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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 SKAGIT COUNTY

 

AVERAGE JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC
2001
Civilian Labor Force 51,040 50,720 51,520 51,030 50,710 50,720 50,840 53,440 52,910 50,670 50,560 49,780 49,590
  Total Employment 47,260 46,620 47,100 47,080 47,360 47,300 47,240 49,930 49,640 47,410 46,710 45,500 45,270
  Total Unemployment 3,780 4,100 4,420 3,950 3,360 3,420 3,600 3,510 3,270 3,260 3,850 4,290 4,310
  Percent of Labor Force 7.4 8.1 8.6 7.7 6.6 6.7 7.1 6.6 6.2 6.4 7.6 8.6 8.7
2000
Civilian Labor Force 51,530 51,030 50,880 51,240 51,060 50,810 52,020 54,180 53,550 51,960 50,890 50,260 50,460
  Total Employment 48,030 47,080 47,020 47,430 47,660 47,380 48,280 50,680 50,570 48,960 47,720 46,710 46,860
  Total Unemployment 3,500 3,950 3,860 3,810 3,400 3,420 3,740 3,500 2,980 3,000 3,170 3,550 3,610
  Percent of Labor Force 6.8 7.7 7.6 7.4 6.7 6.7 7.2 6.5 5.6 5.8 6.2 7.1 7.1
1999
Civilian Labor Force 50,480 48,890 48,820 49,150 49,360 49,600 50,770 53,400 53,340 52,260 51,040 49,670 49,480
  Total Employment 47,300 44,980 44,830 45,950 46,410 46,530 47,610 50,160 50,510 49,620 48,220 46,590 46,210
  Total Unemployment 3,180 3,920 3,990 3,210 2,950 3,070 3,160 3,230 2,830 2,650 2,820 3,090 3,270
  Percent of Labor Force 6.3 8.0 8.2 6.5 6.0 6.2 6.2 6.1 5.3 5.1 5.5 6.2 6.6
1998
Civilian Labor Force 47,730 46,250 46,040 46,270 46,320 46,630 47,880 50,790 50,500 48,890 47,760 47,450 47,930
  Total Employment 44,350 42,170 42,130 42,630 43,190 43,550 44,640 47,570 47,590 45,900 44,540 44,050 44,300
  Total Unemployment 3,370 4,080 3,910 3,640 3,130 3,080 3,240 3,230 2,920 2,980 3,220 3,400 3,630
  Percent of Labor Force 7.1 8.8 8.5 7.9 6.8 6.6 6.8 6.4 5.8 6.1 6.7 7.2 7.6
1997
Civilian Labor Force 47,830 45,710 45,920 46,720 46,740 47,380 47,970 51,760 51,040 48,710 47,700 47,250 47,080
  Total Employment 44,440 41,310 41,890 42,930 43,410 44,150 44,650 48,510 48,010 45,910 44,760 44,050 43,710
  Total Unemployment 3,390 4,400 4,030 3,790 3,340 3,230 3,320 3,250 3,030 2,800 2,940 3,200 3,380
  Percent of Labor Force 7.1 9.6 8.8 8.1 7.1 6.8 6.9 6.3 5.9 5.7 6.2 6.8 7.2
1996
Civilian Labor Force 46,890 45,560 45,150 45,840 45,540 45,960 46,760 50,100 50,090 47,760 46,910 46,520 46,520
  Total Employment 42,370 39,800 39,630 40,790 41,000 41,290 42,340 45,840 46,290 44,160 42,970 42,200 42,090
  Total Unemployment 4,530 5,760 5,520 5,060 4,540 4,670 4,430 4,260 3,790 3,610 3,940 4,320 4,430
  Percent of Labor Force 9.7 12.6 12.2 11.0 10.0 10.2 9.5 8.5 7.6 7.6 8.4 9.3 9.5
1995
Civilian Labor Force 48,670 45,200 45,920 47,190 46,840 46,980 49,500 54,010 53,250 50,650 48,610 48,200 47,670
  Total Employment 44,340 40,110 40,760 42,670 42,660 43,040 45,560 50,100 49,600 47,320 44,400 43,310 42,600
