RICHLAND-KENNEWICK-PASCO MSA

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

	RESIDENT CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE AND EMPLOYMENT IN RICHLAND-KENNEWICK-PASCO MSA (Benton & Franklin Counties)
	Benchmark: March 2001¹

	AVERAGE	JAN	FEB	MAR	APR	MAY	JUN	JUL	AUG	SEP	OCT	NOV	DEC
2001
Civilian Labor Force	94,400	91,200	91,300	91,200	92,900	94,900	101,200	99,600	94,400	94,400	96,200	93,000	92,900
Total Employment	87,600	82,100	83,100	84,300	86,600	89,100	94,700	92,900	88,500	89,000	90,400	85,700	85,000
Total Unemployment	6,800	9,000	8,200	6,900	6,300	5,800	6,600	6,700	5,900	5,500	5,800	7,300	7,800
Percent of Labor Force	7.2	9.9	9.0	7.6	6.7	6.1	6.5	6.8	6.2	5.8	6.0	7.9	8.5

2000
Civilian Labor Force	93,600	90,300	90,900	90,200	92,400	94,700	102,100	96,700	94,600	94,000	94,700	91,700	90,500
Total Employment	86,900	82,300	83,000	83,600	86,500	88,800	95,400	90,000	88,900	88,500	88,800	84,000	82,600
Total Unemployment	6,700	8,000	7,900	6,600	5,900	5,900	6,700	6,700	5,700	5,500	5,800	7,700	7,900
Percent of Labor Force	7.2	8.9	8.6	7.4	6.3	6.3	6.5	6.9	6.0	5.9	6.1	8.4	8.7

1999
Civilian Labor Force	94,600	91,200	91,600	92,100	94,500	95,800	102,100	100,100	94,800	94,900	96,600	91,000	90,700
Total Employment	88,500	83,200	83,900	85,600	88,900	90,400	95,100	94,000	89,800	90,200	91,400	84,800	84,000
Total Unemployment	6,200	8,000	7,700	6,500	5,500	5,500	7,000	6,000	5,000	4,600	5,100	6,100	6,700
Percent of Labor Force	6.5	8.8	8.4	7.1	5.9	5.7	6.9	6.0	5.3	4.9	5.3	6.7	7.4

1998
Civilian Labor Force	93,900	90,400	90,800	91,700	93,200	95,400	102,500	97,500	94,400	93,900	94,700	91,100	91,600
Total Employment	87,000	81,900	82,700	84,500	86,600	89,100	95,500	90,800	88,300	88,000	88,500	83,600	83,900
Total Unemployment	7,000	8,500	8,100	7,200	6,500	6,300	7,000	6,700	6,100	5,900	6,200	7,500	7,700
Percent of Labor Force	7.4	9.4	9.0	7.8	7.0	6.6	6.9	6.9	6.5	6.3	6.5	8.2	8.4

1997
Civilian Labor Force	93,200	89,600	89,400	90,000	92,300	95,200	101,900	96,500	94,500	94,100	94,700	89,900	89,900
Total Employment	86,400	80,100	80,800	82,800	85,900	89,000	95,400	90,300	88,700	88,500	89,100	83,200	82,900
Total Unemployment	6,800	9,500	8,500	7,200	6,400	6,200	6,500	6,200	5,800	5,600	5,600	6,700	7,000
Percent of Labor Force	7.3	10.6	9.6	8.0	7.0	6.5	6.4	6.5	6.1	5.9	6.0	7.4	7.8

1996
Civilian Labor Force	93,500	90,600	90,000	91,300	93,200	95,000	101,800	99,000	94,200	94,500	94,000	90,100	88,700
Total Employment	84,800	79,900	79,500	81,600	84,700	86,600	92,700	89,700	86,700	87,600	86,900	81,600	80,000
Total Unemployment	8,700	10,700	10,500	9,700	8,500	8,400	9,100	9,200	7,500	6,900	7,100	8,500	8,700
Percent of Labor Force	9.3	11.8	11.6	10.7	9.1	8.8	9.0	9.3	8.0	7.3	7.5	9.4	9.8

1995
Civilian Labor Force	94,100	90,800	91,100	92,400	94,300	96,100	106,300	97,000	94,400	94,100	93,200	89,900	89,200
Total Employment	86,500	83,300	83,500	85,300	88,100	89,500	98,300	89,300	87,200	87,400	85,900	80,700	79,600
Total Unemployment	7,600	7,500	7,600	7,100	6,100	6,700	8,000	7,800	7,200	6,800	7,200	9,200	9,600
Percent of Labor Force	8.0	8.3	8.3	7.7	6.5	6.9	7.5	8.0	7.6	7.2	7.8	10.2	10.7

