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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 WASHINGTON STATE
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

Benchmark: March 20011
 

AVERAGE JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC
2001
Civilian Labor Force 2,995,700 3,008,300 3,006,200 3,005,400 2,978,500 3,000,300 3,020,800 3,049,400 2,984,600 2,947,100 3,003,500 2,967,400 2,976,800
  Total Employment 2,804,100 2,821,500 2,803,900 2,814,000 2,803,600 2,822,100 2,831,500 2,860,700 2,806,000 2,771,100 2,804,600 2,751,700 2,758,200
  Total Unemployment 191,600 186,900 202,200 191,300 174,900 178,300 189,300 188,700 178,600 176,000 198,900 215,700 218,600
  Percent of Labor Force 6.4 6.2 6.7 6.4 5.9 5.9 6.3 6.2 6.0 6.0 6.6 7.3 7.3
2000
Civilian Labor Force 3,045,200 3,052,500 3,056,100 3,052,500 3,015,100 3,047,300 3,074,800 3,098,700 3,039,300 3,004,700 3,050,900 3,014,800 3,036,300
  Total Employment 2,887,500 2,881,600 2,876,200 2,888,900 2,870,100 2,900,800 2,919,800 2,938,100 2,891,500 2,865,700 2,894,800 2,849,700 2,873,000
  Total Unemployment 157,700 170,900 179,900 163,500 145,000 146,400 155,000 160,500 147,800 139,000 156,100 165,100 163,300
  Percent of Labor Force 5.2 5.6 5.9 5.4 4.8 4.8 5.0 5.2 4.9 4.6 5.1 5.5 5.4
1999
Civilian Labor Force 3,074,600 3,058,400 3,061,400 3,060,700 3,042,400 3,075,900 3,104,400 3,148,300 3,083,600 3,049,800 3,095,000 3,047,100 3,067,500
  Total Employment 2,929,200 2,892,800 2,889,000 2,906,700 2,906,300 2,933,900 2,954,400 3,003,300 2,951,100 2,922,100 2,958,600 2,908,400 2,924,200
  Total Unemployment 145,300 165,600 172,400 154,000 136,100 142,000 150,000 145,000 132,500 127,700 136,400 138,700 143,300
  Percent of Labor Force 4.7 5.4 5.6 5.0 4.5 4.6 4.8 4.6 4.3 4.2 4.4 4.6 4.7
1998
Civilian Labor Force 3,037,800 3,011,900 3,005,300 3,001,000 2,983,900 3,030,200 3,059,100 3,090,000 3,038,800 3,030,300 3,078,800 3,047,200 3,077,300
  Total Employment 2,893,300 2,847,600 2,843,300 2,850,000 2,848,000 2,892,800 2,916,600 2,946,500 2,904,700 2,897,900 2,939,500 2,903,100 2,929,300
  Total Unemployment 144,500 164,300 162,100 150,900 135,900 137,400 142,500 143,600 134,000 132,400 139,300 144,100 148,100
  Percent of Labor Force 4.8 5.5 5.4 5.0 4.6 4.5 4.7 4.6 4.4 4.4 4.5 4.7 4.8
1997
Civilian Labor Force 2,981,900 2,914,800 2,921,900 2,928,200 2,934,100 2,976,400 3,008,700 3,052,800 3,017,900 2,983,400 3,030,200 2,994,500 3,019,900
  Total Employment 2,839,900 2,736,600 2,747,800 2,769,500 2,790,200 2,840,700 2,871,900 2,916,900 2,890,500 2,863,200 2,903,700 2,863,200 2,884,200
  Total Unemployment 142,000 178,200 174,100 158,700 143,900 135,700 136,800 136,000 127,400 120,200 126,500 131,200 135,700
  Percent of Labor Force 4.8 6.1 6.0 5.4 4.9 4.6 4.5 4.5 4.2 4.0 4.2 4.4 4.5
1996
Civilian Labor Force 2,878,800 2,843,700 2,832,400 2,838,800 2,826,600 2,871,500 2,890,900 2,932,100 2,891,300 2,865,500 2,925,000 2,899,500 2,927,600
  Total Employment 2,691,600 2,625,600 2,613,400 2,628,700 2,635,100 2,679,300 2,703,700 2,746,500 2,720,500 2,707,500 2,757,500 2,727,300 2,754,400
  Total Unemployment 187,100 218,100 219,000 210,100 191,500 192,300 187,200 185,500 170,900 158,000 167,500 172,300 173,200
  Percent of Labor Force 6.5 7.7 7.7 7.4 6.8 6.7 6.5 6.3 5.9 5.5 5.7 5.9 5.9
1995
Civilian Labor Force 2,810,000 2,761,100 2,766,300 2,770,800 2,772,800 2,798,300 2,838,800 2,863,000 2,835,100 2,805,500 2,845,400 2,826,600 2,836,000
