Bellingham City, WA Employment
| Date |
Employment |
Unemployment |
| Total |
% Change
Year Ago |
Rate |
Unit Change
Year Ago |
| 1990 | 27,469 | - | 5.0 | - |
| 1991 | 27,550 | 0.3 | 6.4 | 1.4 |
| 1992 | 29,035 | 5.4 | 7.5 | 1.1 |
| 1993 | 29,721 | 2.4 | 7.7 | 0.1 |
| 1994 | 29,436 | -1.0 | 7.2 | -0.5 |
| 1995 | 31,418 | 6.7 | 6.8 | -0.4 |
| 1996 | 31,773 | 1.1 | 6.4 | -0.5 |
| 1997 | 32,341 | 1.8 | 5.4 | -1.0 |
| 1998 | 33,098 | 2.3 | 4.9 | -0.4 |
| 1999 | 34,857 | 5.3 | 4.7 | -0.2 |
| 2000 | 34,241 | -1.8 | 5.9 | 1.2 |
| 2001 | 33,634 | -1.8 | 7.5 | 1.6 |
| 2002 | 35,050 | 4.2 | 8.0 | 0.5 |
| 2003 | 36,462 | 4.0 | 7.8 | -0.2 |
| 2004 | 38,479 | 5.5 | 6.8 | -1.1 |
| 2005 | 41,130 | 6.9 | 4.4 | -2.4 |
| 2006 | 41,263 | 0.3 | 4.3 | -0.1 |
| 2007 | 42,628 | 3.3 | 4.1 | -0.2 |
| Monthly Data |
| 1990-Jan | 26,173 | - | 6.7 | - |
| Feb | 26,194 | - | 6.8 | - |
| Mar | 26,688 | - | 6.0 | - |
| Apr | 27,570 | - | 4.9 | - |
| May | 27,910 | - | 4.6 | - |
| Jun | 28,201 | - | 4.0 | - |
| Jul | 28,672 | - | 4.2 | - |
| Aug | 28,139 | - | 3.8 | - |
| Sep | 26,958 | - | 4.2 | - |
| Oct | 27,740 | - | 4.3 | - |
| Nov | 27,637 | - | 5.0 | - |
| Dec | 27,740 | - | 5.7 | - |
| 1991-Jan | 26,880 | 2.7 | 8.6 | 1.9 |
| Feb | 26,832 | 2.4 | 7.7 | 0.9 |
| Mar | 27,009 | 1.2 | 6.8 | 0.8 |
| Apr | 27,356 | -0.8 | 6.0 | 1.1 |
| May | 27,618 | -1.0 | 5.7 | 1.1 |
| Jun | 27,421 | -2.8 | 6.0 | 2.0 |
| Jul | 27,744 | -3.2 | 5.7 | 1.5 |
| Aug | 27,832 | -1.1 | 5.2 | 1.4 |
| Sep | 27,564 | 2.2 | 5.3 | 1.1 |
| Oct | 27,984 | 0.9 | 6.1 | 1.8 |
| Nov | 28,164 | 1.9 | 6.8 | 1.8 |
| Dec | 28,190 | 1.6 | 7.2 | 1.5 |
| 1992-Jan | 28,237 | 5.0 | 9.0 | 0.4 |
| Feb | 28,016 | 4.4 | 9.4 | 1.7 |
| Mar | 28,437 | 5.3 | 8.2 | 1.4 |
| Apr | 28,842 | 5.4 | 7.5 | 1.5 |
| May | 28,999 | 5.0 | 7.2 | 1.5 |
| Jun | 28,836 | 5.2 | 7.3 | 1.3 |
| Jul | 30,218 | 8.9 | 6.6 | 0.9 |
| Aug | 29,523 | 6.1 | 6.2 | 1.0 |
| Sep | 28,683 | 4.1 | 6.8 | 1.5 |
| Oct | 29,864 | 6.7 | 7.0 | 0.9 |
| Nov | 29,475 | 4.7 | 7.4 | 0.6 |
| Dec | 29,292 | 3.9 | 7.9 | 0.7 |
| 1993-Jan | 28,803 | 2.0 | 10.6 | 1.6 |
| Feb | 28,856 | 3.0 | 10.1 | 0.7 |
| Mar | 29,243 | 2.8 | 8.8 | 0.6 |
| Apr | 29,586 | 2.6 | 8.0 | 0.5 |
| May | 29,956 | 3.3 | 7.3 | 0.1 |
| Jun | 30,090 | 4.3 | 7.4 | 0.1 |
| Jul | 30,168 | -0.2 | 7.0 | 0.4 |
| Aug | 29,854 | 1.1 | 6.5 | 0.3 |