1994
Civilian Labor Force	93,300	89,400	89,100	90,400	92,800	94,900	102,600	95,500	93,500	94,600	94,400	90,400	91,500
Total Employment	87,700	82,000	81,600	84,000	87,500	90,400	97,800	90,500	89,100	90,600	89,600	84,300	85,000
Total Unemployment	5,600	7,400	7,500	6,300	5,400	4,500	4,800	5,000	4,400	4,000	4,800	6,100	6,500
Percent of Labor Force	6.0	8.3	8.4	7.0	5.8	4.7	4.6	5.2	4.7	4.2	5.1	6.7	7.1

1993
Civilian Labor Force	90,700	86,200	86,200	88,100	90,800	92,400	101,300	93,700	91,300	91,600	92,200	87,500	87,600
Total Employment	83,400	75,300	76,900	79,100	83,200	86,000	94,500	86,000	85,300	86,200	86,400	80,900	80,700
Total Unemployment	7,400	10,900	9,300	9,000	7,600	6,300	6,800	7,600	6,100	5,400	5,800	6,700	6,900
Percent of Labor Force	8.1	12.7	10.8	10.3	8.4	6.9	6.7	8.2	6.6	5.9	6.3	7.6	7.9

1992
Civilian Labor Force	86,000	79,900	80,300	81,300	85,600	87,500	97,400	89,300	87,200	87,900	86,200	83,600	85,100
Total Employment	78,800	71,100	71,500	73,800	79,400	81,700	91,200	82,500	81,000	82,000	79,300	75,600	76,000
Total Unemployment	7,200	8,800	8,800	7,500	6,200	5,800	6,200	6,900	6,200	5,800	6,800	8,100	9,100
Percent of Labor Force	8.4	11.0	10.9	9.2	7.3	6.6	6.4	7.7	7.1	6.7	7.9	9.7	10.7

1991
Civilian Labor Force	81,100	77,300	76,600	77,500	80,600	82,400	87,900	83,900	82,400	82,700	82,700	79,600	79,700
Total Employment	74,500	68,600	69,200	71,000	75,000	77,400	82,300	76,900	76,600	77,100	76,900	72,100	71,700
Total Unemployment	6,600	8,800	7,500	6,500	5,600	5,000	5,700	7,000	5,800	5,600	5,800	7,500	8,000
Percent of Labor Force	8.1	11.3	9.8	8.4	7.0	6.1	6.5	8.3	7.1	6.8	7.0	9.4	10.1

1990
Civilian Labor Force	79,800	75,400	75,600	76,900	80,400	82,600	89,200	81,500	82,000	81,000	79,800	76,800	76,300
Total Employment	74,200	67,600	68,500	70,900	75,700	78,200	84,200	76,000	77,100	76,800	75,300	70,500	69,600
Total Unemployment	5,600	7,800	7,100	6,000	4,700	4,400	5,000	5,500	4,900	4,200	4,500	6,200	6,700
Percent of Labor Force	7.0	10.3	9.4	7.8	5.9	5.3	5.6	6.8	6.0	5.2	5.6	8.1	8.8

1989
Civilian Labor Force	72,300	66,700	67,000	68,200	72,600	76,900	82,000	74,800	74,400	73,800	71,800	69,200	70,300
Total Employment	66,100	59,500	59,800	61,700	66,000	71,200	76,000	68,600	68,200	68,700	66,500	62,700	63,800
Total Unemployment	6,300	7,300	7,200	6,500	6,600	5,700	6,000	6,200	6,300	5,100	5,400	6,500	6,600
Percent of Labor Force	8.7	10.9	10.7	9.6	9.0	7.4	7.3	8.4	8.4	6.9	7.5	9.4	9.3

1988
Civilian Labor Force	68,400	65,600	66,100	65,900	67,700	71,000	76,700	70,500	69,100	68,800	68,800	65,400	64,600
Total Employment	62,600	58,600	59,700	59,900	62,500	66,100	70,600	64,700	63,200	63,800	63,900	59,600	58,200
Total Unemployment	5,800	7,000	6,400	6,000	5,200	5,000	6,100	5,800	5,800	4,900	4,900	5,800	6,400
Percent of Labor Force	8.5	10.6	9.7	9.1	7.7	7.0	7.9	8.3	8.4	7.2	7.2	8.9	9.9

1987
Civilian Labor Force	71,000	67,800	68,100	68,300	70,200	73,300	79,200	75,000	73,200	72,500	69,500	67,800	67,000
Total Employment	64,200	59,100	59,100	61,000	63,500	66,500	72,500	68,500	66,900	67,100	64,100	61,400	60,800
Total Unemployment	6,800	8,700	8,900	7,400	6,700	6,900	6,700	6,500	6,300	5,400	5,400	6,400	6,200
Percent of Labor Force	9.6	12.8	13.1	10.8	9.5	9.3	8.4	8.7	8.7	7.4	7.7	9.5	9.3

