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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 WHITMAN COUNTY

Benchmark: March 20011
 

AVERAGE JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC
2001
Civilian Labor Force 18,390 18,870 18,480 19,000 18,940 18,910 16,650 16,510 17,770 18,820 19,130 18,870 18,800
  Total Employment 17,940 18,300 17,910 18,570 18,540 18,540 16,210 16,060 17,390 18,390 18,660 18,400 18,310
  Total Unemployment 460 570 560 430 400 370 440 440 380 430 480 470 490
  Percent of Labor Force 2.5 3.0 3.1 2.3 2.1 2.0 2.6 2.7 2.1 2.3 2.5 2.5 2.6
2000
Civilian Labor Force 19,180 19,410 19,940 20,010 19,790 19,060 17,580 17,970 18,580 19,410 19,590 19,490 19,330
  Total Employment 18,760 18,940 19,420 19,560 19,450 18,730 17,180 17,530 18,200 19,030 19,160 19,030 18,890
  Total Unemployment 420 470 520 450 340 340 400 430 380 380 430 460 440
  Percent of Labor Force 2.2 2.4 2.6 2.3 1.7 1.8 2.3 2.4 2.1 1.9 2.2 2.4 2.3
1999
Civilian Labor Force 18,950 19,110 19,620 19,850 19,630 19,130 17,150 16,970 18,510 19,570 19,530 19,420 18,890
  Total Employment 18,600 18,660 19,130 19,450 19,340 18,820 16,810 16,650 18,240 19,290 19,220 19,110 18,530
  Total Unemployment 340 450 490 400 290 310 340 320 270 270 310 310 360
  Percent of Labor Force 1.8 2.4 2.5 2.0 1.5 1.6 2.0 1.9 1.5 1.4 1.6 1.6 1.9
1998
Civilian Labor Force 19,100 19,300 19,620 19,820 19,650 19,200 17,160 17,030 18,640 19,530 19,970 19,840 19,430
  Total Employment 18,720 18,830 19,150 19,400 19,310 18,860 16,790 16,670 18,290 19,210 19,640 19,470 19,020
  Total Unemployment 380 470 470 420 340 340 370 370 350 320 330 370 410
  Percent of Labor Force 2.0 2.4 2.4 2.1 1.7 1.8 2.2 2.2 1.9 1.6 1.6 1.9 2.1
1997
Civilian Labor Force 19,100 18,990 19,430 19,560 19,740 19,610 17,110 17,190 18,710 19,830 19,910 19,730 19,370
  Total Employment 18,760 18,510 18,950 19,180 19,420 19,290 16,790 16,900 18,450 19,580 19,620 19,430 18,980
  Total Unemployment 340 480 490 380 320 310 320 300 260 250 290 300 390
  Percent of Labor Force 1.8 2.5 2.5 1.9 1.6 1.6 1.9 1.7 1.4 1.3 1.4 1.5 2.0
1996
Civilian Labor Force 18,770 18,520 18,980 19,220 19,250 19,460 16,820 16,910 18,480 19,330 19,530 19,540 19,210
  Total Employment 18,340 17,930 18,410 18,700 18,840 19,020 16,380 16,480 18,120 19,010 19,190 19,170 18,800
  Total Unemployment 430 590 570 530 410 440 440 430 360 320 340 370 410
  Percent of Labor Force 2.3 3.2 3.0 2.8 2.1 2.3 2.6 2.5 1.9 1.7 1.8 1.9 2.1
1995
Civilian Labor Force 18,140 17,850 18,260 18,500 18,660 18,860 16,270 16,150 17,870 18,660 19,070 18,840 18,720
  Total Employment 17,760 17,400 17,790 18,090 18,310 18,540 15,920 15,780 17,520 18,340 18,720 18,440 18,260