  Total Unemployment 4,320 5,100 5,160 4,520 4,170 3,940 3,940 3,910 3,650 3,330 4,210 4,890 5,070
  Percent of Labor Force 8.9 11.3 11.2 9.6 8.9 8.4 8.0 7.2 6.9 6.6 8.7 10.1 10.6
1994
Civilian Labor Force 46,880 44,080 45,090 45,950 45,280 44,540 48,020 51,950 51,540 48,450 46,940 45,920 44,790
  Total Employment 42,620 38,720 39,700 41,170 40,900 40,540 43,900 48,050 48,070 45,280 43,210 41,540 40,320
  Total Unemployment 4,260 5,370 5,400 4,780 4,380 4,000 4,120 3,900 3,470 3,170 3,720 4,370 4,470
  Percent of Labor Force 9.1 12.2 12.0 10.4 9.7 9.0 8.6 7.5 6.7 6.5 7.9 9.5 10.0
1993
Civilian Labor Force 44,070 43,090 42,720 43,290 43,140 43,540 44,810 46,410 46,620 44,470 44,130 43,490 43,080
  Total Employment 39,120 36,290 36,470 37,660 38,160 38,610 39,920 41,840 42,620 40,570 39,920 39,030 38,310
  Total Unemployment 4,950 6,800 6,250 5,630 4,980 4,930 4,880 4,570 4,000 3,900 4,220 4,460 4,770
  Percent of Labor Force 11.2 15.8 14.6 13.0 11.5 11.3 10.9 9.9 8.6 8.8 9.6 10.3 11.1
1992
Civilian Labor Force 42,360 40,530 40,690 40,720 40,980 41,250 42,380 45,180 45,280 43,420 43,390 42,350 42,120
  Total Employment 38,020 35,280 35,400 36,100 36,970 37,380 38,470 41,220 41,540 39,660 39,340 37,800 37,100
  Total Unemployment 4,340 5,250 5,290 4,620 4,020 3,870 3,910 3,960 3,740 3,760 4,050 4,540 5,020
  Percent of Labor Force 10.2 13.0 13.0 11.3 9.8 9.4 9.2 8.8 8.3 8.7 9.3 10.7 11.9
1991
Civilian Labor Force 40,180 38,730 38,340 38,770 39,090 39,030 39,430 41,820 43,160 40,860 40,910 41,100 40,920
  Total Employment 36,820 34,440 34,360 35,360 36,150 36,220 36,320 39,010 40,550 38,390 37,780 37,020 36,290
  Total Unemployment 3,350 4,290 3,980 3,410 2,930 2,810 3,100 2,810 2,600 2,470 3,130 4,080 4,630
  Percent of Labor Force 8.3 11.1 10.4 8.8 7.5 7.2 7.9 6.7 6.0 6.0 7.7 9.9 11.3
1990
Civilian Labor Force 39,200 37,890 37,900 38,460 38,810 39,240 39,440 41,270 41,940 39,820 38,840 38,410 38,320
  Total Employment 36,570 34,360 34,170 35,420 36,380 37,100 37,390 39,280 39,720 37,860 36,650 35,480 35,040
  Total Unemployment 2,620 3,530 3,730 3,040 2,430 2,140 2,050 1,990 2,220 1,960 2,190 2,930 3,280
  Percent of Labor Force 6.7 9.3 9.9 7.9 6.3 5.5 5.2 4.8 5.3 4.9 5.6 7.6 8.6
1989
Civilian Labor Force 37,780 34,930 35,740 37,350 37,040 37,160 37,670 40,030 40,670 38,830 37,790 37,710 38,440
  Total Employment 34,620 30,990 31,940 33,870 33,930 34,140 34,620 37,040 37,880 35,830 35,050 34,670 35,440
  Total Unemployment 3,170 3,940 3,810 3,480 3,110 3,020 3,060 2,990 2,800 3,010 2,740 3,050 3,000
  Percent of Labor Force 8.4 11.3 10.6 9.3 8.4 8.1 8.1 7.5 6.9 7.7 7.2 8.1 7.8
1988
Civilian Labor Force 34,630 32,380 32,280 33,090 33,830 33,330 34,110 38,710 38,300 35,440 35,280 34,600 34,200
  Total Employment 31,610 28,360 28,320 29,480 30,650 30,440 31,420 36,060 35,750 32,790 32,790 31,920 31,390
