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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 SKAMANIA COUNTY

Benchmark: March 20011
 

 AVERAGE JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC
2001
Civilian Labor Force 3,780 3,570 3,580 3,590 3,650 3,830 3,910 4,010 3,930 3,740 3,840 3,830 3,850
  Total Employment 3,360 3,110 3,110 3,130 3,230 3,440 3,490 3,660 3,590 3,410 3,460 3,340 3,320
  Total Unemployment 420 460 470 460 410 390 410 340 340 330 380 480 530
  Percent of Labor Force 11.1 12.8 13.2 12.8 11.3 10.3 10.6 8.6 8.7 8.8 9.9 12.6 13.8
2000
Civilian Labor Force 4,020 4,130 4,040 4,090 4,010 4,100 4,150 4,160 4,040 3,920 4,000 3,840 3,810
  Total Employment 3,660 3,670 3,590 3,650 3,660 3,770 3,800 3,870 3,750 3,680 3,610 3,490 3,450
  Total Unemployment 360 460 460 440 360 330 350 290 290 240 390 350 370
  Percent of Labor Force 8.9 11.1 11.3 10.7 8.8 8.1 8.4 7.0 7.2 6.2 9.7 9.1 9.6
1999
Civilian Labor Force 4,070 4,000 3,920 4,000 4,010 4,170 4,280 4,370 4,150 3,970 4,090 3,950 3,980
  Total Employment 3,730 3,510 3,450 3,590 3,690 3,840 3,930 4,060 3,870 3,720 3,810 3,640 3,650
  Total Unemployment 340 490 470 400 320 330 350 320 290 250 270 310 340
  Percent of Labor Force 8.4 12.1 11.9 10.1 8.0 7.8 8.2 7.2 6.9 6.3 6.7 7.9 8.5
1998
Civilian Labor Force 4,230 4,040 3,970 4,170 4,230 4,290 4,380 4,520 4,510 4,310 4,200 4,090 4,090
  Total Employment 3,810 3,460 3,450 3,680 3,830 3,900 3,960 4,160 4,150 3,990 3,860 3,660 3,670
  Total Unemployment 420 580 520 490 410 390 420 360 360 320 350 430 420
  Percent of Labor Force 9.9 14.5 13.1 11.6 9.6 9.1 9.5 8.0 8.0 7.5 8.2 10.5 10.4
1997
Civilian Labor Force 4,090 3,810 3,820 3,910 4,030 4,100 4,180 4,460 4,400 4,160 4,100 4,010 4,090
  Total Employment 3,680 3,300 3,280 3,470 3,620 3,710 3,780 4,040 4,070 3,870 3,780 3,640 3,630
  Total Unemployment 410 510 540 440 400 390 400 420 330 290 320 370 450
  Percent of Labor Force 9.9 13.3 14.2 11.2 10.0 9.5 9.5 9.5 7.5 6.9 7.8 9.3 11.1
1996
Civilian Labor Force 3,950 3,770 3,830 3,900 4,080 4,090 4,130 4,330 3,570 3,990 3,990 3,870 3,890
  Total Employment 3,510 3,250 3,200 3,390 3,580 3,630 3,680 3,910 3,240 3,670 3,670 3,490 3,390
  Total Unemployment 450 520 620 510 510 460 450 420 330 320 310 390 500
  Percent of Labor Force 11.3 13.8 16.3 13.1 12.4 11.3 10.9 9.8 9.3 8.0 7.8 10.0 12.8
1995
Civilian Labor Force 4,070 3,820 3,910 4,030 4,010 4,090 4,190 4,440 4,390 3,980 4,070 3,950 3,970
  Total Employment 3,650 3,290 3,390 3,560 3,560 3,700 3,780 4,070 4,020 3,680 3,730 3,530 3,530
  Total Unemployment 420 530 520 460 450 390 410 370 370 300 340 430 440
