Source: Washington State Employment Security Department Labor Market & Analysis & Economic Modeling Specialists, Inc. 

Employment Statistics

	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Labor Force	577	565	582	597	691	676	679	NA	714
Employment	503	492	512	525	599	594	604	NA	638
Unemployment	74	73	70	72	92	82	75	NA	76
Unemployment Rate	12.8%	12.9%	12.0%	12.1%	13.3%	12.1%	11.0%	NA	10.6%

Source: Washington State Employment Security Department Labor Market & Analysis 

Salary and Payroll (Ephrata & Soap Lake)

	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Firms	501	514	544	552	509	503	504	NA	536
Avg Employment	3,985	4,148	4,316	4,390	4,449	4,375	4,526	NA	4,880
Total Wages	$105,967,348	$114,227,510	$123,010,403	$128,546,342	$133,382,946	$140,951,219	$156,860,262	NA	$185,648,038
Avg Wage	$26,592	$27,538	$28,501	$29,282	$29,980	$32,217	$34,658	NA	$38,043

Source: Washington State Employment Security Department Labor Market & Analysis 

Transportation

Highways

-Interstate: I-90 27 miles south

-State Highways: State Road 17 and State Road 28 intersect in Soap Lake.

Rail

-Burlington Northern Santa Fe Seattle to Chicago main line runs through town. There is a 2-mile spur

 line at the Port of Ephrata.

-Amtrak daily passenger train stops in Ephrata 5 miles west.

Truck Lines

-7 major truck lies located in Moses Lake, 22 miles south.

Distance to Major Cities

Spokane:  96       Seattle:  181        Portland:  281

City Websites

City of Soap Lake

Chamber of Commerce

City Meetings

1st and 3rd Wednesday, 7:00 pm

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