  Total Employment 2,630,900 2,568,700 2,564,000 2,582,700 2,602,200 2,632,600 2,668,600 2,688,900 2,667,100 2,652,100 2,672,000 2,632,100 2,640,000
  Total Unemployment 179,100 192,400 202,400 188,000 170,500 165,800 170,200 174,200 167,900 153,400 173,400 194,500 196,000
  Percent of Labor Force 6.4 7.0 7.3 6.8 6.1 5.9 6.0 6.1 5.9 5.5 6.1 6.9 6.9
1994
Civilian Labor Force 2,717,300 2,714,200 2,699,100 2,681,200 2,679,200 2,692,400 2,726,100 2,752,400 2,721,500 2,709,000 2,746,900 2,735,000 2,750,200
  Total Employment 2,542,800 2,499,900 2,477,600 2,476,900 2,503,100 2,526,200 2,559,800 2,589,600 2,576,700 2,573,300 2,589,900 2,563,400 2,577,600
  Total Unemployment 174,400 214,300 221,500 204,300 176,100 166,200 166,300 162,900 144,800 135,700 157,100 171,600 172,600
  Percent of Labor Force 6.4 7.9 8.2 7.6 6.6 6.2 6.1 5.9 5.3 5.0 5.7 6.3 6.3
1993
Civilian Labor Force 2,701,500 2,691,300 2,682,500 2,679,800 2,682,800 2,699,200 2,719,900 2,738,500 2,705,200 2,692,400 2,727,000 2,688,300 2,710,400
  Total Employment 2,495,500 2,434,800 2,433,600 2,447,200 2,474,100 2,498,600 2,519,500 2,540,100 2,521,900 2,519,200 2,541,600 2,500,200 2,514,700
  Total Unemployment 206,000 256,500 248,900 232,600 208,800 200,700 200,500 198,400 183,300 173,200 185,500 188,100 195,700
  Percent of Labor Force 7.6 9.5 9.3 8.7 7.8 7.4 7.4 7.2 6.8 6.4 6.8 7.0 7.2
1992
Civilian Labor Force 2,647,500 2,588,800 2,595,900 2,596,900 2,608,700 2,639,600 2,659,700 2,696,800 2,668,600 2,658,800 2,700,900 2,670,900 2,684,800
  Total Employment 2,446,600 2,370,000 2,368,200 2,387,300 2,419,800 2,453,600 2,472,200 2,505,100 2,487,600 2,478,800 2,495,900 2,457,500 2,463,400
  Total Unemployment 200,900 218,800 227,700 209,600 188,800 186,000 187,500 191,700 181,000 180,000 205,000 213,400 221,400
  Percent of Labor Force 7.6 8.5 8.8 8.1 7.2 7.0 7.0 7.1 6.8 6.8 7.6 8.0 8.2
1991
Civilian Labor Force 2,534,200 2,519,100 2,505,500 2,504,400 2,501,300 2,521,100 2,536,300 2,565,300 2,541,900 2,531,800 2,564,800 2,548,400 2,570,600
  Total Employment 2,372,400 2,345,500 2,329,400 2,336,200 2,348,100 2,374,500 2,385,400 2,413,900 2,396,400 2,387,800 2,403,400 2,368,500 2,379,500
  Total Unemployment 161,800 173,600 176,200 168,300 153,300 146,600 150,900 151,400 145,500 144,000 161,400 180,000 191,200
  Percent of Labor Force 6.4 6.9 7.0 6.7 6.1 5.8 5.9 5.9 5.7 5.7 6.3 7.1 7.4
1990
Civilian Labor Force 2,538,000 2,515,800 2,520,600 2,526,800 2,523,700 2,545,000 2,565,500 2,581,600 2,561,000 2,531,200 2,539,000 2,519,700 2,525,600
  Total Employment 2,412,800 2,360,000 2,359,900 2,382,200 2,403,100 2,428,600 2,452,900 2,471,700 2,460,200 2,432,300 2,426,500 2,389,900 2,386,500
  Total Unemployment 125,100 155,800 160,800 144,600 120,600 116,300 112,600 109,900 100,800 98,800 112,500 129,800 139,200
  Percent of Labor Force 4.9 6.2 6.4 5.7 4.8 4.6 4.4 4.3 3.9 3.9 4.4 5.2 5.5
1989
Civilian Labor Force 2,451,000 2,366,600 2,375,400 2,391,300 2,401,300 2,434,200 2,467,900 2,495,800 2,486,400 2,484,400 2,507,600 2,491,100 2,510,200
  Total Employment 2,300,000 2,188,000 2,189,700 2,220,600 2,250,900 2,292,200 2,324,600 2,354,200 2,349,700 2,352,700 2,367,100 2,345,500 2,364,800
  Total Unemployment 151,000 178,600 185,700 170,700 150,400 142,000 143,300 141,500 136,700 131,600 140,500 145,600 145,400
  Percent of Labor Force 6.2 7.5 7.8 7.1 6.3 5.8 5.8 5.7 5.5 5.3 5.6 5.8 5.8
1988
Civilian Labor Force 2,316,000 2,265,300 2,268,700 2,271,700 2,273,100 2,293,000 2,315,800 2,351,800 2,333,500 2,341,000 2,363,500 2,346,600 2,368,000