  Percent of Labor Force 10.2 13.9 13.4 11.5 11.2 9.6 9.8 8.3 8.4 7.5 8.3 10.8 11.1
1994
Civilian Labor Force 3,920 3,760 3,800 3,900 3,880 3,880 3,990 4,130 4,150 3,910 3,790 4,060 3,790
  Total Employment 3,500 3,130 3,170 3,330 3,440 3,510 3,640 3,810 3,830 3,660 3,490 3,640 3,380
  Total Unemployment 410 620 630 570 430 360 350 320 320 250 290 420 410
  Percent of Labor Force 10.6 16.6 16.5 14.5 11.2 9.3 8.7 7.8 7.6 6.4 7.7 10.4 10.8
1993
Civilian Labor Force 4,130 3,650 3,970 4,010 4,180 4,270 4,230 4,430 4,410 4,170 4,170 4,170 3,940
  Total Employment 3,520 2,720 3,050 3,140 3,560 3,650 3,640 3,940 3,940 3,750 3,730 3,730 3,430
  Total Unemployment 610 930 920 870 620 610 580 490 470 420 440 440 510
  Percent of Labor Force 14.7 25.4 23.2 21.7 14.9 14.4 13.8 11.1 10.7 10.1 10.6 10.6 13.0
1992
Civilian Labor Force 3,800 3,780 3,940 3,750 3,790 3,810 3,890 3,910 3,870 3,610 3,730 3,790 3,770
  Total Employment 3,110 2,980 3,020 3,060 3,030 3,130 3,250 3,280 3,290 3,050 3,130 3,120 3,030
  Total Unemployment 690 810 930 690 760 680 650 630 580 550 600 680 740
  Percent of Labor Force 18.2 21.3 23.5 18.4 20.1 17.9 16.6 16.2 15.0 15.3 16.0 17.8 19.7
1991
Civilian Labor Force 3,950 3,750 3,860 3,890 3,970 3,940 4,130 4,040 4,000 3,950 3,940 4,010 3,950
  Total Employment 3,460 3,150 3,230 3,440 3,560 3,520 3,690 3,630 3,600 3,530 3,430 3,470 3,300
  Total Unemployment 490 600 640 460 410 420 450 410 410 420 510 540 650
  Percent of Labor Force 12.4 16.0 16.5 11.7 10.3 10.7 10.8 10.1 10.2 10.7 12.9 13.4 16.5
1990
Civilian Labor Force 3,910 3,920 4,020 3,840 3,920 3,910 3,800 4,060 4,120 3,800 3,800 3,830 3,870
  Total Employment 3,520 3,250 3,290 3,320 3,530 3,600 3,500 3,790 3,840 3,570 3,530 3,520 3,470
  Total Unemployment 390 670 730 510 390 310 310 270 280 230 270 320 410
  Percent of Labor Force 10.0 17.0 18.2 13.4 9.9 7.9 8.0 6.7 6.7 6.1 7.2 8.3 10.5
1989
Civilian Labor Force 2,340 2,440 2,450 2,430 2,360 2,310 2,350 2,340 2,320 2,260 2,240 2,230 2,350
  Total Employment 1,910 1,750 1,750 1,760 1,890 1,980 1,970 2,020 1,980 1,950 1,970 1,910 1,980
  Total Unemployment 430 690 700 670 470 340 380 310 340 310 270 330 370
  Percent of Labor Force 18.4 28.2 28.6 27.4 19.9 14.6 16.2 13.4 14.7 13.7 12.0 14.7 15.8
1988
Civilian Labor Force 2,340 2,330 2,510 2,550 2,310 2,320 2,550 2,280 2,180 2,290 2,240 2,220 2,340
  Total Employment 1,950 1,630 1,890 2,130 1,970 2,000 2,240 1,960 1,860 1,870 1,990 1,890 1,950
  Total Unemployment 400 700 620 420 340 320 310 330 320 420 260 330 390
  Percent of Labor Force 16.9 30.2 24.9 16.4 14.7 13.8 12.2 14.3 14.7 18.2 11.4 14.7 16.6