  Total Unemployment 390 450 470 410 350 330 350 370 350 320 350 400 470
  Percent of Labor Force 2.1 2.5 2.6 2.2 1.9 1.7 2.1 2.3 2.0 1.7 1.8 2.1 2.5
1994
Civilian Labor Force 17,910 18,090 18,110 18,290 18,240 18,570 16,140 15,960 17,350 18,250 18,770 18,530 18,600
  Total Employment 17,550 17,590 17,630 17,850 17,930 18,250 15,820 15,650 17,080 18,000 18,480 18,190 18,200
  Total Unemployment 350 510 490 430 310 320 330 310 270 250 300 340 400
  Percent of Labor Force 2.0 2.8 2.7 2.4 1.7 1.7 2.0 1.9 1.6 1.4 1.6 1.8 2.2
1993
Civilian Labor Force 17,900 18,030 18,190 18,330 18,220 17,990 15,960 15,910 18,060 18,580 18,730 18,630 18,220
  Total Employment 17,490 17,460 17,640 17,770 17,840 17,610 15,530 15,510 17,730 18,270 18,400 18,270 17,800
  Total Unemployment 420 570 560 560 380 380 430 400 330 310 330 360 420
  Percent of Labor Force 2.3 3.2 3.1 3.1 2.1 2.1 2.7 2.5 1.8 1.7 1.8 1.9 2.3
1992
Civilian Labor Force 17,380 17,330 17,700 17,770 17,940 17,500 15,410 15,570 17,100 18,150 18,280 18,070 17,780
  Total Employment 16,980 16,810 17,170 17,340 17,600 17,120 15,020 15,210 16,770 17,800 17,900 17,650 17,320
  Total Unemployment 410 520 530 430 350 380 390 360 330 350 370 420 460
  Percent of Labor Force 2.3 3.0 3.0 2.4 1.9 2.2 2.5 2.3 1.9 1.9 2.0 2.3 2.6
1991
Civilian Labor Force 17,200 17,470 17,920 17,820 18,010 17,470 15,400 15,330 17,150 17,550 17,520 17,420 17,360
  Total Employment 16,890 17,090 17,510 17,470 17,740 17,210 15,110 15,050 16,890 17,300 17,230 17,060 16,980
  Total Unemployment 320 380 410 350 270 270 290 290 260 250 290 360 380
  Percent of Labor Force 1.8 2.2 2.3 1.9 1.5 1.5 1.9 1.9 1.5 1.4 1.6 2.1 2.2
1990
Civilian Labor Force 17,420 17,530 17,980 18,000 18,090 17,930 15,700 15,850 16,920 18,160 17,980 17,290 17,570
  Total Employment 17,150 17,190 17,660 17,700 17,860 17,680 15,440 15,610 16,720 17,960 17,750 17,000 17,260
  Total Unemployment 270 350 320 300 230 250 260 240 200 210 230 290 310
  Percent of Labor Force 1.5 2.0 1.8 1.7 1.3 1.4 1.6 1.5 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.7 1.8
1989
Civilian Labor Force 18,760 18,990 19,040 19,400 19,300 19,190 17,220 16,940 17,960 19,150 19,400 19,270 19,300
  Total Employment 18,260 18,330 18,490 18,850 18,840 18,560 16,740 16,490 17,470 18,670 19,060 18,740 18,840
  Total Unemployment 510 670 550 550 460 630 490 460 490 490 340 530 460
  Percent of Labor Force 2.7 3.5 2.9 2.8 2.4 3.3 2.8 2.7 2.7 2.5 1.8 2.8 2.4
1988
Civilian Labor Force 18,470 18,200 18,550 19,160 18,370 18,300 16,770 17,120 17,970 19,130 19,500 19,490 19,130
  Total Employment 17,940 17,620 18,010 18,620 17,890 17,730 16,230 16,650 17,450 18,720 19,090 18,760 18,560
  Total Unemployment 530 580 540 540 480 570 540 470 520 420 410 730 570
