Trends in Key Economic 

and Social Indicators for 

Pacific Northwest States 

and Counties

Terry L. Raettig

1987

1988

19891990199119921993

1994

1995

1996

1997

Wages

Employment

Unemployment

Population

United States 

Department of

Agriculture

Forest Service

Pacific Northwest

Research Station

General Technical 

Report

PNW-GTR-474

November 1999
Author TERRY L. RAETTIG is an economist, Pacific Northwest Research Station, stationed

at Olympic National Forest, 1835 Black Lake Blvd. SW, Olympia, WA 98512-5623.
Abstract Raettig, Terry L. 1999. Trends in key economic and social indicators for Pacific 

Northwest states and counties. Gen. Tech. Rep. PNW-GTR-474. Portland, OR:

U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research

Station. 30 p.

Local (county) variations in key social and economic indicators are important in

Oregon and Washington. Covered employment, wage and salary, unemployment, and

population data for 1987 through 1997 showed regional trends in these indicators,

which are compared with national trends. Future updates will be published in the

“Production, Prices, Employment, and Trade in Northwest Forest Industries” series

from the Pacific Northwest Research Station.

Keywords: Social and economic indicators, covered employment, wage and salary,

unemployment, population, Oregon, Washington.
Contents 1 Key Indicators

3 Comparison and Trends

3 Total Covered Employment

5 Wages for Total Covered Employment

5 Lumber and Wood Products Employment

7 Wages for Lumber and Wood Products Employment

7 Unemployment

7 Population

7 Future Updates

29 Acknowledgments

30 Literature Cited
Key Indicators There are important local differences in the magnitude and rate of economic and

social changes within states in the Pacific Northwest. Data for key economic and

social indicators for Oregon and Washington and for individual counties within these

states illustrate these differences and serve as basic tools to monitor continuing local

economic and social changes.

Annual employment, wage unemployment, and population data are displayed by

county for Oregon and Washington for 1987 through 1997 (tables 1 and 2). The

employment data displayed in these tables is covered employment. “Covered

employment” refers to all employees covered by applicable state employment 

security or employment department law and the Federal program, Unemployment

Compensation for Federal Employees. Covered employment is based on place of

employment, in contrast to employment information by place of residence, which is

collected by the Bureau of the Census during the decennial censuses. Persons who

are self-employed, employees who earned no wages because of work stoppages,

elected officials, certain corporate officers, and other relatively small groups of workers are not included. For Oregon, estimates indicated that covered employment has

included an average of 88 percent of all employees, and there is a trend of covered

employment accounting for an increasing proportion of estimated total employment

(Lux and others 1999). Similarly, in Washington it is estimated that the covered

employment data include more than 85 percent of all employees in the state

(Washington State Employment Security Department 1992).

Data on covered employment were provided by the Oregon Employment Department

and the Washington State Employment Security Department. Definitions and protocols for collecting and displaying covered information are subject to change over time

and can impact the comparability of time series employment and wage data. Total

employment in counties and employment in the lumber and wood products sector,

Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) sector 24,1 are shown.

Several other kinds of employment data are widely collected and used in the United

States (Salant 1990, Washington State Employment Security Department 1997b):

• Nonagricultural employment. This is place-of-employment data based on sample

data produced by state-covered employment statistics programs; within these data

are categories sometimes excluded from covered employment, such as corporate

officers, but the data are usually only a few percentage points greater than those

for covered employment.2 Nonagricultural employment data for a given period are

usually available before the covered employment data, and they are available by

industry, by county, and by month (industry detail may not match the detail provided

in covered employment).

1The SIC system is being replaced by the North American 

Industry Classification System (NAICS). Implementation is being 

phased in over 3 years from 1998 through 2000 (Murphy 1998).

2Personal communication. 1998. Robert Baker, economist, 

Washington State Employment Security Department, Labor 

Market and Economic Analysis Branch, P.O. Box 9046, Olympia, 

WA 98507-9046.

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• Civilian labor force, employment and unemployment. This refers to place-of-residence data derived from the current population survey, a monthly household survey

to obtain employment, unemployment, and population data, conducted by the

Bureau of the Census for the Bureau of Labor Statistics; these data are used to

calculate the unemployment rate (Washington State Employment Security Department

1997a). They are available by month and by county, but they are not published by

industry. Revised or benchmark data are generally available within 2 months of the

end of the calendar year, with complete summaries available within 12 months of

the end of the calendar year (Washington State Employment Security Department

1997a). This employment information is a more inclusive measure of employment

than either covered or nonagricultural employment.

• Employment information collected during the decennial censuses. The census

employment data are place-of-residence data and are available for smaller geographical areas than any of the data routinely available from state employment

departments. The census employment data create a comprehensive measure of

employment, but they are available only once every 10 years, and then after a 

relatively long lag time.

• County business patterns. These data provide county level place-of-employment

data for specific industrial sectors, but again there is a significant delay. Employment

is reported for a period in mid-March of each year and may not be useful for industries with highly seasonal employment patterns. Other economic censuses also

provide similar employment data for specific industries.

• The U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA). The BEA

provides a comprehensive set of place-of-employment data at the state and county

levels that includes many of the classes of employment not in state employment

department data sets. This data set is the Regional Economic Information System

(REIS). Disadvantages include the timeliness of the data and the industrial sectorgeographic area resolution.

A significant issue in the publication and distribution of employment (and wage) information is the necessity to maintain the confidentiality of individuals and individual

firms that have supplied the primary data forming the basis for the information reported (Lux and others 1999, Washington State Employment Security Department 1992).

This issue is particularly acute when data for specific industries are reported by

county, and many of the source publications withhold significant portions of the

detailed data. Specific statutory and administrative guidelines for the various data collection entities outline the conditions precluding public distribution of data items that

would disclose information for individuals or specific firms.

Corresponding wage and salary data are displayed in these tables for the wages 

and salaries paid to all covered employees and to covered lumber and wood products employees. The wage and salary data are in nominal dollars (not adjusted for

inflation) and represent the average weekly wage per employee. This highlights the

comparison of wages in the lumber and wood products sector with wages in the

county economy as a whole. Total wage and salary payments for a state or county

can be readily calculated by multiplying the average weekly wage by the number of

employees and 52.

2
Comparisons 

and Trends

Total Covered

Employment

The covered employment data are presented in tables 1 and 2 because they represent the only timely series of both employment and wage and salary information

available by industry and by county (Washington State Employment Security Department 1997b). Users should remember the limitations inherent in using covered

employment and wage data, and that there may be relatively large differences in

employment and wage data from different sources.

The unemployment rate for each county also is displayed in both tables. The unemployment rate is calculated as the percentage of the civilian labor force unemployed

for a specific time. Because the civilian labor force, total employment, and unemployment data used to calculate the unemployment rate are place-of-residence data

collected by survey, the unemployment rate is not directly comparable to the em-ployment and wage data included in these tables.

The last indicator included in tables 1 and 2 is population. Annual population estimates are reported by the Bureau of the Census by state and county. The population

data for 1990 is from the 1990 Decennial Census. Population estimates for years

between the decennial censuses are derived from efforts of the Federal State

Cooperative Program for Population Estimates. The Center for Population Research

and Census at Portland State University is the cooperating agency in Oregon, and

the Forecasting Division in the Office of Financial Management is the cooperating

agency in Washington.

A brief analysis of trends in the indicators for each state serves as a guide to interpreting the more detailed changes evident in tables 1 and 2. A more comprehensive

analysis of trends in these indicators, as well as several other important social and

economic indicators, is available in a number of other publications (Christensen and

others, in press; McGinnis and others 1996, 1997; Raettig and Christensen, in press).

Included in these publications are analyses of social and economic indicators at the

county level for some or all Oregon and Washington counties. The analyses cover at

least a portion of the period displayed in tables 1 and 2.

Total covered employment grew rapidly in Oregon and Washington between 1987

and 1997 (figs. 1 and 2). The increases were 42 percent in Oregon and 38 percent in

Washington, with a compound average annual rate of growth exceeding 3 percent for

the period in both states. The rate of employment growth in the national economy for

the same period was only 1.4 percent (Office of the President 1998). Total covered

employment generally increased throughout the period, though there was a slowing

of the rate of growth (and a very small decline in Oregon between 1990 and 1991)

coinciding with a period of recession in the national economy in the early 1990s.

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Figure 1—Total covered employment and average weekly wages, Washington, 1987 through 1997.

Figure 2—Total covered employment and average weekly wages, Oregon, 1987 through 1997.
Wages for Total

Covered Employment

Lumber and 

Wood Products

Employment

A wide variation in the rate of change in covered employment occurred within each

state. In Oregon, between 1987 and 1997 covered employment grew by 77 percent in

Deschutes County and decreased by 1 percent in Lake County. Similar variations in

the change in total employment were evident in Washington.

Average weekly wages paid to employees included in total covered employment 

also grew rapidly in both Oregon and Washington between 1987 and 1997 (figs. 1

and 2). The increases for the period totaled 50 percent in Oregon and 53 percent in

Washington. The compound average annual rate of increase exceeded 4 percent for

the period in both states and was greater than the rate of increase in employment.