1987
Civilian Labor Force 2,370 2,410 2,380 2,530 2,620 2,300 2,330 2,340 2,330 2,450 2,220 2,240 2,300
  Total Employment 1,910 1,620 1,600 2,000 2,120 1,920 1,970 2,010 2,010 2,010 1,850 1,910 1,850
  Total Unemployment 460 790 780 530 500 380 370 320 310 440 370 330 450
  Percent of Labor Force 19.6 32.9 32.7 21.0 19.1 16.5 15.7 13.8 13.5 18.0 16.6 14.8 19.4
1986
Civilian Labor Force 2,370 2,330 2,340 2,260 2,560 2,560 2,370 2,420 2,380 2,390 2,210 2,330 2,280
  Total Employment 1,910 1,530 1,590 1,680 2,120 2,170 2,030 2,000 2,010 2,050 1,950 1,930 1,820
  Total Unemployment 460 800 750 580 430 390 340 420 370 340 260 390 470
  Percent of Labor Force 19.5 34.3 32.2 25.5 16.9 15.3 14.2 17.4 15.5 14.3 11.8 16.8 20.5
1985
Civilian Labor Force 2,320 2,350 2,420 2,220 2,620 2,500 2,450 2,210 2,250 2,260 2,150 2,210 2,140
  Total Employment 1,830 1,550 1,590 1,600 2,130 2,060 2,020 1,850 1,920 1,920 1,880 1,780 1,610
  Total Unemployment 490 800 840 620 490 450 430 360 330 340 270 440 530
  Percent of Labor Force 21.2 34.0 34.6 27.9 18.8 17.9 17.4 16.5 14.9 15.0 12.5 19.6 24.6
1984
Civilian Labor Force 2,400 2,550 2,600 2,410 2,580 2,420 2,370 2,280 2,310 2,230 2,290 2,440 2,350
  Total Employment 1,880 1,660 1,750 1,790 2,080 1,980 1,980 1,880 1,950 1,930 1,900 1,910 1,760
  Total Unemployment 520 900 850 620 500 430 390 390 350 300 390 520 590
  Percent of Labor Force 21.6 35.1 32.5 25.6 19.3 17.9 16.4 17.2 15.3 13.5 17.0 21.5 25.2
1983
Civilian Labor Force 2,630 2,600 2,730 2,760 2,680 2,620 2,920 2,720 2,610 2,560 2,450 2,460 2,500
  Total Employment 2,030 1,680 1,840 2,040 2,010 2,110 2,350 2,170 2,170 2,150 2,040 1,980 1,840
  Total Unemployment 600 920 890 710 670 510 570 550 440 410 410 490 660
  Percent of Labor Force 22.9 35.4 32.6 25.9 24.8 19.6 19.6 20.4 16.8 16.2 16.7 19.7 26.4
1982
Civilian Labor Force 3,030 3,120 3,040 3,060 3,290 3,070 2,990 3,060 2,950 2,900 2,990 2,890 2,970
  Total Employment 2,210 1,880 1,980 2,180 2,370 2,290 2,240 2,340 2,290 2,330 2,410 2,170 2,000
  Total Unemployment 820 1,240 1,050 880 930 780 750 730 660 570 580 720 980
  Percent of Labor Force 27.2 39.7 34.7 28.8 28.2 25.5 24.9 23.8 22.4 19.7 19.3 25.1 32.8
1981
Civilian Labor Force 3,390 3,630 3,540 3,640 3,390 3,230 3,240 3,500 3,600 3,360 3,230 3,150 3,220
  Total Employment 2,760 2,930 2,870 3,010 2,780 2,780 2,750 3,040 2,780 2,850 2,620 2,440 2,280
  Total Unemployment 630 700 670 630 610 450 490 460 810 510 610 720 940
  Percent of Labor Force 18.7 19.4 19.0 17.4 18.0 13.9 15.2 13.1 22.6 15.3 18.9 22.7 29.3
1980
Civilian Labor Force 4,380