Workforce

RESIDENT LABOR FORCE AND EMPLOYMENT

Annual Average: NOT seasonally adjusted

YEAR

Kittitas County

Washington State

Labor Force

Employment

Unemployment

Unemployment

Number

Number

Number

Rate

Number

Rate

2009

December

19,780

17,920

1,860

9.4%

334,270

9.5%

November

20,640

18,930

1,700

8.3%

313,400

8.9%

October

21,250

19,670

1,580

7.4%

308,730

8.7%

September

21,050

19,500

1,540

7.3%

306,790

8.6%

August

20,310

18,600

1,710

8.4%

313,500

8.8%

July

20,570

18,900

1,670

8.1%

310,020

8.6%

June

21,800

19,970

1,840

8.4%

328,830

9.2%

May

22,280

20,400

1,890

8.5%

316,990

8.9%

April

22,440

20,500

1,950

8.7%

313,530

8.9%

March

21,980

19,860

2,120

9.7%

338,730

9.6%

February

21,980

19,950

2,030

9.3%

324,820

9.1%

January

21,860

19,780

2,080

9.5%

301,510

8.6%

2008

December

20,880

19,300

1,580

7.6%

248,540

7.1%

November

21,530

20,200

1,320

6.1%

216,090

6.2%

October

21,840

20,670

1,170

5.4%

191,220

5.4%

September

21,180

20,130

1,050

5.0%

176,320

5.0%

August

20,140

19,010

1,130

5.6%

185,610

5.3%

July

20,420

19,250

1,160

5.7%

178,200

5.1%

June

21,710

20,550

1,160

5.4%

177,930

5.1%

May

21,270

20,180

1,090

5.1%

168,500

4.9%

April

21,710

20,580

1,130

5.2%

153,570

4.5%

March

21,170

19,870

1,290

6.1%

174,580

5.1%

February

20,960

19,570

1,400

6.7%

181,040

5.3%

January

20,840

19,520

1,330

6.4%

177,690

5.2%

NOTE: Detail may not add or divide due to rounding. *Preliminary figures

Source: Washington Workforce Explorer (October 13, 2009)

RESIDENT LABOR FORCE AND EMPLOYMENT

Annual Average: NOT seasonally adjusted

YEAR

Kittitas County

Washington State

Labor Force

Employment

Unemployment

Unemployment

Number

Number

Number

Rate

Number

Rate

2008

21,140

19,900

1,230

5.8%

181,500

5.2%

2007

20,380

19,400

970

4.8%

160,600

4.7%

2006

19,510

18,490

1,020

5.2%

166,200

5.0%

2005

19,170

18,040

1,140

5.9%

180,500

5.5%

2004

18,900

17,600

1,300

6.9%

200,600

6.3%

2003

18,660

17,230

1,430

7.7%

233,200

7.4%

2002

18,100

16,790

1,310

7.2%

227,700

7.3%

2001

17,260

16,030

1,130

6.6%

189,000

6.2%

2000

17,260

16,310

950

5.5%

151,300

5.0%

1999

14,890

14,060

830

5.6%

145,400

4.7%

1998

14,060

14,050

900

6.0%

144,500

4.8%

1997

15,150

14,240

910

6.0%

142,000

4.8%

1996

15,170

13,860

1,310

8.6%

187,100

6.5%

1995

15,240

13,970

1270

8.3%

176,000

6.3%

1994

14,140

12,950

1,190

8.4%

174,400

6.4%

1993

13,850

12,370

1,480

10.7%

206,000

7.6%

1992

13,630

11,900

1,730

12.7%

200,900

7.6%

1991

12,750

11,510

1,240

9.7%

161,800

6.4%

1990

12,710

11,740

970

7.6%

130,600

5.1%

Table 3. Resident Civilian Labor Force and Unemployment

Seasonally Adjusted

December

2009

(Prel)

November

2009

(Rev)

December

2008

(Rev)

November

2008

(Rev)

Seasonally adjusted

United States Unemployment Rate

10.0%

10.0%

7.2%

6.8%

Washington Unemployment Rate

9.5%

9.0%

6.5%

6.1%

Resident Labor Force

3,509,200

3,514,500

3,525,500

3,515,300

Unemployed

334,800

316,200

230,100

213,800

Seattle/Bellevue/Everett Unemployment Rate

9.2%

8.4%

4.9%

4.9%

Resident Labor Force

1,489,600

1,494,400

1,471,500

1,469,900

Unemployed

137,000

125,000

72,500

71,700