1986
Civilian Labor Force	69,900	65,200	66,200	67,900	70,400	72,000	80,800	73,400	70,900	70,100	69,000	66,400	66,000
Total Employment	62,900	57,900	58,600	60,800	63,900	65,700	73,400	66,100	64,000	64,400	63,100	59,200	58,200
Total Unemployment	6,900	7,300	7,600	7,100	6,500	6,300	7,400	7,400	6,900	5,600	5,900	7,200	7,800
Percent of Labor Force	9.9	11.2	11.5	10.4	9.2	8.7	9.2	10.0	9.8	8.0	8.6	10.9	11.8

1985
Civilian Labor Force	68,100	64,800	65,200	66,400	69,100	69,900	77,400	69,700	69,100	68,400	67,000	65,600	64,000
Total Employment	61,200	56,000	56,700	59,000	62,300	63,300	70,100	62,500	63,000	62,900	61,800	59,400	57,400
Total Unemployment	6,900	8,800	8,500	7,400	6,900	6,600	7,300	7,200	6,100	5,500	5,200	6,200	6,600
Percent of Labor Force	10.1	13.6	13.0	11.1	10.0	9.5	9.4	10.3	8.9	8.1	7.7	9.5	10.3

1984
Civilian Labor Force	68,600	69,100	69,300	69,200	68,800	70,100	73,500	70,900	69,700	68,200	65,600	64,700	64,400
Total Employment	59,400	57,500	58,100	58,700	59,600	61,100	64,200	60,500	60,400	60,500	58,500	57,000	56,400
Total Unemployment	9,300	11,600	11,200	10,500	9,200	9,100	9,300	10,400	9,300	7,700	7,100	7,700	8,000
Percent of Labor Force	13.5	16.8	16.1	15.1	13.3	12.9	12.6	14.6	13.4	11.3	10.8	11.9	12.5

1983
Civilian Labor Force	73,600	72,500	72,800	73,500	73,900	73,500	78,700	77,900	75,300	73,800	72,400	70,300	68,800
Total Employment	63,200	60,700	61,400	62,400	63,500	63,600	67,800	67,000	65,000	64,600	63,000	60,600	59,000
Total Unemployment	10,400	11,800	11,500	11,100	10,400	9,900	10,900	10,900	10,300	9,200	9,400	9,700	9,700
Percent of Labor Force	14.1	16.2	15.8	15.1	14.0	13.5	13.8	14.0	13.6	12.4	12.9	13.8	14.2

1982
Civilian Labor Force	81,600	81,000	81,200	81,900	81,500	85,000	83,400	82,700	82,400	80,700	79,300	79,800	79,800
Total Employment	69,900	70,000	70,400	71,800	71,500	72,600	70,600	69,400	69,800	69,500	68,300	67,900	67,400
Total Unemployment	11,600	11,000	10,800	10,100	10,000	12,400	12,800	13,300	12,600	11,200	11,000	11,900	12,400
Percent of Labor Force	14.2	13.6	13.3	12.3	12.2	14.6	15.4	16.1	15.2	13.9	13.9	14.9	15.5

1981
Civilian Labor Force	83,300	81,400	82,300	82,300	82,500	82,900	87,000	85,800	84,500	82,400	82,800	82,300	82,800
Total Employment	75,900	74,300	75,300	75,700	76,700	77,200	80,900	77,900	76,700	75,400	74,600	73,200	72,700
Total Unemployment	7,400	7,100	7,000	6,500	5,900	5,700	6,100	7,900	7,800	7,000	8,200	9,100	10,200
Percent of Labor Force	8.9	8.7	8.6	7.9	7.1	6.9	7.0	9.3	9.2	8.5	9.9	11.1	12.3

1980
Civilian Labor Force	79,900	76,700	77,600	80,700	80,200	80,700	83,300	80,900	80,600	78,800	79,700	79,400	80,100
Total Employment	72,100	70,600	71,900	73,900	75,100	75,400	74,000	71,300	69,700	69,500	70,400	71,000	72,000
Total Unemployment	7,800	6,100	5,700	6,800	5,000	5,300	9,300	9,600	10,900	9,300	9,300	8,400	8,100
Percent of Labor Force	9.8	8.0	7.3	8.4	6.3	6.5	11.2	11.9	13.5	11.8	11.6	10.6	10.1


	¹Prepared in cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics
	Note: Detail may not add or divide due to rounding.
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