  Total Employment 2,173,000 2,086,000 2,092,700 2,111,300 2,134,500 2,160,300 2,182,400 2,220,800 2,210,000 2,213,000 2,233,400 2,209,100 2,222,700
  Total Unemployment 143,000 179,300 176,000 160,400 138,600 132,700 133,400 131,000 123,500 128,100 130,100 137,600 145,300
  Percent of Labor Force 6.2 7.9 7.8 7.1 6.1 5.8 5.8 5.6 5.3 5.5 5.5 5.9 6.1
1987
Civilian Labor Force 2,258,000 2,222,100 2,223,000 2,225,700 2,223,900 2,240,400 2,259,100 2,294,800 2,278,000 2,272,000 2,302,000 2,268,600 2,286,400
  Total Employment 2,087,000 2,007,800 2,006,900 2,027,800 2,049,400 2,076,000 2,101,100 2,138,500 2,133,000 2,123,300 2,145,900 2,111,600 2,122,800
  Total Unemployment 171,000 214,200 216,100 197,900 174,500 164,400 158,000 156,400 145,000 148,700 156,100 157,000 163,600
  Percent of Labor Force 7.6 9.6 9.7 8.9 7.8 7.3 7.0 6.8 6.4 6.5 6.8 6.9 7.2
1986
Civilian Labor Force 2,198,000 2,135,900 2,146,200 2,162,400 2,170,000 2,187,300 2,204,300 2,248,900 2,228,000 2,210,900 2,246,200 2,213,200 2,222,600
  Total Employment 2,018,000 1,936,400 1,944,600 1,973,200 1,994,800 2,016,300 2,033,900 2,074,100 2,063,200 2,048,800 2,069,200 2,029,800 2,031,600
  Total Unemployment 180,000 199,500 201,600 189,200 175,200 171,000 170,400 174,800 164,900 162,100 177,000 183,400 191,000
  Percent of Labor Force 8.2 9.3 9.4 8.7 8.1 7.8 7.7 7.8 7.4 7.3 7.9 8.3 8.6
1985
Civilian Labor Force 2,091,000 2,049,700 2,053,500 2,054,900 2,059,000 2,070,400 2,087,300 2,128,400 2,114,200 2,099,500 2,135,000 2,114,600 2,125,500
  Total Employment 1,921,000 1,837,600 1,842,300 1,868,600 1,890,100 1,907,500 1,928,500 1,971,300 1,968,300 1,955,500 1,980,800 1,949,800 1,951,700
  Total Unemployment 170,000 212,100 211,300 186,300 168,800 162,900 158,800 157,000 145,900 144,100 154,200 164,800 173,800
  Percent of Labor Force 8.1 10.4 10.3 9.1 8.2 7.9 7.6 7.4 6.9 6.9 7.2 7.8 8.2
1984
Civilian Labor Force 2,051,000 2,050,700 2,050,400 2,047,100 2,035,500 2,035,800 2,051,400 2,085,400 2,061,700 2,043,400 2,065,400 2,041,200 2,044,000
  Total Employment 1,857,000 1,804,800 1,813,400 1,833,300 1,838,100 1,848,300 1,868,500 1,904,400 1,891,400 1,878,200 1,890,100 1,858,500 1,855,200
  Total Unemployment 194,000 245,900 236,900 213,800 197,400 187,500 182,900 181,100 170,300 165,300 175,300 182,700 188,800
  Percent of Labor Force 9.5 12.0 11.6 10.4 9.7 9.2 8.9 8.7 8.3 8.1 8.5 9.0 9.2
1983
Civilian Labor Force 2,069,000 2,038,700 2,046,800 2,060,600 2,052,700 2,054,800 2,082,700 2,107,800 2,076,300 2,065,000 2,100,200 2,073,500 2,069,000
  Total Employment 1,838,000 1,761,700 1,772,500 1,797,200 1,817,500 1,828,600 1,863,800 1,888,700 1,868,300 1,865,800 1,888,600 1,856,300 1,847,000
  Total Unemployment 231,000 277,000 274,300 263,500 235,200 226,200 218,800 219,100 208,000 199,200 211,600 217,200 221,900
  Percent of Labor Force 11.2 13.6 13.4 12.8 11.5 11.0 10.5 10.4 10.0 9.6 10.1 10.5 10.7
1982
Civilian Labor Force 2,024,000 1,997,400 2,002,000 2,011,700 2,003,800 2,004,200 2,023,800 2,056,800 2,034,200 2,016,300 2,047,800 2,039,800 2,050,300
  Total Employment 1,779,000 1,734,500 1,734,800 1,757,300 1,761,000 1,765,200 1,790,000 1,819,100 1,803,400 1,794,400 1,808,500 1,787,900 1,791,900
  Total Unemployment 245,000 262,900 267,200 254,400 242,800 238,900 233,800 237,600 230,800 221,900 239,200 251,900 258,400
  Percent of Labor Force 12.1 13.2 13.3 12.6 12.1 11.9 11.6 11.6 11.3 11.0 11.7 12.3