WASHINGTON STATE NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

	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	12.6

1981
Civilian Labor Force	1,996,000	1,974,200	1,983,000	1,991,500	1,988,600	1,986,600	2,011,600	2,035,900	2,010,800	1,985,500	2,003,700	1,982,400	1,998,200
Total Employment	1,806,000	1,785,400	1,784,900	1,803,600	1,809,900	1,813,300	1,837,100	1,854,600	1,831,000	1,809,600	1,807,400	1,771,600	1,763,600
Total Unemployment	190,000	188,800	198,100	187,900	178,700	173,300	174,500	181,200	179,800	176,000	196,300	210,800	234,600
Percent of Labor Force	9.5	9.6	10.0	9.4	9.0	8.7	8.7	8.9	8.9	8.9	9.8	10.6	11.7

1980
Civilian Labor Force	1,984,000	1,965,100	1,972,900	1,979,300	1,978,300	1,974,200	1,991,400	2,016,400	1,990,100	1,969,800	1,996,100	1,978,700	1,995,700
Total Employment	1,828,000	1,791,300	1,806,000	1,825,400	1,827,800	1,826,800	1,838,700	1,862,400	1,846,000	1,829,200	1,843,500	1,821,600	1,817,300
Total Unemployment	156,000	173,900	166,900	153,900	150,500	147,300	152,700	154,000	144,100	140,600	152,600	157,100	178,400
Percent of Labor Force	7.9	8.8	8.5	7.8	7.6	7.5	7.7	7.6	7.2	7.1	7.6	7.9	8.9


	¹Prepared in cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics
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