| Sep | 29,285 | 2.1 | 6.4 | -0.4 |
| Oct | 30,344 | 1.6 | 6.6 | -0.4 |
| Nov | 30,343 | 2.9 | 6.6 | -0.8 |
| Dec | 30,119 | 2.8 | 7.0 | -1.0 |
| 1994-Jan | 28,683 | -0.4 | 8.4 | -2.2 |
| Feb | 28,287 | -2.0 | 8.7 | -1.3 |
| Mar | 28,691 | -1.9 | 7.8 | -1.0 |
| Apr | 29,358 | -0.8 | 6.5 | -1.5 |
| May | 29,239 | -2.4 | 6.7 | -0.6 |
| Jun | 30,347 | 0.9 | 7.1 | -0.3 |
| Jul | 30,939 | 2.6 | 6.7 | -0.3 |
| Aug | 30,289 | 1.5 | 6.1 | -0.4 |
| Sep | 29,031 | -0.9 | 5.8 | -0.6 |
| Oct | 29,329 | -3.3 | 7.0 | 0.4 |
| Nov | 29,476 | -2.9 | 7.7 | 1.1 |
| Dec | 29,564 | -1.8 | 8.0 | 1.0 |
| 1995-Jan | 30,432 | 6.1 | 8.5 | 0.1 |
| Feb | 30,486 | 7.8 | 8.2 | -0.5 |
| Mar | 30,785 | 7.3 | 7.5 | -0.4 |
| Apr | 30,810 | 4.9 | 7.3 | 0.8 |
| May | 30,966 | 5.9 | 6.5 | -0.2 |
| Jun | 31,643 | 4.3 | 6.7 | -0.3 |
| Jul | 33,201 | 7.3 | 6.2 | -0.6 |
| Aug | 31,947 | 5.5 | 6.4 | 0.3 |
| Sep | 30,852 | 6.3 | 5.8 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 31,723 | 8.2 | 6.0 | -0.9 |
| Nov | 31,972 | 8.5 | 6.5 | -1.1 |
| Dec | 32,202 | 8.9 | 6.5 | -1.5 |
| 1996-Jan | 31,073 | 2.1 | 7.8 | -0.7 |
| Feb | 31,176 | 2.3 | 7.6 | -0.7 |
| Mar | 31,604 | 2.7 | 7.2 | -0.3 |
| Apr | 31,528 | 2.3 | 6.4 | -0.9 |
| May | 31,766 | 2.6 | 6.5 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 31,528 | -0.4 | 6.4 | -0.4 |
| Jul | 32,956 | -0.7 | 6.1 | -0.1 |
| Aug | 32,383 | 1.4 | 5.9 | -0.6 |
| Sep | 31,160 | 1.0 | 5.5 | -0.3 |
| Oct | 31,851 | 0.4 | 5.6 | -0.4 |
| Nov | 32,161 | 0.6 | 5.9 | -0.7 |
| Dec | 32,091 | -0.3 | 5.9 | -0.5 |
| 1997-Jan | 31,123 | 0.2 | 6.8 | -1.0 |
| Feb | 31,150 | -0.1 | 6.7 | -0.9 |
| Mar | 31,506 | -0.3 | 6.4 | -0.8 |
| Apr | 31,715 | 0.6 | 5.1 | -1.2 |
| May | 32,068 | 1.0 | 4.8 | -1.7 |
| Jun | 32,059 | 1.7 | 5.5 | -0.9 |
| Jul | 33,792 | 2.5 | 4.8 | -1.3 |
| Aug | 33,030 | 2.0 | 5.4 | -0.4 |
| Sep | 32,137 | 3.1 | 4.8 | -0.7 |
| Oct | 32,919 | 3.4 | 4.6 | -1.1 |
| Nov | 33,145 | 3.1 | 4.6 | -1.2 |
| Dec | 33,448 | 4.2 | 4.8 | -1.1 |
| 1998-Jan | 32,208 | 3.5 | 6.0 | -0.8 |
| Feb | 32,234 | 3.5 | 5.9 | -0.8 |
| Mar | 32,461 | 3.0 | 5.8 | -0.7 |
| Apr | 32,416 | 2.2 | 4.6 | -0.6 |
| May | 32,978 | 2.8 | 4.4 | -0.5 |
| Jun | 32,945 | 2.8 | 4.8 | -0.6 |
| Jul | 34,088 | 0.9 | 4.6 | -0.2 |
| Aug | 33,358 | 1.0 | 4.8 | -0.6 |
| Sep | 32,840 | 2.2 | 4.5 | -0.3 |
| Oct | 33,407 | 1.5 | 4.5 | -0.1 |
