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Labor Force Characteristics
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COUNTY WASHINGTON LABOR FORCE CHARACTERISTICS (COVERED EMPLOYMENT) |
Updated
October 2009 |
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2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
| Labor
Force |
36,460 |
36,980 |
37,560 |
38,450 |
38,950 |
40,400 |
40,820 |
| Employment |
33,000 |
33,540 |
34,480 |
35,660 |
36,410 |
38,060 |
38,010 |
| Unemployment
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3,460 |
3,440 |
3,080 |
2,790 |
2,540 |
2,340 |
2,810 |
| Unemployment
Rate |
9.5% |
9.3% |
8.2% |
7.3% |
6.6% |
5.8% |
6.9% |
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| Employment
By Industry (Estimated & Forecasted) |
Total
Number Employed
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Percentage
of Total Employed |
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2009 |
2010 |
2015 |
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2009 |
2010 |
2015 |
| Agriculture,
Forestry, Fishing & Hunting |
6,099 |
6,225 |
6,696 |
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18.43% |
18.39% |
18.76% |
| Mining |
70 |
69 |
62 |
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0.21% |
0.20% |
0.17% |
| Utilities |
12 |
13 |
14 |
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0.04% |
0.04% |
0.04% |
| Construction |
1,319 |
1,369 |
1,443 |
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3.99% |
4.05% |
4.04% |
| Manufacturing |
4,711 |
4,694 |
4,437 |
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14.24% |
13.87% |
12.43% |
| WholesaleTrade |
1,076 |
1,088 |
1,106 |
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3.25% |
3.21% |
3.10% |
| Retail Trade |
3,074 |
3,163 |
3,409 |
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9.29% |
9.35% |
9.55% |
| Transportation
and Warehousing |
1,155 |
1,191 |
1,271 |
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3.49% |
3.52% |
3.56% |
| Information |
196 |
188 |
175 |
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0.59% |
0.56% |
0.49% |
| Finance &
Insurance |
448 |
464 |
484 |
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1.35% |
1.37% |
1.36% |
| Real Estate
and Rental Leasing |
278 |
287 |
295 |
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0.84% |
0.85% |
0.83% |
| Professional
& Technical Services |
428 |
427 |
421 |
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1.29% |
1.26% |
1.18% |
| Management
of Companies and Enterprises |
27 |
23 |
10 |
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0.08% |
0.07% |
0.03% |
| Administrative
and Waste Services |
997 |
1,108 |
1,403 |
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3.01% |
3.27% |
3.93% |
| Educational
Services |
33 |
35 |
44 |
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0.10% |
0.10% |
0.12% |
| Health Care
and Social Assistance |
1,942 |
2,018 |
2,220 |
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5.87% |
5.96% |
6.22% |
| Arts, Entertainment,
and Recreation |
285 |
285 |
278 |
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0.86% |
0.84% |
0.78% |
| Accommodation
and Food Services |
2,261 |
2,334 |
2,594 |
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6.83% |
6.90% |
7.27% |
| Other Services
Except Public Administration |
1,214 |
1,253 |
1,357 |
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3.67% |
3.70% |
3.80% |
| Government |
7,461 |
7,610 |
7,971 |
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22.55% |
22.49% |
22.33% |
| Total |
33,086 |
33,844 |
35,690 |
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100.00% |
100.00% |
100.00% |
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| Employment
by Occupation (Estimated & Forecasted) |
Total
Number Employed
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Percentage
of Total Employed |
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2009 |
2010 |
2015 |
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2009 |
2010 |
2015 |
| Management
occupations |
1,753 |
1,795 |
1,947 |
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5.30% |
5.30% |
5.46% |
| Business and
financial operations occupations |
539 |
552 |
582 |
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1.63% |
1.63% |
1.63% |
| Computer and
mathematical science occupations |
121 |
125 |
136 |
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0.37% |
0.37% |
0.38% |
| Architecture
and engineering occupations |
280 |
287 |
300 |
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0.85% |
0.85% |
0.84% |
| Life, physical,
and social science occupations |
390 |
395 |
406 |
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1.18% |
1.17% |
1.14% |
| Community
and social services occupations |
282 |
287 |
301 |
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0.85% |
0.85% |
0.84% |
| Legal occupations |
82 |
82 |
79 |
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0.25% |
0.24% |
0.22% |
| Education,
training, and library occupations |
2,064 |
2,118 |
2,260 |
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6.24% |
6.26% |
6.33% |
| Arts, design,
entertainment, sports, and media occupations |
215 |
215 |
215 |
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0.65% |
0.64% |
0.60% |
| Healthcare
practitioners and technical occupations |
1,076 |
1,112 |
1,212 |
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3.25% |
3.29% |
3.40% |
| Healthcare
support occupations |
639 |
664 |
734 |
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1.93% |
1.96% |
2.06% |
| Protective
service occupations |
427 |
438 |
472 |
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1.29% |
1.29% |
1.32% |
| Food preparation
and serving related occupations |
2,419 |
2,478 |
2,683 |
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7.31% |
7.32% |
7.52% |
| Building and
grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations |
1,287 |
1,316 |
1,377 |
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3.89% |
3.89% |
3.86% |
| Personal care
and service occupations |
1,349 |
1,397 |
1,521 |
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4.08% |
4.13% |
4.26% |
| Sales and
related occupations |
2,617 |
2,709 |
2,958 |
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7.91% |
8.00% |
8.29% |
| Office and
administrative support occupations |
3,922 |
4,004 |
4,119 |
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11.85% |
11.83% |
11.54% |
| Farming, fishing,
and forestry occupations |
4,052 |
4,132 |
4,448 |
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12.25% |
12.21% |
12.46% |
| Construction
and extraction occupations |
1,283 |
1,330 |
1,414 |
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3.88% |
3.93% |
3.96% |
| Installation,
maintenance, and repair occupations |
1,747 |
1,785 |
1,881 |
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5.28% |
5.27% |
5.27% |
| Production
occupations |
2,607 |
2,630 |
2,598 |
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7.88% |
7.77% |
7.28% |
| Transportation
and material moving occupations |
3,675 |
3,730 |
3,789 |
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11.11% |
11.02% |
10.62% |
| Military Occupations |
263 |
261 |
257 |
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0.79% |
0.77% |
0.72% |
| Total |
33,089 |
33,842 |
35,689 |
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100.00% |
100.00% |
100.00% |
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| Commute
Times 2005-2007 |
Number |
Percent |
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| Less than
15 Minutes |
14,571 |
46.42% |
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| 15 - 29 Minutes |
10,348 |
32.97% |
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| Over 30 Minutes |
6,471 |
20.61% |
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| Labor
Participation Rate 2005-2007 |
Percent |
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| Male |
70.53% |
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| Female |
55.88% |
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| Total |
63.42% |
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| Source:
2005-2007 American Community Survey & Washington Employment Security Department
Source - Estimates and Forecasts from Economic Modeling Specialists Inc. |
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