Annual Average Civilian Labor Market Indicators

Source: Employment Security Department

ANNUAL AVERAGE CIVILIAN LABOR MARKET INDICATORS
Calendar Year	Persons in Thousands			Unemployment Rate Percent
Calendar Year	Labor Force¹	Employed	Unemployed	Washington	U.S.
1982	2,024	1,785	240	11.8	9.7
1983	2,062	1,835	227	11.0	9.6
1984	2,067	1,877	190	9.2	7.5
1985	2,102	1,927	176	8.3	7.2
1986	2,193	2,017	176	8.0	7.0
1987	2,260	2,097	164	7.2	6.2
1988	2,326	2,181	145	6.2	5.5
1989	2,432	2,290	142	5.8	5.3
1990	2,537	2,406	131	5.1	5.3
1991	2,544	2,384	160	6.3	6.8
1992	2,635	2,446	189	7.2	7.5
1993	2,692	2,501	191	7.1	6.9
1994	2,745	2,567	178	6.5	6.1
1995	2,813	2,636	177	6.3	5.6
1996	2,882	2,712	170	5.9	5.4
1997	2,967	2,822	144	4.9	4.9
1998	3,032	2,887	145	4.8	4.5
1999	3,066	2,918	149	4.8	4.2
2000	3,050	2,899	151	5.0	4.0
2001	3,053	2,864	189	6.2	4.7
2002	3,105	2,877	228	7.3	5.8
2003	3,149	2,916	233	7.4	6.0
2004	3,209	3,008	201	6.3	5.5
2005	3,271	3,090	181	5.5	5.1
2006	3,327	3,160	166	5.0	4.6
2007²	3,404	3,244	160	4.7	4.5

¹Estimated.
²Preliminary.

Note: Data taken from Resident Civlian Labor Force, Historical Rates on the Workforce Explorer site.