  Percent of Labor Force 2.9 3.2 2.9 2.8 2.6 3.1 3.2 2.7 2.9 2.2 2.1 3.8 3.0
1987
Civilian Labor Force 18,360 18,590 18,660 18,720 18,570 18,680 17,150 17,250 17,830 19,070 18,680 18,770 18,350
  Total Employment 17,680 17,630 17,810 17,860 17,950 17,950 16,500 16,740 17,270 18,500 18,160 18,080 17,780
  Total Unemployment 680 970 850 860 620 730 650 510 560 580 520 690 570
  Percent of Labor Force 3.7 5.2 4.6 4.6 3.4 3.9 3.8 3.0 3.1 3.0 2.8 3.7 3.1
1986
Civilian Labor Force 18,420 18,130 18,580 18,750 18,930 19,860 17,570 17,410 17,670 18,790 18,590 18,590 18,190
  Total Employment 17,700 17,430 17,820 18,040 18,280 19,170 16,870 16,640 16,940 18,110 17,980 17,830 17,340
  Total Unemployment 720 700 760 710 660 690 700 770 730 680 620 760 850
  Percent of Labor Force 3.9 3.8 4.1 3.8 3.5 3.5 4.0 4.4 4.2 3.6 3.3 4.1 4.7
1985
Civilian Labor Force 17,400 17,250 17,410 17,530 17,770 18,010 15,520 15,810 15,850 18,830 18,980 18,230 17,650
  Total Employment 16,790 16,540 16,720 16,790 17,180 17,360 14,940 15,310 15,390 18,290 18,360 17,600 17,030
  Total Unemployment 610 710 690 740 590 640 590 510 460 540 620 630 610
  Percent of Labor Force 3.5 4.1 3.9 4.2 3.3 3.6 3.8 3.2 2.9 2.9 3.3 3.5 3.5
1984
Civilian Labor Force 17,550 17,380 17,640 18,010 18,140 18,820 18,060 16,000 16,850 16,960 17,960 17,550 17,190
  Total Employment 16,880 16,570 16,900 17,290 17,470 18,220 17,300 15,430 16,260 16,350 17,320 16,860 16,540
  Total Unemployment 670 810 740 720 670 590 770 570 590 610 630 690 650
  Percent of Labor Force 3.8 4.6 4.2 4.0 3.7 3.2 4.2 3.6 3.5 3.6 3.5 3.9 3.8
1983
Civilian Labor Force 18,510 17,310 17,700 18,440 18,840 19,050 19,510 17,580 18,430 19,440 19,210 18,640 17,960
  Total Employment 17,640 16,340 16,730 17,480 18,000 18,260 18,370 16,690 17,650 18,630 18,440 17,920 17,200
  Total Unemployment 870 970 980 970 840 790 1,150 890 780 810 770 730 760
  Percent of Labor Force 4.7 5.6 5.5 5.2 4.5 4.1 5.9 5.0 4.2 4.2 4.0 3.9 4.3
1982
Civilian Labor Force 15,200 14,670 14,930 15,290 15,370 16,220 15,850 13,820 14,210 14,560 15,910 15,850 15,680
  Total Employment 14,500 13,940 14,190 14,610 14,730 15,590 15,070 13,070 13,520 13,910 15,300 15,120 14,940
  Total Unemployment 700 720 740 680 640 630 780 750 690 650 610 720 740
  Percent of Labor Force 4.6 4.9 5.0 4.5 4.2 3.9 4.9 5.5 4.8 4.5 3.8 4.6 4.7
1981
Civilian Labor Force 15,580 16,590 16,480 16,470 16,120 16,050 16,080 14,540 14,410 14,460 15,510 15,250 15,020
  Total Employment 14,870 15,850 15,780 15,790 15,490 15,440 15,270 13,770 13,690 13,810 14,820 14,480 14,270
  Total Unemployment 710 740 700 680 640 610 810 770 720 660 690 780 760
  Percent of Labor Force 4.6 4.5 4.3 4.1 4.0 3.8 5.0 5.3 5.0 4.5 4.4 5.1 5.0