The total of wage growth in the private nonagricultural industries in the national economy for the same period was only 36 percent, a compound annual increase rate of

just over 3 percent (Office of the President 1998). Wages paid to covered employees

increased throughout the period, with the smallest increase occurring between 1992

and 1993 in both states.

In contrast to the large gains in total covered employment, covered employment in

the lumber and wood products sector (SIC 24) decreased between 1987 and 1997 in

both Oregon and Washington; this coincided with a reduction in the volume of timber

harvested in the region (Warren 1998). The total decreases in employment for the

period were 23 percent in Oregon and 13 percent in Washington. Analysis of the trends

shows (figs. 3 and 4) a peak of employment in covered lumber and wood products

employment in 1988 followed by a sharp decline through 1991 and stabilization or

only small decreases between 1992 and 1997.

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Figure 3—SIC 24 covered employment and average weekly wages, Washington, 1987 through 1997.
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Figure 4—SIC 24 covered employment and average weekly wages, Oregon, 1987 through 1997.

Figure 5—Unemployment rate for the United States and Oregon and Washington, 1987 through 1997.
Wages for Lumber

and Wood Products

Employment

While employment in the lumber and wood products sector decreased, average

weekly wages paid to employees included in covered lumber and wood products

employment grew in both Oregon and Washington between 1987 and 1997 (figs. 2

and 4). The increases for the period totaled 38 percent in Oregon and 44 percent in

Washington. The compound average annual rate of increase was about 3.5 percent

in both states. The rate of increase in average weekly wages for the lumber and

wood products sector exceeded the rate of growth in weekly wages for all private

nonagricultural industries in the national economy for the same period (Office of the

President 1998), but it was a slower rate of increase in wages than the increase for

total covered employment in both states as a whole. Average weekly wages paid to

covered employees in the lumber and wood products sector have been, and continue

to be, higher that the average weekly wage for all covered employees in the two

states. Wages paid to covered lumber and wood products employees increased

throughout the period, with the largest relative increase occurring in the period immediately after the greatest drop in covered lumber and wood products employment.

The unemployment rate3 for both Oregon and Washington was between 4 and 8 percent for 1987 to 1997 (fig. 5), reflecting both national and local economic conditions.

Except for 1990 and 1997, the unemployment rate in Washington was slightly higher 

than that in Oregon. Annual unemployment rates in the Pacific Northwest were close

to those for the Nation as a whole, but the rate in Washington tended to be somewhat higher than the national rate in most years.

The total population of Oregon and Washington increased from 1987 to 1997 (fig. 6).

The total increases in population were 20 percent in Oregon and 24 percent in

Washington, with an average annual rate of increase in both states of about 2 percent (fig. 7). This rate of population growth was twice the 1-percent rate of population

growth for the Nation as a whole. As for all the indicators examined in this analysis,

there were important local differences when county level data were considered

(tables 1 and 2).

Future updates for these variables by county for Oregon and Washington will be 

published by the Pacific Northwest Research Station once per year in the Resource

Bulletin series, “Production, Prices, Employment, and Trade in the Northwest Forest

Industries.”

3The unemployment rate is calculated by dividing the number of 

unemployed persons by the civilian labor force for a given period.

Unemployment is seasonal in many industries and monthly unemployment rates are often “seasonally adjusted” to permit comparison. The unemployment rate is expressed as a percentage.

Unemployment

Population

Future Updates

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Figure 7—Rate of population growth for Oregon and Washington between 1987 through 1997 (the

rate of increase is for the period ending in the indicated years).

Figure 6—Population for Oregon and Washington, 1987 through 1997.
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Table 1—Employment, wages, unemployment, and population for Oregon, by

county and year

Average annual

covered employment Average weekly wages

County and year Total SIC 24 Total SIC 24 Unemployment Population

---Number of people--- ---Dollars per week--- Percent Number of people

Baker:

1987 3,965 434 286.54 355.69 9.6 15,130

1988 4,138 412 295.34 384.13 8.6 14,994

1989 4,389 435 302.64 384.61 8.1 14,890

1990 4,623 469 319.60 398.91 7.4 15,317

1991 4,565 448 337.98 415.66 7.6 15,522

1992 4,649 468 366.76 437.54 9.7 15,744

1993 4,797 412 372.32 456.86 9.7 16,017

1994 4,923 422 382.82 441.72 8.0 16,214

1995 4,907 451 385.30 431.60 8.1 16,431

1996 4,903 342 397.33 450.17 11.5 16,352

1997 5,102 347 410.85 448.03 10.3 16,418

Benton:

1987 24,397 1,397 373.89 446.02 3.7 67,590

1988 25,921 1,510 384.78 460.59 3.6 67,876

1989 26,962 1,496 401.40 509.89 3.5 69,879

1990 27,433 1,392 417.24 476.87 5.0 70,811

1991 27,084 1,175 436.79 466.16 4.0 71,147

1992 27,671 1,133 462.16 502.34 4.1 71,926

1993 29,136 1,093 485.48 531.47 3.4 72,986

1994 30,580 1,126 510.09 531.81 2.6 74,151

1995 32,353 1,011 535.71 545.82 2.2 74,913

1996 34,185 1,049 562.76 565.84 2.7 75,910

1997 35,651 1,072 595.61 596.22 2.5 76,544

Clackamas:

1987 73,781 2,199 362.47 451.91 4.3 258,603

1988 79,410 2,213 372.71 477.36 3.8 260,753

1989 86,915 2,223 383.08 474.02 3.6 272,546

1990 92,268 2,064 405.90 468.20 3.4 278,850

1991 94,180 1,826 423.68 453.03 4.0 289,112

1992 96,142 1,708 446.51 484.74 5.5 297,096

1993 101,203 1,512 461.54 482.30 5.4 304,056

1994 106,817 1,435 480.20 511.17 3.7 310,271

1995 111,058 1,491 494.34 497.74 3.2 316,268

1996 114,505 1,482 524.62 516.12 3.9 324,086

1997 121,779 1,662 551.52 528.99 4.0 331,106

Clatsop:

1987 12,067 761 331.90 442.54 6.6 32,122

1988 12,848 789 349.87 438.51 5.8 32,417

1989 13,917 816 366.32 452.49 6.4 33,040

1990 13,699 783 370.89 431.44 7.0 33,301

1991 13,262 523 382.65 478.66 7.1 33,809

1992 13,587 515 400.06 534.94 8.5 34,220

1993 13,734 530 396.92 537.44 8.6 34,608
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Table 1—Employment, wages, unemployment, and population for Oregon, by

county and year (continued)

Average annual

covered employment Average weekly wages

County and year Total SIC 24 Total SIC 24 Unemployment Population

---Number of people--- ---Dollars per week--- Percent Number of people

1994 14,971 551 400.26 538.19 6.3 35,125

1995 14,616 541 411.22 560.33 5.0 35,393

1996 14,870 533 422.23 576.91 6.3 35,306

1997 15,498 534 429.62 595.65 6.8 35,546

Columbia:

1987 8,035 1,166 403.06 413.47 8.2 35,954

1988 8,537 1,172 404.79 440.61 7.6 36,228

1989 9,081 1,232 432.06 455.90 7.3 36,708

1990 9,417 1,054 457.68 458.15 6.4 37,557

1991 9,712 942 500.53 474.67 6.6 38,711

1992 9,363 787 495.79 526.08 9.3 39,266

1993 8,740 769 477.34 533.94 9.6 40,106

1994 8,665 781 461.92 568.45 6.5 40,770

1995 8,913 874 492.60 578.74 4.8 41,701

1996 9,264 821 492.57 578.62 6.1 42,880

1997 9,496 791 506.39 632.58 6.1 43,751

Coos:

1987 19,234 3,391 341.04 443.17 8.2 59,551

1988 19,584 3,045 352.49 480.23 9.2 59,862

1989 19,268 2,545 359.04 461.93 9.8 59,753

1990 19,469 2,311 380.11 492.47 8.3 60,273

1991 19,405 1,826 386.15 480.03 8.8 60,889

1992 19,423 1,830 399.64 512.86 10.9 61,823

1993 19,769 1,782 406.71 524.34 10.8 62,531

1994 20,310 1,718 411.10 556.83 8.6 62,710

1995 20,648 1,697 424.45 570.31 7.4 62,838

1996 21,162 1,718 431.15 589.45 9.2 62,663

1997 21,151 1,770 446.01 589.97 9.6 62,531

Crook:

1987 4,477 1,751 345.90 399.23 7.5 13,183

1988 4,671 1,807 367.57 440.44 7.2 13,356

1989 4,965 1,938 381.56 466.25 7.2 13,664

1990 5,149 1,921 392.21 455.19 7.0 14,111

1991 5,197 1,807 403.90 460.53 7.8 14,705

1992 5,753 2,113 442.89 495.17 8.5 15,105

1993 5,732 1,896 441.17 509.33 9.7 15,597

1994 6,013 1,986 441.34 488.41 7.5 15,951

1995 5,851 1,764 442.88 491.38 7.8 16,349

1996 5,701 1,512 468.03 549.71 11.6 16,650

1997 5,889 1,495 469.52 547.64 10.1 16,958

Curry:

1987 4,922 1,063 291.59 406.44 6.2 17,454

1988 5,191 1,089 299.62 429.20 5.9 18,269

1989 5,445 929 303.37 474.92 6.4 18,810
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Table 1—Employment, wages, unemployment, and population for Oregon, by

county and year (continued)

Average annual

covered employment Average weekly wages

County and year Total SIC 24 Total SIC 24 Unemployment Population

---Number of people--- ---Dollars per week--- Percent Number of people

1990 5,525 727 314.03 494.79 6.4 19,327

1991 5,549 681 323.41 494.48 6.6 19,664

1992 5,374 631 342.78 549.67 9.1 19,896

1993 5,478 632 346.11 534.60 9.1 20,390

1994 5,765 630 352.91 557.35 7.8 20,735

1995 5,792 630 367.38 568.58 7.5 21,068

1996 5,874 632 371.00 572.47 9.6 21,132

1997 5,965 653 384.78 606.78 9.4 21,283

Deschutes:

1987 24,646 3,171 314.63 384.52 7.8 66,862

1988 26,304 3,207 327.70 384.03 7.5 68,882

1989 29,336 3,428 338.44 398.34 6.8 71,415

1990 31,811 3,410 358.14 418.60 5.5 74,976

1991 32,594 3,257 374.12 441.01 6.4 80,312

1992 33,321 3,075 388.46 456.38 8.2 83,934

1993 35,368 2,904 400.39 477.67 8.7 87,664

1994 37,818 2,756 411.38 486.72 7.2 90,878

1995 39,783 2,503 418.67 519.35 6.6 94,829

1996 41,431 2,179 432.36 554.28 8.5 98,501

1997 43,625 2,185 444.15 510.57 8.1 101,367

Douglas:

1987 31,762 8,908 356.12 480.13 7.6 92,504

1988 32,605 8,934 369.12 512.48 7.7 92,601

1989 33,229 8,228 364.37 491.03 7.8 93,367

1990 33,640 8,428 381.25 488.99 8.2 94,649

1991 31,702 6,892 393.21 502.37 10.0 95,804

1992 31,456 6,043 414.87 554.67 11.9 96,332

1993 31,893 5,954 415.21 549.18 11.8 97,302

1994 32,915 6,040 426.94 561.99 9.1 98,268

1995 33,871 6,064 437.76 581.36 8.0 99,640

1996 34,760 6,106 454.37 606.29 8.9 100,726

1997 36,606 6,311 467.78 624.02 8.8 101,818

Gilliam:

1987 375 0 324.28 0 6.7 1,707

1988 381 0 327.19 0 4.5 1,670

1989 440 0 334.56 0 4.1 1,690

1990 512 0 329.91 0 3.3 1,717

1991 462 0 356.24 0 2.8 1,723

1992 600 0 419.27 0 4.5 1,764

1993 603 0 422.87 0 5.3 1,771

1994 650 0 418.67 0 3.6 1,875

1995 706 0 423.31 0 3.6 1,879

1996 748 0 436.49 0 4.1 1,952

1997 764 0 443.83 0 5.6 1,955
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Table 1—Employment, wages, unemployment, and population for Oregon, by

county and year (continued)

Average annual

covered employment Average weekly wages

County and year Total SIC 24 Total SIC 24 Unemployment Population

---Number of people--- ---Dollars per week--- Percent Number of people

Grant:

1987 2,400 474 322.40 478.95 9.2 8,174

1988 2,573 615 338.61 480.30 9.4 8,102

1989 2,591 511 330.84 471.88 8.8 7,842

1990 2,742 537 349.15 473.56 8.8 7,853

1991 2,811 633 369.10 488.30 9.8 7,976

1992 2,913 606 372.13 478.48 10.7 7,842

1993 2,853 519 387.14 516.48 12.2 7,901

1994 2,821 523 404.90 507.12 9.5 7,920

1995 2,783 460 406.18 544.09 10.3 7,977

1996 2,808 438 419.89 571.82 12.0 7,999

1997 2,774 407 424.36 582.95 13.6 8,002

Harney:

1987 2,358 528 332.12 534.74 7.8 7,116

1988 2,564 663 331.12 492.87 7.7 7,334

1989 2,399 516 316.82 430.91 11.0 7,077

1990 2,466 567 341.61 452.76 8.9 7,060

1991 2,444 515 354.23 457.62 7.8 6,997

1992 2,421 457 368.49 481.33 9.9 6,950

1993 2,467 464 380.04 506.92 12.1 6,975

1994 2,487 445 391.49 519.02 10.1 7,117

1995 2,341 296 384.65 513.30 11.3 7,102

1996 2,432 230 388.92 503.54 13.0 7,044

1997 2,589 199 401.44 550.28 10.1 7,033

Hood River:

1987 6,845 542 285.04 433.78 8.9 16,069

1988 7,254 607 295.33 479.52 8.6 16,567

1989 7,702 532 297.84 500.44 8.2 16,839

1990 8,328 557 314.15 482.33 8.1 16,903

1991 8,379 550 335.75 485.33 8.9 17,010

1992 8,233 517 344.67 518.14 10.3 17,479

1993 8,696 494 347.25 540.95 10.6 17,944

1994 9,113 479 354.54 555.38 7.9 18,363

1995 9,455 389 355.44 530.36 8.3 18,886

1996 9,410 340 367.52 517.49 10.7 19,360

1997 9,887 276 378.49 539.58 11.3 19,618

Jackson:

1987 48,086 5,817 334.58 467.56 6.4 139,626

1988 50,537 6,023 343.85 479.34 6.5 140,860

1989 52,056 5,743 350.49 478.56 6.7 143,549

1990 54,220 5,225 363.64 490.00 6.6 146,387

1991 53,893 4,515 375.58 498.13 7.5 150,531

1992 55,719 5,039 395.67 514.30 8.3 154,193

1993 57,655 4,804 403.55 542.51 8.6 157,909

1994 61,336 5,040 414.15 559.02 6.7 162,004

1995 62,780 4,909 425.27 549.53 6.6 165,455

1996 64,847 4,785 436.14 574.41 8.2 168,392

1997 67,813 4,529 448.48 591.93 7.6 170,960
Table 1—Employment, wages, unemployment, and population for Oregon, by

county and year (continued)

Average annual

covered employment Average weekly wages

County and year Total SIC 24 Total SIC 24 Unemployment Population

---Number of people--- ---Dollars per week--- Percent Number of people

Jefferson:

1987 4,284 881 320.65 457.11 6.5 12,604

1988 4,751 944 324.05 465.52 6.3 12,768

1989 4,972 1,001 336.42 487.21 6.0 13,239

1990 4,882 929 357.66 526.06 6.4 13,676

1991 4,999 980 373.33 534.84 6.9 14,195

1992 5,336 1,028 423.45 544.97 8.5 14,584

1993 5,574 1,071 434.97 578.85 9.0 14,921

1994 5,789 1,245 420.39 606.08 6.5 15,624

1995 6,154 1,397 426.51 574.38 6.0 16,090

1996 6,235 1,389 442.37 593.58 7.7 16,249

1997 6,366 1,388 442.99 573.39 6.6 16,587

Josephine:

1987 16,679 2,320 296.04 424.85 7.3 61,238

1988 17,328 2,329 309.29 443.62 7.1 61,721

1989 18,177 2,187 315.15 444.84 7.8 61,865

1990 18,125 1,969 330.28 436.93 7.1 62,649

1991 17,394 1,598 340.51 441.39 8.1 64,526

1992 17,727 1,517 352.77 486.96 9.9 65,423

1993 18,494 1,505 358.21 476.62 10.8 67,389

1994 19,244 1,484 365.97 464.33 9.1 69,276

1995 19,502 1,412 379.76 487.18 8.4 71,210

1996 19,769 1,324 397.97 507.47 9.9 72,234

1997 20,516 1,408 412.90 519.74 9.4 73,459

Klamath:

1987 18,564 3,604 324.91 481.08 8.3 56,275

1988 19,052 3,592 337.07 505.55 8.5 56,585

1989 20,138 3,743 342.36 497.28 7.8 56,888

1990 20,164 3,517 357.22 489.64 9.1 57,702

1991 19,441 3,014 378.57 537.31 9.0 58,308

1992 21,029 2,736 393.03 577.99 10.2 58,748

1993 20,340 2,808 411.34 568.69 10.9 59,679

1994 20,768 2,814 411.34 589.40 8.6 60,647

1995 21,635 2,740 425.49 631.07 7.4 61,301

1996 22,494 2,734 444.98 696.17 8.7 62,298

1997 22,573 2,811 454.93 657.40 9.6 63,009

Lake:

1987 2,536 569 332.88 428.69 8.4 7,446

1988 2,544 548 336.49 415.13 8.6 7,382

1989 2,559 528 334.92 415.02 9.5 7,275

1990 2,423 389 348.81 447.19 8.9 7,186

1991 2,423 400 346.66 413.94 7.8 7,132

1992 2,460 460 376.12 443.79 8.8 7,244

1993 2,514 540 369.89 398.92 9.6 7,239

1994 2,545 600 390.94 404.93 8.4 7,331

1995 2,448 497 392.26 437.90 8.6 7,347

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Table 1—Employment, wages, unemployment, and population for Oregon, by

county and year (continued)

