Total Unemployment | 52,900 | 59,600 | 59,900 | 57,900 | 54,500 | 54,100 | 53,800 | 52,900 | 49,000 | 49,200 | 48,600 | 47,100 | 47,700 | |
| Percent of Labor Force | 7.5 | 8.7 | 8.6 | 8.3 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 7.4 | 6.9 | 7.0 | 6.9 | 6.7 | 6.7 | |
| 1983 | ||||||||||||||
| Civilian Labor Force | 687,000 | 677,900 | 678,900 | 676,500 | 676,900 | 675,400 | 689,400 | 704,600 | 700,200 | 688,400 | 695,200 | 694,400 | 686,300 | |
| Total Employment | 621,000 | 605,900 | 606,600 | 606,700 | 607,100 | 608,300 | 616,900 | 636,100 | 632,100 | 626,100 | 636,000 | 638,400 | 631,500 | |
| Total Unemployment | 66,000 | 72,100 | 72,300 | 69,800 | 69,800 | 67,100 | 72,500 | 68,500 | 68,100 | 62,300 | 59,200 | 56,000 | 54,700 | |
| Percent of Labor Force | 9.6 | 10.6 | 10.7 | 10.3 | 10.3 | 9.9 | 10.5 | 9.7 | 9.7 | 9.0 | 8.5 | 8.1 | 8.0 | |
| 1982 | ||||||||||||||
| Civilian Labor Force | 696,000 | 678,500 | 679,300 | 683,800 | 680,200 | 673,100 | 693,000 | 715,900 | 711,700 | 704,700 | 705,600 | 713,300 | 712,600 | |
| Total Employment | 627,200 | 616,400 | 613,500 | 617,000 | 614,400 | 605,800 | 625,000 | 640,400 | 639,700 | 634,200 | 635,700 | 641,300 | 643,300 | |
| Total Unemployment | 68,800 | 62,100 | 65,800 | 66,800 | 65,800 | 67,300 | 68,000 | 75,500 | 72,000 | 70,500 | 69,900 | 72,000 | 69,300 | |
| Percent of Labor Force | 9.9 | 9.2 | 9.7 | 9.8 | 9.7 | 10.0 | 9.8 | 10.6 | 10.1 | 10.0 | 9.9 | 10.1 | 9.7 | |