  Total Unemployment 3,010 4,030 3,960 3,610 3,180 2,890 2,700 2,650 2,550 2,650 2,480 2,680 2,810
  Percent of Labor Force 8.7 12.4 12.3 10.9 9.4 8.7 7.9 6.8 6.6 7.5 7.0 7.7 8.2
1987
Civilian Labor Force 33,400 31,400 31,270 31,790 31,520 31,970 34,330 38,030 36,640 34,890 33,860 32,460 32,570
  Total Employment 29,590 26,230 26,080 27,450 27,430 28,230 31,070 34,720 33,630 31,670 30,420 29,200 28,950
  Total Unemployment 3,810 5,170 5,190 4,350 4,100 3,750 3,260 3,310 3,010 3,230 3,440 3,250 3,620
  Percent of Labor Force 11.4 16.5 16.6 13.7 13.0 11.7 9.5 8.7 8.2 9.2 10.2 10.0 11.1
1986
Civilian Labor Force 33,100 31,480 31,960 33,720 32,720 32,530 32,500 37,770 35,710 33,480 32,440 31,540 31,390
  Total Employment 29,230 27,040 27,400 29,370 28,890 28,920 28,990 33,950 32,170 30,290 28,990 27,590 27,160
  Total Unemployment 3,870 4,440 4,570 4,340 3,840 3,610 3,510 3,820 3,540 3,190 3,460 3,950 4,230
  Percent of Labor Force 11.7 14.1 14.3 12.9 11.7 11.1 10.8 10.1 9.9 9.5 10.7 12.5 13.5
1985
Civilian Labor Force 32,190 30,530 30,660 32,210 31,100 30,740 31,210 37,350 34,440 32,220 32,160 31,950 31,740
  Total Employment 28,280 25,150 25,690 27,930 26,970 26,740 27,540 33,760 31,090 29,070 29,060 28,350 28,020
  Total Unemployment 3,910 5,380 4,970 4,280 4,130 4,010 3,670 3,590 3,350 3,150 3,100 3,600 3,730
  Percent of Labor Force 12.2 17.6 16.2 13.3 13.3 13.0 11.8 9.6 9.7 9.8 9.6 11.3 11.7
1984
Civilian Labor Force 31,900 31,500 31,510 32,420 31,240 31,240 32,010 35,730 34,870 31,740 30,760 29,950 29,810
  Total Employment 27,100 25,000 25,850 27,200 26,180 26,720 27,410 30,990 30,790 27,690 26,770 25,500 25,130
  Total Unemployment 4,800 6,510 5,660 5,230 5,060 4,520 4,610 4,740 4,080 4,040 3,990 4,460 4,680
  Percent of Labor Force 15.0 20.7 18.0 16.1 16.2 14.5 14.4 13.3 11.7 12.7 13.0 14.9 15.7
1983
Civilian Labor Force 33,090 31,530 31,600 32,090 31,840 32,040 35,560 36,960 36,140 33,560 32,440 31,530 31,740
  Total Employment 28,090 24,710 25,040 26,110 26,270 27,100 30,480 32,390 32,410 29,970 28,600 27,200 26,810
  Total Unemployment 4,990 6,820 6,550 5,980 5,580 4,940 5,080 4,570 3,740 3,590 3,840 4,330 4,930
  Percent of Labor Force 15.1 21.6 20.7 18.6 17.5 15.4 14.3 12.4 10.3 10.7 11.8 13.7 15.5
1982
Civilian Labor Force 33,270 30,970 31,080 31,330 31,430 31,860 33,250 39,350 36,010 34,290 33,350 33,100 33,210
  Total Employment 28,080 24,570 24,970 25,860 26,050 27,150 28,580 34,540 31,680 29,880 28,610 27,840 27,220
  Total Unemployment 5,190 6,400 6,100 5,470 5,380 4,710 4,680 4,810 4,330 4,410 4,740 5,260 5,980
  Percent of Labor Force 15.6 20.7 19.6 17.5 17.1 14.8 14.1 12.2 12.0 12.9 14.2 15.9 18.0
1981
Civilian Labor Force 32,460 31,350 31,710 31,760 31,990 32,340 32,730 37,760 34,670 32,610 30,910 30,530 31,120
  Total Employment 28,000 26,460 26,740 27,130 27,250 27,850 28,830 33,560 30,420 29