| Nov | 33,988 | 2.5 | 4.6 | -0.1 |
| Dec | 34,257 | 2.4 | 4.7 | -0.1 |
| 1999-Jan | 34,612 | 7.5 | 5.6 | -0.4 |
| Feb | 34,788 | 7.9 | 6.2 | 0.3 |
| Mar | 34,890 | 7.5 | 5.1 | -0.6 |
| Apr | 34,433 | 6.2 | 4.6 | 0.0 |
| May | 35,021 | 6.2 | 4.3 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 35,136 | 6.7 | 4.6 | -0.3 |
| Jul | 35,343 | 3.7 | 4.6 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 35,208 | 5.5 | 4.7 | -0.1 |
| Sep | 34,045 | 3.7 | 4.2 | -0.3 |
| Oct | 34,605 | 3.6 | 4.0 | -0.5 |
| Nov | 34,826 | 2.5 | 4.3 | -0.2 |
| Dec | 35,378 | 3.3 | 4.5 | -0.2 |
| 2000-Jan | 34,816 | 0.6 | 6.4 | 0.8 |
| Feb | 34,906 | 0.3 | 6.5 | 0.4 |
| Mar | 34,740 | -0.4 | 6.3 | 1.1 |
| Apr | 34,297 | -0.4 | 5.7 | 1.1 |
| May | 34,224 | -2.3 | 5.6 | 1.3 |
| Jun | 34,069 | -3.0 | 6.1 | 1.5 |
| Jul | 34,157 | -3.4 | 5.7 | 1.1 |
| Aug | 33,600 | -4.6 | 6.0 | 1.3 |
| Sep | 32,966 | -3.2 | 5.4 | 1.2 |
| Oct | 34,072 | -1.5 | 5.3 | 1.3 |
| Nov | 34,545 | -0.8 | 6.0 | 1.6 |
| Dec | 34,499 | -2.5 | 6.1 | 1.6 |
| 2001-Jan | 33,951 | -2.5 | 7.7 | 1.3 |
| Feb | 33,590 | -3.8 | 7.9 | 1.4 |
| Mar | 33,493 | -3.6 | 7.7 | 1.4 |
| Apr | 33,627 | -2.0 | 6.9 | 1.1 |
| May | 33,716 | -1.5 | 6.5 | 0.9 |
| Jun | 33,454 | -1.8 | 7.4 | 1.3 |
| Jul | 33,771 | -1.1 | 6.9 | 1.2 |
| Aug | 33,376 | -0.7 | 7.7 | 1.6 |
| Sep | 32,616 | -1.1 | 6.9 | 1.5 |
| Oct | 33,782 | -0.9 | 7.5 | 2.2 |
| Nov | 34,078 | -1.4 | 8.3 | 2.4 |
| Dec | 34,148 | -1.0 | 8.7 | 2.5 |
| 2002-Jan | 33,919 | -0.1 | 9.8 | 2.2 |
| Feb | 34,244 | 1.9 | 9.3 | 1.4 |
| Mar | 34,406 | 2.7 | 9.0 | 1.4 |
| Apr | 34,430 | 2.4 | 8.6 | 1.8 |
| May | 34,824 | 3.3 | 7.7 | 1.2 |
| Jun | 34,828 | 4.1 | 8.0 | 0.6 |
| Jul | 35,291 | 4.5 | 7.6 | 0.7 |
| Aug | 35,531 | 6.5 | 7.6 | -0.1 |
| Sep | 34,592 | 6.1 | 6.9 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 35,841 | 6.1 | 6.5 | -1.0 |
| Nov | 36,157 | 6.1 | 7.3 | -1.1 |
| Dec | 36,541 | 7.0 | 7.4 | -1.3 |
| 2003-Jan | 36,297 | 7.0 | 8.3 | -1.5 |
| Feb | 36,366 | 6.2 | 8.2 | -1.1 |
| Mar | 36,036 | 4.7 | 8.2 | -0.9 |
| Apr | 35,971 | 4.5 | 8.0 | -0.7 |
| May | 36,096 | 3.7 | 7.5 | -0.2 |
| Jun | 35,979 | 3.3 | 8.5 | 0.5 |
| Jul | 36,457 | 3.3 | 8.1 | 0.5 |
| Aug | 36,065 | 1.5 | 8.1 | 0.5 |
| Sep | 35,229 | 1.8 | 7.5 | 0.6 |
| Oct | 37,034 | 3.3 | 6.9 | 0.4 |
| Nov | 37,845 | 4.7 | 7.4 | 0.1 |
| Dec | 38,165 | 4.4 | 7.1 | -0.3 |