Average annual

covered employment Average weekly wages

County and year Total SIC 24 Total SIC 24 Unemployment Population

---Number of people--- ---Dollars per week--- Percent Number of people

1996 2,450 446 391.39 415.70 11.8 7,325

1997 2,506 525 416.38 445.99 11.7 7,327

Lane:

1987 100,931 11,159 339.36 457.77 5.7 268,636

1988 105,610 11,489 354.07 476.38 5.6 273,014

1989 111,141 11,319 363.33 493.24 5.5 278,665

1990 113,376 10,229 376.54 495.36 6.2 282,912

1991 110,754 8,609 395.91 539.73 6.6 287,589

1992 112,123 8,387 414.69 554.98 7.3 290,873

1993 115,199 7,877 424.97 566.22 7.6 294,962

1994 122,031 7,960 432.91 577.04 5.4 298,775

1995 125,165 7,557 446.58 595.56 5.3 302,954

1996 128,251 7,435 465.11 618.95 5.8 306,529

1997 131,712 7,347 483.01 637.97 5.7 311,356

Lincoln:

1987 12,576 499 291.89 374.23 6.7 36,591

1988 13,164 514 301.15 388.72 6.2 36,970

1989 13,541 499 311.53 405.34 6.0 38,031

1990 14,075 482 322.25 414.24 6.0 38,889

1991 14,334 498 340.53 432.81 5.8 39,931

1992 14,920 487 353.85 459.86 7.2 40,830

1993 15,280 402 359.34 504.84 7.6 42,051

1994 15,743 400 369.50 469.48 6.1 43,148

1995 15,985 280 383.97 466.68 7.1 44,226

1996 16,683 245 395.67 463.87 7.5 44,876

1997 16,775 195 404.32 482.12 8.7 45,587

Linn:

1987 29,041 4,669 370.34 440.80 8.2 88,069

1988 30,894 4,796 380.82 456.38 7.9 89,223

1989 32,573 4,280 385.45 469.51 7.5 89,890

1990 32,977 4,127 400.29 483.57 7.6 91,227

1991 32,689 3,637 421.32 501.44 8.1 93,390

1992 32,764 3,533 442.85 552.06 9.7 94,570

1993 33,883 3,418 450.31 564.61 9.6 96,145

1994 35,993 3,606 465.41 579.71 7.0 97,769

1995 38,381 3,642 474.53 590.48 6.1 99,961

1996 40,235 3,881 492.48 606.24 7.0 101,908

1997 41,297 4,018 514.29 634.57 7.3 103,440

Malheur:

1987 9,973 0 263.18 0 7.7 26,580

1988 10,207 0 266.39 0 7.2 26,207

1989 10,450 0 279.40 0 7.3 25,926

1990 10,932 0 294.73 0 5.0 26,038

1991 11,229 0 308.99 0 6.4 26,534

1992 11,441 0 321.51 0 8.4 27,102

1993 11,873 0 321.27 0 8.9 27,412

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Table 1—Employment, wages, unemployment, and population for Oregon, by

county and year (continued)

Average annual

covered employment Average weekly wages

County and year Total SIC 24 Total SIC 24 Unemployment Population

---Number of people--- ---Dollars per week--- Percent Number of people

1994 12,112 0 336.41 0 6.9 27,572

1995 12,522 0 354.39 0 6.6 27,972

1996 12,877 0 358.08 0 8.7 28,294

1997 13,203 8 374.21 283.90 8.6 28,504

Marion:

1987 88,162 2,270 322.24 458.81 6.3 216,285

1988 93,377 2,848 332.45 422.99 5.9 225,091

1989 97,369 3,104 349.71 469.56 5.8 224,980

1990 101,068 3,219 373.33 482.34 5.4 228,483

1991 101,962 3,204 394.26 485.63 5.6 234,772

1992 105,090 3,217 411.78 519.40 6.9 240,236

1993 109,223 3,457 419.65 523.90 7.3 246,376

1994 114,017 3,822 436.50 542.72 5.5 251,037

1995 116,830 3,863 450.14 556.38 4.8 256,058

1996 120,427 3,658 462.64 584.50 5.9 260,591

1997 122,508 3,657 480.64 588.97 6.0 265,123

Morrow:

1987 2,989 216 325.95 459.37 14.0 8,096

1988 2,856 250 336.19 473.48 11.4 7,768

1989 2,646 253 355.21 518.23 12.5 7,684

1990 2,791 240 368.76 520.52 8.1 7,625

1991 2,808 223 387.28 478.60 9.2 8,016

1992 2,799 201 422.82 560.42 10.6 8,184

1993 2,922 201 431.40 571.83 10.5 8,592

1994 3,014 164 460.36 747.83 8.3 8,738

1995 3,091 152 502.37 615.89 7.3 9,014

1996 3,153 211 446.45 559.47 9.3 9,246

1997 3,524 294 483.83 622.17 8.5 9,631

Multnomah:

1987 338,246 2,504 405.38 510.91 6.4 563,560

1988 354,998 2,378 423.52 512.48 5.9 573,023

1989 369,019 2,406 439.97 607.01 5.6 576,816

1990 375,768 2,248 460.75 618.15 4.9 583,887

1991 369,348 1,961 485.18 644.16 5.2 595,492

1992 373,059 1,640 511.64 661.44 7.0 601,688

1993 381,842 1,726 524.96 810.40 6.6 608,691

1994 396,726 1,813 536.60 739.38 4.9 611,734

1995 415,113 1,760 557.73 964.74 4.1 615,118

1996 425,566 1,835 589.10 726.80 5.2 621,194

1997 440,077 1,881 620.87 1,119.92 4.9 624,619

Polk:

1987 9,474 1,171 311.53 409.24 5.5 46,752

1988 9,728 1,130 325.17 433.35 5.5 47,648

1989 10,194 884 331.04 462.00 6.2 48,620

1990 10,786 889 329.21 450.00 5.6 49,541

1991 10,858 771 343.84 454.19 5.3 51,395

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Table 1—Employment, wages, unemployment, and population for Oregon, by

county and year (continued)

Average annual

covered employment Average weekly wages

County and year Total SIC 24 Total SIC 24 Unemployment Population

---Number of people--- ---Dollars per week--- Percent Number of people

1992 11,294 725 352.29 497.66 6.0 52,928

1993 11,561 708 367.49 504.37 6.2 54,117

1994 12,140 696 379.32 531.01 4.6 56,044

1995 12,922 756 390.14 558.71 3.9 57,143

1996 14,051 749 406.27 574.82 4.8 58,454

1997 14,639 729 429.33 564.48 5.0 60,130

Sherman:

1987 422 0 321.56 0 11.1 1,952

1988 435 0 336.18 0 9.0 1,941

1989 448 0 353.69 0 6.7 1,932

1990 544 0 329.09 0 5.5 1,918

1991 546 0 333.83 0 7.0 1,905

1992 588 0 348.02 0 9.0 1,904

1993 579 0 353.99 0 10.6 1,917

1994 580 0 376.79 0 6.3 1,880

1995 563 0 380.55 0 6.7 1,891

1996 633 0 344.28 0 7.7 1,818

1997 649 0 377.18 0 5.7 1,801

Tillamook:

1987 5,511 421 277.60 344.01 8.2 21,102

1988 5,657 475 293.37 383.69 7.1 21,163

1989 5,812 423 301.70 410.57 6.8 21,356

1990 6,146 389 309.65 454.62 5.9 21,570

1991 6,483 410 320.88 471.35 6.0 21,999

1992 6,504 434 341.20 501.41 6.8 22,296

1993 6,640 491 353.73 491.62 6.4 22,806

1994 7,069 516 363.74 542.97 4.8 23,177

1995 7,319 536 374.69 529.74 5.0 23,676

1996 7,637 498 385.52 587.02 6.0 24,094

1997 7,672 518 404.14 621.69 6.5 24,384

Umatilla:

1987 19,603 555 290.11 378.50 9.5 59,115

1988 20,162 636 300.35 396.39 8.7 58,531

1989 20,327 704 316.61 391.61 9.7 59,092

1990 21,448 863 328.13 432.38 8.3 59,249

1991 21,743 858 340.50 441.29 8.2 60,120

1992 22,019 866 358.36 500.54 9.0 61,251

1993 22,892 934 370.75 507.73 9.0 62,333

1994 23,817 975 380.17 510.13 7.1 63,205

1995 24,245 867 394.57 535.66 6.9 64,096

1996 24,654 830 403.94 538.70 8.4 64,508

1997 25,546 812 423.83 534.19 8.2 64,754

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Table 1—Employment, wages, unemployment, and population for Oregon, by

county and year (continued)

Average annual

covered employment Average weekly wages

County and year Total SIC 24 Total SIC 24 Unemployment Population

---Number of people--- ---Dollars per week--- Percent Number of people

Union:

1987 7,543 1,311 315.27 451.35 7.9 23,110

1988 7,808 1,270 322.58 472.61 7.8 23,264

1989 8,138 1,289 326.37 474.56 7.5 23,372

1990 8,300 1,254 341.84 498.04 7.0 23,598

1991 8,103 1,200 361.34 509.78 6.9 23,963

1992 8,153 1,182 383.17 549.24 8.3 24,108

1993 8,527 1,112 384.93 576.39 7.8 24,688

1994 8,750 1,071 390.90 607.33 6.3 24,969

1995 8,901 1,038 390.98 598.55 6.3 24,982

1996 8,949 1,028 400.94 614.61 7.8 24,985

1997 9,100 979 420.43 646.35 8.0 25,071

Wallowa:

1987 1,869 0 295.08 0 7.6 6,825

1988 1,934 280 297.87 420.36 9.5 6,767

1989 2,122 363 307.09 459.35 7.5 6,818

1990 2,216 408 328.50 450.30 7.6 6,911

1991 2,251 399 344.61 451.66 8.3 7,135

1992 2,282 365 365.55 490.35 10.1 7,248

1993 2,294 330 361.91 483.22 10.4 7,434

1994 2,234 275 378.39 532.30 9.4 7,458

1995 2,119 166 378.55 526.57 10.5 7,477

1996 2,174 200 394.52 524.27 11.7 7,456

1997 2,260 224 404.40 560.39 10.7 7,413

Wasco:

1987 7,249 322 294.98 464.04 9.0 20,941

1988 7,622 340 315.20 453.61 7.8 21,005

1989 7,801 327 347.09 467.84 8.3 21,439

1990 8,096 307 342.60 480.19 6.9 21,683

1991 8,105 276 354.04 509.01 7.2 22,158

1992 8,520 234 356.81 477.42 9.1 22,363

1993 8,696 212 365.34 489.22 9.3 22,355

1994 8,896 225 376.41 451.80 7.3 22,712

1995 8,971 240 391.69 455.31 7.0 22,910

1996 8,986 174 402.52 499.03 8.8 23,057

1997 9,192 176 428.33 545.57 9.1 23,252

Washington:

1987 108,959 1,501 398.52 413.20 3.9 282,252

1988 117,964 1,782 417.82 438.07 3.3 292,467

1989 127,579 1,888 432.17 450.94 3.0 300,230

1990 139,131 1,994 465.37 480.49 3.4 311,554

1991 144,255 1,907 487.05 489.42 4.3 327,852

1992 146,974 1,792 522.32 542.64 5.9 339,159

1993 155,061 1,892 533.23 556.85 5.2 350,212

1994 163,724 1,950 554.81 548.41 3.7 360,332

1995 173,238 1,878 598.54 541.42 3.1 371,404

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Table 1—Employment, wages, unemployment, and population for Oregon, by

county and year (continued)

Average annual

covered employment Average weekly wages

County and year Total SIC 24 Total SIC 24 Unemployment Population

---Number of people--- ---Dollars per week--- Percent Number of people

1996 189,120 1,994 630.59 712.10 3.8 382,363

1997 202,209 1,966 671.23 609.75 3.9 391,335

Wheeler:

1987 209 0 319.62 0 10.5 1,378

1988 228 0 313.20 0 11.5 1,336

1989 241 0 288.62 0 9.8 1,382

1990 272 14 283.22 332.08 10.2 1,396

1991 220 9 300.81 333.39 13.2 1,438

1992 241 6 295.99 272.10 9.6 1,436

1993 231 3 314.86 399.76 13.0 1,498

1994 233 6 339.25 452.67 10.9 1,569

1995 279 17 325.99 567.61 7.3 1,564

1996 286 23 358.01 691.21 9.7 1,645

1997 289 12 354.39 645.09 10.9 1,603

Yamhill:

1987 17,878 1,708 330.36 421.08 5.9 60,544

1988 19,170 1,640 337.35 436.73 5.4 62,152

1989 20,211 1,621 348.03 458.23 5.6 64,010

1990 21,035 1,299 366.18 469.43 5.3 65,551

1991 21,224 1,208 386.98 490.07 5.2 67,745

1992 22,116 1,199 402.19 528.48 6.8 69,453

1993 23,348 1,220 410.06 552.40 5.9 71,214

1994 24,824 1,250 424.25 584.24 4.4 73,286

1995 25,573 1,291 443.73 600.65 3.9 75,855

1996 27,002 1,262 453.40 595.22 4.8 78,236

1997 27,791 1,290 468.69 599.57 5.0 80,212

Totals, Oregon:

1987 1,075,609 68,050 363.17 447.41 6.2 2,633,303

1988 1,134,102 69,494 377.63 466.64 5.8 2,677,144

1989 1,192,967 67,532 390.20 476.59 5.7 2,720,520

1990 1,236,243 64,371 410.02 482.37 5.5 2,771,113

1991 1,234,127 56,889 429.86 498.55 6.0 2,845,954

1992 1,257,679 55,064 452.25 529.84 7.5 2,899,907

1993 1,298,521 53,816 463.29 545.14 7.3 2,959,316

1994 1,357,050 54,892 476.71 556.19 5.4 3,009,879

1995 1,411,687 53,254 496.87 575.42 4.8 3,062,925

1996 1,466,126 52,183 520.12 598.14 5.9 3,114,802

1997 1,522,053 52,641 546.29 618.19 5.8 3,160,105

Sources: 1987-97 Oregon Employment Department, Oregon Covered Employment and Payrolls by

Industry and County for Covered Employment and Wage for covered employment and weekly wages data.

Oregon Employment Department and Bureau of Labor Statistics for unemployment rates. U.S. Department

of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, current population estimates (1990) for population.

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Table 2—Employment, wages, unemployment, and population for Washington,

by county and year 

Average annual

covered employment Average weekly wages

County and year Total SIC 24 Total SIC 24 Unemployment Population

---Number of people--- ---Dollars per week--- Percent Number of people

Adams:

1987 4,729 0 268.54 11.7 13,599

1988 4,793 D 263.19 11.1 13,476

1989 5,024 0 274.86 12.0 13,575

1990 6,142 0 273.08 10.3 13,603

1991 6,209 0 288.08 12.4 14,006

1992 6,220 0 306.57 14.4 14,296

1993 6,452 0 315.41 15.4 14,672

1994 6,722 0 317.02 11.5 15,296

1995 7,197 D 339.69 11.4 15,310

1996 7,037 D 344.66 12.0 15,400

1997 7,226 D 347.23 10.2 15,541

Asotin:

1987 3,030 127 260.29 461.28 7.9 17,128

1988 3,352 134 273.29 649.04 5.7 17,095

1989 3,481 126 279.44 485.36 5.1 17,324

1990 3,638 122 286.89 495.66 5.0 17,605

1991 3,700 D 314.54 5.0 18,020

1992 3,924 148 322.53 512.96 5.4 18,536

1993 4,286 144 327.94 524.85 5.3 19,063

1994 4,431 141 347.49 515.13 3.6 19,731

1995 4,421 140 366.03 513.35 4.3 20,287

1996 4,504 D 377.53 4.6 20,815

1997 4,753 D 394.63 3.7 21,171

Benton:

1987 46,061 11 446.85 247.29 9.0 110,971

1988 44,158 12 456.02 181.04 7.9 110,060

1989 45,448 8 460.13 294.94 7.7 109,284

1990 50,216 8 469.47 292.90 6.1 112,560

1991 51,966 7 496.66 385.14 6.8 116,362

1992 54,973 26 523.45 335.56 7.4 120,244

1993 58,367 D 535.98 7.0 124,491

1994 62,022 D 556.84 5.2 129,730

1995 60,173 D 572.63 7.4 133,587

1996 58,003 28 582.79 378.83 8.5 134,536

1997 59,413 D 588.73 6.6 135,772

Chelan:

1987 24,733 457 298.47 377.31 10.9 49,636

1988 25,177 428 309.24 374.46 10.1 50,916

1989 26,446 364 320.85 370.44 10.3 51,698

1990 29,757 236 312.13 375.24 8.4 52,250

1991 30,296 172 346.31 351.08 10.4 53,105

1992 30,655 208 351.84 372.34 11.3 54,181

1993 32,166 202 359.13 418.45 10.7 55,204

1994 34,023 208 371.28 427.61 8.4 56,509

1995 33,803 202 382.25 462.49 9.8 58,273

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Table 2—Employment, wages, unemployment, and population for Washington,

by county and year (continued)

Average annual

covered employment Average weekly wages

County and year Total SIC 24 Total SIC 24 Unemployment Population

---Number of people--- ---Dollars per week--- Percent Number of people

1996 33,890 228 405.22 471.24 10.7 59,299

1997 34,714 240 423.05 502.16 7.9 59,717

Clallam:

1987 15,728 1,870 328.69 433.61 9.6 53,797

1988 16,445 1,772 338.25 424.89 8.2 54,425

1989 17,398 1,562 341.82 440.06 8.5 55,241

1990 17,906 1,411 353.23 438.22 6.9 56,210

1991 18,029 1,129 367.91 456.47 7.7 57,962

1992 18,286 954 386.62 487.69 8.8 59,566

1993 18,337 857 390.09 515.34 9.9 60,745

1994 18,331 763 402.24 526.21 10.1 61,616

1995 18,850 816 414.16 550.39 8.8 62,381

1996 18,605 908 426.37 544.80 9.7 63,355

1997 19,528 961 448.29 560.89 7.9 63,857

Clark:

1987 63,590 1,614 359.68 400.28 7.9 214,534

1988 70,102 1,757 373.73 389.58 5.7 221,654

1989 73,184 1,789 389.24 431.39 5.9 228,760

1990 77,836 1,564 403.83 420.22 4.5 238,053

1991 78,160 1,438 426.41 435.78 5.1 251,898

1992 81,062 1,425 447.22 482.30 7.0 260,396

1993 85,410 1,505 458.71 476.27 5.8 271,356

1994 91,802 1,499 470.59 472.96 4.2 282,360

1995 96,340 1,270 490.43 480.93 4.1 292,916

1996 100,374 1,189 519.11 518.98 4.4 305,001

1997 105,557 1,216 540.20 531.73 3.6 316,526

Columbia:

1987 1,363 D 264.34 17.4 4,114

1988 1,425 D 276.93 13.5 4,076

1989 1,360 D 287.36 13.8 4,057

1990 1,559 D 274.68 12.2 4,024

1991 1,384 D 317.59 13.4 3,907

1992 1,443 D 325.32 14.7 3,968

1993 1,563 D 311.37 15.0 4,062

1994 1,571 D 335.95 11.3 4,113

1995 1,176 D 362.26 13.3 4,224

1996 1,488 0 391.88 15.5 4,303

1997 1,528 0 399.27 11.8 4,277

Cowlitz:

1987 28,914 3,215 401.76 481.28 9.9 78,428

1988 30,476 3,409 414.96 471.43 7.4 79,531

1989 32,213 3,097 425.03 489.86 8.2 80,982

1990 33,970 3,122 440.17 491.34 6.7 82,119

1991 34,669 2,789 465.53 514.40 8.1 84,095

1992 33,122 2,729 476.02 565.74 10.6 85,115

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Table 2—Employment, wages, unemployment, and population for Washington,

by county and year (continued)

Average annual

covered employment Average weekly wages

County and year Total SIC 24 Total SIC 24 Unemployment Population

---Number of people--- ---Dollars per week--- Percent Number of people

1993 33,541 2,505 482.65 581.85 10.9 86,215

1994 34,704 2,512 494.20 607.48 8.2 87,409

1995 36,106 2,604 510.65 624.85 7.5 88,896

1996 36,104 2,556 517.58 617.64 8.6 89,933

1997 36,241 2,544 531.71 630.81 7.1 90,834

Douglas:

1987 5,711 D 265.13 8.7 24,600

1988 5,984 D 261.41 7.3 25,090

1989 6,875 D 259.35 8.5 25,806

1990 8,334 D 245.94 7.6 26,205

1991 8,303 D 269.07 8.3 27,809

1992 8,091 D 286.00 8.8 28,834

1993 7,950 D 295.12 8.3 30,008

1994 8,379 D 299.69 6.9 31,155

1995 8,261 D 324.55 7.4 32,124

1996 8,416 D 337.55 8.4 32,630

1997 8,485 D 365.98 6.4 33,484

Ferry:

1987 1,370 D 313.56 10.9 5,852

1988 1,463 D 334.86 11.5 5,998

1989 1,682 D 359.47 11.5 6,159

1990 1,797 D 406.13 11.5 6,295

1991 1,805 D 424.31 12.5 6,531

1992 1,825 D 420.65 14.3 6,724

1993 1,803 190 400.38 443.69 15.5 6,806

1994 1,896 207 424.08 479.68 12.6 6,997

1995 1,836 175 436.28 528.69 13.2 7,157

1996 1,841 200 453.16 541.49 13.6 7,166

1997 1,855 198 464.70 577.17 9.8 7,256

Franklin:

1987 13,372 D 270.32 11.5 36,576

1988 14,624 D 282.62 10.5 36,690

1989 15,898 D 292.38 12.2 36,833

1990 17,958 D 304.73 10.0 37,473

1991 17,962 D 329.77 11.7 39,339

1992 17,900 37 344.11 462.49 11.6 40,921

1993 18,500 39 359.01 442.82 11.8 42,793

1994 19,221 32 382.46 476.40 8.3 44,135

1995 19,278 46 392.31 384.80 10.0 45,682

1996 19,614 59 397.32 335.30 12.0 45,766

1997 20,406 51 413.80 332.42 9.4 47,027

Garfield:

1987 635 0 292.39 7.4 2,325

1988 646 0 295.64 4.9 2,310

1989 667 0 315.54 5.1 2,253

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Table 2—Employment, wages, unemployment, and population for Washington,

by county and year (continued)

Average annual

covered employment Average weekly wages

County and year Total SIC 24 Total SIC 24 Unemployment Population

---Number of people--- ---Dollars per week--- Percent Number of people

1990 719 0 275.31 2.8 2,248

1991 713 0 308.91 2.9 2,238

1992 731 0 318.92 3.8 2,250

1993 733 0 336.69 6.4 2,275

1994 733 0 344.54 4.9 2,311

1995 711 0 361.29 4.9 2,289

1996 762 0 367.09 4.6 2,299

1997 753 0 397.04 3.6 2,279

Grant:

1987 16,687 11 287.21 242.48 12.0 53,534

1988 17,567 11 293.10 239.20 10.2 53,755

1989 18,497 D 310.37 10.1 54,080

1990 20,851 D 319.14 8.5 54,798

1991 21,958 D 335.82 10.0 57,182

1992 22,900 D 344.32 11.2 59,200

1993 24,288 D 354.64 11.3 61,126

1994 25,754 D 361.92 9.4 63,303

1995 26,274 D 370.87 9.8 65,728

1996 27,330 D 385.68 10.5 67,684

1997 28,534 D 406.96 8.6 69,719

Grays Harbor:

1987 21,452 3,560 345.89 443.03 11.4 62,341

1988 22,096 3,590 360.56 478.11 9.5 62,907

1989 22,848 3,122 366.71 486.57 10.3 63,330

1990 23,068 2,798 381.14 506.21 9.3 64,175

1991 22,663 2,525 399.40 520.78 11.6 64,650

1992 23,181 2,759 416.27 557.53 12.3 65,421

1993 22,488 2,562 422.16 573.93 15.2 66,004

1994 22,441 2,347 421.79 613.01 12.3 66,664

1995 22,883 2,367 442.33 637.75 10.9 67,293

1996 22,698 2,205 453.58 679.83 11.8 67,750

1997 23,114 2,316 468.75 686.15 9.3 67,945

Island:

1987 9,098 38 275.90 398.83 6.0 52,417

1988 9,780 37 288.59 367.44 4.7 54,566

1989 10,589 28 302.69 477.31 4.6 57,493

1990 11,221 34 316.14 493.35 3.3 60,195

1991 11,943 21 330.22 390.66 4.4 61,615

1992 12,172 16 357.85 400.03 5.9 64,581

1993 12,194 10 363.63 382.91 5.4 64,955

1994 12,750 D 377.18 4.9 65,841

1995 13,267 D 384.16 4.5 67,242

1996 13,500 25 400.60 338.16 4.9 68,247

1997 13,753 46 407.41 493.71 3.4 70,664

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Table 2—Employment, wages, unemployment, and population for Washington,

by county and year (continued)

Average annual

covered employment Average weekly wages

County and year Total SIC 24 Total SIC 24 Unemployment Population

---Number of people--- ---Dollars per week--- Percent Number of people

Jefferson:

1987 4,490 101 286.77 414.39 8.0 18,395

1988 4,953 106 298.42 419.98 5.9 18,689

1989 5,175 114 312.22 417.21 5.8 19,273

1990 5,693 90 321.79 460.59 4.9 20,406

1991 5,714 63 336.08 445.94 6.5 21,568

1992 5,906 76 352.67 442.80 8.9 22,493

1993 6,413 67 355.64 403.44 8.3 23,377

1994 6,546 77 354.04 393.94 8.5 24,053

1995 6,779 67 366.04 419.15 7.3 24,991

1996 6,835 67 381.91 402.86 8.3 25,501

1997 6,965 68 391.28 381.47 6.8 25,945

King:

1987 782,262 5,534 439.99 594.68 5.8 1,406,373

1988 824,675 6,027 456.74 607.73 4.7 1,440,287

1989 880,054 6,970 472.89 607.96 4.5 1,476,320

1990 923,715 7,341 502.14 641.66 3.4 1,507,305

1991 917,954 6,419 533.74 693.71 5.0 1,536,047

1992 926,066 6,323 577.98 717.05 6.4 1,560,081

1993 927,348 6,049 574.49 746.39 6.4 1,574,837

1994 932,746 6,389 590.68 770.24 5.5 1,584,625

1995 951,945 6,348 619.77 829.54 5.2 1,596,823

1996 990,293 6,131 660.94 858.06 4.9 1,613,507

1997 1,044,399 5,864 717.28 952.11 3.3 1,632,852

Kitsap:

1987 54,660 262 374.05 516.91 6.0 169,760

1988 57,935 271 380.72 525.97 5.4 178,929

1989 60,690 274 394.58 522.84 5.4 182,461

1990 64,207 302 416.24 499.83 3.9 189,731

1991 66,077 D 434.40 4.9 200,145

1992 66,938 224 465.38 588.32 6.0 210,398

1993 67,061 219 481.00 593.75 6.8 212,415

1994 67,961 200 482.45 621.44 6.0 216,258

1995 68,348 173 496.78 624.71 6.6 225,841

1996 69,511 105 499.02 537.43 6.8 231,156

1997 68,879 107 529.33 435.17 5.5 234,608

Kittitas:

1987 7,949 216 287.94 387.26 10.5 25,559

1988 8,244 194 295.67 301.97 9.8 25,575

1989 8,579 192 309.41 436.85 9.0 26,203

1990 9,147 170 309.85 434.50 7.6 26,725

1991 9,249 169 323.12 437.65 9.6 27,663

1992 9,538 156 335.00 463.15 12.7 27,969

1993 10,270 161 339.12 424.06 15.8 28,888

1994 10,772 145 343.15 401.30 8.4 29,818

1995 11,219 146 347.69 435.61 8.7 30,208

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Table 2—Employment, wages, unemployment, and population for Washington,

by county and year (continued)

Average annual

covered employment Average weekly wages

County and year Total SIC 24 Total SIC 24 Unemployment Population

---Number of people--- ---Dollars per week--- Percent Number of people

1996 11,343 126 362.44 488.92 8.6 30,820

1997 11,491 125 373.60 489.81 6.0 31,383

Klickitat:

1987 4,144 883 330.32 429.36 18.4 15,945

1988 4,685 959 331.35 410.50 12.7 15,970

1989 4,896 931 351.26 442.68 13.4 16,386

1990 5,094 777 402.31 444.68 11.7 16,616

1991 5,062 680 392.29 451.13 12.8 16,782

1992 5,301 687 388.99 456.81 13.9 17,210

1993 5,334 671 398.73 479.07 15.0 17,562

1994 5,579 596 407.24 518.41 11.6 17,806

1995 5,774 524 427.78 542.32 11.6 18,294

1996 5,839 509 488.20 495.11 12.3 18,562

1997 5,994 D 469.48 10.6 19,069

Lewis:

1987 18,218 2,508 332.54 440.13 11.3 57,468

1988 19,112 2,594 344.71 453.69 8.9 57,788

1989 20,262 2,616 350.70 481.10 8.9 58,663

1990 21,023 2,503 359.58 496.16 7.9 59,358

1991 20,739 2,151 372.19 499.59 10.3 60,768

1992 21,099 2,193 399.35 565.53 11.0 61,542

1993 21,970 2,211 407.73 581.30 11.0 63,352

1994 23,278 2,481 419.81 595.31 8.5 64,643

1995 24,396 2,573 431.33 603.14 8.6 65,895

1996 24,700 2,650 448.60 627.86 9.9 66,836

1997 25,536 2,637 460.57 649.70 7.8 67,585

Lincoln:

1987 2,001 D 266.67 6.9 9,054

1988 2,048 D 277.86 4.7 8,911

1989 2,033 D 293.17 4.7 8,880

1990 2,381 24 298.37 249.40 3.6 8,864

1991 2,336 23 318.04 237.80 4.4 8,938

1992 2,433 29 328.16 264.99 5.4 9,030

1993 2,541 24 340.50 292.73 6.2 9,260

1994 2,624 D 333.77 5.7 9,431

1995 2,801 D 344.49 6.3 9,499

1996 2,965 D 366.93 5.6 9,650

1997 2,992 D 385.37 4.6 9,802

Mason:

1987 8,162 1,245 324.40 505.99 8.7 35,616

1988 8,747 1,524 344.30 536.67 7.0 36,393

1989 9,264 1,506 352.11 557.20 7.3 37,051

1990 9,775 1,414 356.28 544.20 5.7 38,341

1991 9,619 1,321 385.30 561.35 7.8 40,681

1992 9,604 1,254 408.87 673.37 8.5 42,477

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Table 2—Employment, wages, unemployment, and population for Washington,

by county and year (continued)

Average annual

covered employment Average weekly wages

County and year Total SIC 24 Total SIC 24 Unemployment Population

---Number of people--- ---Dollars per week--- Percent Number of people

1993 10,021 1,339 412.94 650.71 9.6 44,106

1994 10,475 1,377 420.58 641.34 8.4 45,765

1995 11,091 1,359 27.47 669.80 7.9 47,293

1996 11,600 1,394 441.70 687.93 8.5 48,470

1997 11,885 1,405 453.58 725.20 6.8 49,477

Okanogan:

1987 12,482 1,197 266.10 412.59 12.4 32,355

1988 12,416 1,231 276.39 434.48 12.1 32,843

1989 13,316 1,284 288.99 441.04 11.9 33,169

1990 14,976 1,212 276.11 442.69 9.3 33,350

1991 15,796 946 274.83 442.88 11.0 33,657

1992 16,474 1,023 294.50 452.31 11.6 34,406

1993 17,426 1,001 297.20 459.95 12.0 35,269

1994 18,122 1,046 312.06 483.66 9.6 36,182

1995 17,656 1,020 325.20 498.42 10.4 37,090

1996 18,306 1,020 323.46 507.43 11.4 38,029

1997 18,678 993 335.22 497.15 9.4 38,652

Pacific:

1987 4,920 612 273.20 454.58 10.3 18,056

1988 5,141 630 279.89 460.03 8.7 18,140

1989 5,253 576 289.86 521.22 9.8 18,481

1990 5,674 647 297.95 536.34 8.0 18,882

1991 5,718 669 313.85 542.31 9.8 19,133

1992 5,742 568 324.78 608.25 10.8 19,531

1993 5,803 545 330.54 629.45 12.0 19,917

1994 5,786 550 346.67 652.12 10.8 20,306

1995 5,976 548 361.08 668.43 10.2 20,787

1996 5,928 557 372.63 665.65 10.5 20,958

1997 5,956 595 380.87 694.11 9.0 21,116

Pend Oreille:

1987 1,566 193 304.19 438.26 17.5 8,426

1988 1,683 149 335.53 530.07 11.1 8,616

1989 2,644 135 479.98 470.14 9.5 8,868

1990 1,871 D 403.97 13.9 8,915

1991 1,897 84 409.74 422.16 13.9 9,138

1992 2,032 142 434.75 478.02 14.4 9,564

1993 2,167 136 439.57 530.06 14.1 9,941

1994 2,254 154 453.70 575.58 11.9 10,338

1995 2,293 120 456.26 618.45 13.4 10,741

1996 2,312 D 473.19 16.3 11,093

1997 2,473 104 474.76 570.15 13.0 11,271

Pierce:

1987 163,669 4,506 347.67 453.42 8.3 545,019

1988 172,084 4,534 358.22 467.76 6.3 560,916

1989 179,990 4,268 370.84 469.46 6.3 570,569

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Table 2—Employment, wages, unemployment, and population for Washington,

by county and year (continued)

Average annual

covered employment Average weekly wages

County and year Total SIC 24 Total SIC 24 Unemployment Population

---Number of people--- ---Dollars per week--- Percent Number of people

1990 187,853 4,419 391.73 476.29 4.6 586,203

1991 188,802 3,989 413.04 499.59 6.2 603,131

1992 192,899 4,123 435.53 514.00 7.5 618,131

1993 198,790 3,858 450.24 527.38 7.5 628,689

1994 207,599 4,081 457.83 536.47 6.5 637,353

1995 212,482 3,841 474.55 555.04 6.2 647,187

1996 214,066 3,917 491.26 616.96 6.2 655,015

1997 222,225 4,047 508.50 609.89 4.5 664,776

San Juan:

1987 2,768 30 237.27 336.12 5.8 9,180

1988 3,003 35 244.66 364.62 4.4 9,352

1989 3,247 42 262.93 376.29 4.0 9,609

1990 3,660 45 282.77 413.80 2.8 10,035

1991 3,872 38 309.76 525.86 3.6 10,621

1992 3,881 45 331.00 562.62 6.1 10,858

1993 3,800 45 340.11 531.13 7.7 11,196

1994 3,960 44 353.74 569.56 6.4 11,442

1995 4,053 46 364.87 580.02 6.5 11,863

1996 4,046 46 367.77 569.40 7.2 12,012

1997 4,195 45 375.92 601.32 5.6 12,261

Skagit:

1987 24,134 999 307.43 357.55 11.4 71,206

1988 26,173 1,052 316.27 373.60 8.7 73,477

1989 28,471 1,176 341.67 396.90 8.4 76,054

1990 30,858 851 345.07 409.38 6.7 79,545

1991 32,392 784 374.64 405.16 8.3 83,710

1992 33,250 692 386.66 454.51 10.2 86,362

1993 34,179 581 392.01 464.61 11.2 89,404

1994 35,786 607 411.41 471.13 9.1 91,657

1995 36,575 661 426.89 485.81 9.0 93,957

1996 37,632 583 429.02 513.33 9.7 95,753

1997 38,806 631 448.82 522.27 7.1 97,705

Skamania:

1987 1,824 641 329.99 392.23 19.4 7,791

1988 1,929 606 333.35 422.32 17.0 7,864

1989 1,852 535 347.15 427.85 18.4 8,147

1990 1,855 469 341.71 403.64 10.0 8,289

1991 1,884 406 355.99 394.99 12.4 8,503

1992 1,666 180 375.70 524.05 18.2 8,552

1993 1,885 176 373.95 521.40 14.8 8,763

1994 1,912 172 379.75 562.17 10.5 8,935

1995 1,864 179 384.37 545.64 10.6 9,079

1996 1,871 178 401.42 544.64 11.4 9,284

1997 1,916 208 418.82 577.07 10.1 9,642

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Table 2—Employment, wages, unemployment, and population for Washington,

by county and year (continued)

Average annual

covered employment Average weekly wages

County and year Total SIC 24 Total SIC 24 Unemployment Population

---Number of people--- ---Dollars per week--- Percent Number of people

Snohomish:

1987 124,930 3,298 393.07 414.92 6.6 404,871

1988 137,101 3,149 412.02 452.30 5.2 425,190

1989 151,263 3,277 439.35 432.65 4.9 446,325

1990 159,059 3,097 458.60 463.38 3.9 465,628

1991 165,358 2,923 480.51 487.52 5.7 484,237

1992 170,792 2,783 517.77 514.95 7.0 499,934

1993 178,777 2,816 531.62 524.55 6.7 513,572

1994 181,104 2,655 540.89 535.09 6.4 523,504

1995 182,076 2,578 555.27 549.83 5.8 532,979

1996 188,711 2,639 585.99 586.76 5.3 544,546

1997 202,847 2,907 620.05 584.15 3.5 564,610

Spokane:

1987 133,224 1,037 335.71 315.91 7.6 354,270

1988 136,216 1,101 346.02 322.15 6.2 354,092

1989 139,869 974 360.64 345.65 6.5 356,270

1990 146,341 952 376.88 355.97 5.5 361,333

1991 150,445 1,108 394.40 354.69 6.1 372,064

1992 155,727 1,286 415.42 355.76 6.8 381,564

1993 159,685 1,418 427.77 361.71 6.0 390,663

1994 167,538 1,541 439.01 356.29 4.9 395,842

1995 170,358 1,423 453.45 359.48 5.4 401,304

1996 173,367 1,456 471.83 368.90 5.8 403,669

1997 177,678 1,314 490.99 386.55 4.6 404,650

Stevens:

1987 6,959 1,252 324.36 444.46 11.6 30,317

1988 7,505 1,366 338.91 472.34 8.6 30,221

1989 7,668 1,288 347.84 458.62 9.4 30,416

1990 7,707 1,128 361.17 482.62 8.3 30,948

1991 7,838 1,197 378.98 512.00 9.5 31,809

1992 8,161 1,241 383.15 534.98 11.3 33,350

1993 8,649 1,285 401.78 560.03 10.3 34,824

1994 9,195 1,231 402.55 565.35 8.7 36,411

1995 9,273 1,013 410.97 563.31 9.4 37,635

1996 9,468 985 420.94 573.85 10.8 38,567

1997 9,774 1,105 437.71 615.26 9.1 39,243

Thurston:

1987 54,256 1,163 360.32 439.48 7.3 145,813

1988 56,796 1,025 370.95 463.63 6.3 150,439

1989 60,390 1,011 385.52 466.83 6.3 155,365

1990 64,449 995 409.99 461.74 4.8 161,238

1991 66,438 893 437.06 498.48 5.9 169,451

1992 68,402 977 463.90 533.67 6.6 176,515

1993 70,913 1,094 478.72 554.85 7.0 183,214

1994 74,048 1,147 486.81 593.88 6.2 187,213

1995 74,444 1,118 501.23 620.66 6.2 192,329

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Table 2—Employment, wages, unemployment, and population for Washington,

by county and year (continued)

Average annual

covered employment Average weekly wages

County and year Total SIC 24 Total SIC 24 Unemployment Population

---Number of people--- ---Dollars per week--- Percent Number of people

1996 76,584 1,038 510.96 630.94 6.6 196,709

1997 78,849 918 525.11 621.43 5.1 200,362

Wahkiakum:

1987 601 D 305.60 10.8 3,339

1988 721 D 320.00 8.2 3,358

1989 768 135 333.78 470.31 8.3 3,327

1990 643 D 328.61 5.9 3,327

1991 649 D 325.76 6.0 3,373

1992 666 117 358.33 464.97 7.1 3,472

1993 707 120 370.17 469.93 7.8 3,499

1994 698 110 381.14 493.44 9.2 3,617

1995 715 107 401.99 543.39 6.7 3,683

1996 730 D 400.34 7.0 3,784

1997 773 D 441.25 6.1 3,895

Walla Walla:

1987 17,865 219 324.70 409.50 9.0 47,542

1988 18,240 292 326.94 363.58 7.2 47,278

1989 18,996 179 341.38 497.86 7.1 48,166

1990 20,546 D 343.03 6.6 48,439

1991 20,363 D 365.82 7.8 50,052

1992 21,158 210 383.27 565.18 8.0 50,829

1993 21,927 205 391.83 565.23 6.9 52,101

1994 22,372 217 406.66 546.79 5.6 52,884

1995 22,599 158 418.71 539.77 6.1 53,326

1996 22,590 67 439.88 560.14 7.5 53,529

1997 23,042 55 454.70 415.73 6.3 53,501

Whatcom:

1987 41,411 950 327.66 352.95 8.4 115,361

1988 44,360 1,084 325.04 348.35 7.2 119,002

1989 47,872 1,113 343.95 369.80 6.7 123,294

1990 53,178 1,224 362.24 399.63 5.0 127,780

1991 54,236 1,181 382.05 427.77 6.5 133,335

1992 56,689 1,269 392.46 441.58 7.6 138,030

1993 57,914 1,134 398.52 451.40 7.8 142,279

1994 59,434 1,218 415.01 473.50 7.3 145,736

1995 60,559 1,239 429.76 513.20 7.4 149,084

1996 62,405 1,360 448.20 510.84 7.5 152,217

1997 64,316 1,383 459.79 515.63 5.8 154,249

Whitman:

1987 11,368 D 330.28 3.7 38,628

1988 11,902 D 337.45 2.9 38,561

1989 12,039 D 356.05 2.7 38,569

1990 12,787 D 368.93 1.5 38,775

1991 12,919 0 390.37 1.8 38,477

1992 12,939 0 337.38 2.4 38,416

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Acknowledgments

Table 2—Employment, wages, unemployment, and population for Washington,

by county and year (continued)

Average annual

covered employment Average weekly wages

County and year Total SIC 24 Total SIC 24 Unemployment Population

---Number of people--- ---Dollars per week--- Percent Number of people

1993 13,248 D 421.63 2.3 38,636

1994 13,803 D 423.42 2.0 38,885

1995 13,680 D 438.30 2.1 39,328

1996 14,123 0 451.61 2.3 39,564

1997 14,303 D 468.29 1.8 39,321

Yakima:

1987 69,276 1,425 276.48 447.39 11.6 181,707

1988 71,397 1,342 285.02 450.72 10.8 185,454

1989 75,407 1,359 291.19 447.52 12.0 187,574

1990 82,706 1,490 296.17 441.98 10.7 188,823

1991 81,466 1,593 316.47 448.56 12.4 194,017

1992 85,919 1,677 330.61 468.30 13.5 199,246

1993 87,867 1,726 342.14 458.56 14.5 204,637

1994 90,022 1,884 355.76 474.50 11.7 209,457

1995 89,401 1,705 369.49 502.93 12.5 213,288

1996 90,481 1,682 380.35 532.21 13.4 216,110

1997 92,753 1,632 398.15 543.25 10.0 218,318

Totals, Washington:

1987 1,819,004 39,692 386.34 454.53 7.6 4,531,901

1988 1,911,482 41,490 399.59 462.51 6.2 4,639,893

1989 2,025,929 40,434 415.13 482.40 6.2 4,746,316

1990 2,143,957 39,159 435.28 498.42 4.9 4,866,669

1991 2,160,883 35,598 460.31 519.18 6.4 4,901,141

1992 2,205,665 35,840 490.90 551.12 7.6 5,016,019

1993 2,247,245 35,013 495.22 563.83 7.6 5,144,193

1994 2,303,539 35,795 506.90 581.13 6.4 5,250,176

1995 2,341,208 34,747 527.68 608.96 6.4 5,339,331

1996 2,404,623 34,397 555.45 630.71 6.5 5,519,525

1997 2,508,962 34,692 591.45 654.49 4.8 5,610,362

D = data not available due to disclosure regulations.

Source: 1987-97 Employment and payrolls in Washington State by county and industry for covered

employment and wage. Washington State Employment Security Department for unemployment rates. U.S.

Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, current population estimates (1990) for population.

Judy Mikowski assembled the social and economic indicator data in tables 1 and 2.

The Washington State Employment Security Department and Oregon Employment

Department furnished current and historical copies of covered employment and wage

and salary reports.

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