| 2004-Jan | 37,617 | 3.6 | 8.1 | -0.2 |
| Feb | 37,803 | 4.0 | 7.8 | -0.4 |
| Mar | 37,901 | 5.2 | 7.3 | -0.8 |
| Apr | 38,141 | 6.0 | 6.9 | -1.1 |
| May | 38,520 | 6.7 | 6.2 | -1.3 |
| Jun | 38,276 | 6.4 | 6.9 | -1.6 |
| Jul | 38,801 | 6.4 | 6.8 | -1.3 |
| Aug | 38,310 | 6.2 | 6.7 | -1.4 |
| Sep | 37,554 | 6.6 | 6.0 | -1.4 |
| Oct | 39,042 | 5.4 | 5.8 | -1.1 |
| Nov | 39,781 | 5.1 | 6.2 | -1.2 |
| Dec | 39,996 | 4.8 | 6.3 | -0.8 |
| 2005-Jan | 40,535 | 7.8 | 4.9 | -3.3 |
| Feb | 40,809 | 8.0 | 5.2 | -2.6 |
| Mar | 40,903 | 7.9 | 4.6 | -2.7 |
| Apr | 41,080 | 7.7 | 4.7 | -2.2 |
| May | 41,162 | 6.9 | 4.2 | -2.0 |
| Jun | 41,000 | 7.1 | 4.7 | -2.3 |
| Jul | 41,313 | 6.5 | 4.6 | -2.2 |
| Aug | 40,934 | 6.8 | 4.4 | -2.3 |
| Sep | 39,919 | 6.3 | 4.1 | -1.9 |
| Oct | 41,752 | 6.9 | 3.8 | -2.0 |
| Nov | 42,064 | 5.7 | 4.1 | -2.1 |
| Dec | 42,084 | 5.2 | 3.6 | -2.7 |
| 2006-Jan | 41,088 | 1.4 | 4.1 | -0.8 |
| Feb | 41,039 | 0.6 | 4.7 | -0.5 |
| Mar | 41,002 | 0.2 | 4.2 | -0.4 |
| Apr | 41,047 | -0.1 | 4.4 | -0.3 |
| May | 40,873 | -0.7 | 4.3 | 0.1 |
| Jun | 40,993 | 0.0 | 4.7 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 41,159 | -0.4 | 4.7 | 0.1 |
| Aug | 40,973 | 0.1 | 4.4 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 40,334 | 1.0 | 4.0 | -0.1 |
| Oct | 41,803 | 0.1 | 3.6 | -0.2 |
| Nov | 42,374 | 0.7 | 4.2 | 0.1 |
| Dec | 42,470 | 0.9 | 4.0 | 0.4 |
| 2007-Jan | 41,690 | 1.5 | 4.7 | 0.7 |
| Feb | 42,210 | 2.9 | 4.4 | -0.3 |
| Mar | 42,442 | 3.5 | 3.9 | -0.4 |
| Apr | 42,198 | 2.8 | 4.0 | -0.5 |
| May | 42,451 | 3.9 | 3.8 | -0.5 |
| Jun | 42,191 | 2.9 | 4.2 | -0.5 |
| Jul | 42,786 | 4.0 | 4.5 | -0.2 |
| Aug | 42,432 | 3.6 | 4.0 | -0.4 |
| Sep | 42,182 | 4.6 | 3.9 | -0.2 |
| Oct | 43,418 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 43,879 | 3.6 | 3.9 | -0.3 |
| Dec | 43,662 | 2.8 | 4.0 | 0.0 |
| 2008-Jan | 43,351 | 4.0 | 4.5 | -0.2 |
| Feb | 43,349 | 2.7 | 4.7 | 0.3 |
| Mar | - | - | - | - |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University
Note: Data are from The Current Population Survey (CPS) - a monthly survey of households conducted by the Bureau of Census for the Bureau of Labor Statistics. It provides a comprehensive body of data on the labor force, employment, unemployment, and persons not in the labor force.
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