Lakewood City, WA Employment
| Date |
Employment |
Unemployment |
| Total |
% Change
Year Ago |
Rate |
Unit Change
Year Ago |
| 1995 | 26,538 | - | 8.7 | - |
| 1996 | 27,191 | 2.5 | 7.9 | -0.8 |
| 1997 | 28,525 | 4.9 | 6.1 | -1.7 |
| 1998 | 29,430 | 3.2 | 5.8 | -0.3 |
| 1999 | 29,717 | 1.0 | 6.3 | 0.5 |
| 2000 | 23,844 | -19.8 | 6.7 | 0.5 |
| 2001 | 23,171 | -2.8 | 8.7 | 2.0 |
| 2002 | 23,568 | 1.7 | 10.8 | 2.0 |
| 2003 | 23,850 | 1.2 | 10.9 | 0.2 |
| 2004 | 24,867 | 4.3 | 9.4 | -1.6 |
| 2005 | 23,505 | -5.5 | 6.2 | -3.2 |
| 2006 | 23,524 | 0.1 | 5.4 | -0.8 |
| 2007 | 24,371 | 3.6 | 5.2 | -0.3 |
| Monthly Data |
| 1995-Jan | 26,593 | - | 9.1 | - |
| Feb | 26,632 | - | 9.5 | - |
| Mar | 26,624 | - | 9.2 | - |
| Apr | 26,456 | - | 8.9 | - |
| May | 26,481 | - | 8.4 | - |
| Jun | 25,972 | - | 9.0 | - |
| Jul | 26,377 | - | 8.9 | - |
| Aug | 26,346 | - | 8.7 | - |
| Sep | 26,192 | - | 7.9 | - |
| Oct | 26,596 | - | 8.1 | - |
| Nov | 26,908 | - | 8.2 | - |
| Dec | 27,282 | - | 8.0 | - |
| 1996-Jan | 26,998 | 1.5 | 9.1 | 0.0 |
| Feb | 27,068 | 1.6 | 9.0 | -0.4 |
| Mar | 26,979 | 1.3 | 8.9 | -0.2 |
| Apr | 26,746 | 1.1 | 8.3 | -0.6 |
| May | 26,957 | 1.8 | 8.1 | -0.3 |
| Jun | 26,672 | 2.7 | 8.0 | -1.0 |
| Jul | 27,085 | 2.7 | 7.8 | -1.1 |
| Aug | 27,004 | 2.5 | 7.5 | -1.3 |
| Sep | 26,976 | 3.0 | 6.8 | -1.2 |
| Oct | 27,409 | 3.1 | 7.0 | -1.1 |
| Nov | 28,005 | 4.1 | 7.0 | -1.3 |
| Dec | 28,389 | 4.1 | 6.7 | -1.3 |
| 1997-Jan | 28,198 | 4.4 | 6.9 | -2.3 |
| Feb | 28,186 | 4.1 | 7.0 | -2.0 |
| Mar | 28,259 | 4.7 | 7.0 | -2.0 |
| Apr | 28,249 | 5.6 | 6.1 | -2.1 |
| May | 28,304 | 5.0 | 5.8 | -2.3 |
| Jun | 28,001 | 5.0 | 6.4 | -1.6 |
| Jul | 28,558 | 5.4 | 6.0 | -1.8 |
| Aug | 28,488 | 5.5 | 6.3 | -1.1 |
| Sep | 28,619 | 6.1 | 5.5 | -1.3 |
| Oct | 28,704 | 4.7 | 5.6 | -1.4 |
| Nov | 29,170 | 4.2 | 5.4 | -1.5 |
| Dec | 29,562 | 4.1 | 5.3 | -1.4 |
| 1998-Jan | 29,203 | 3.6 | 6.4 | -0.5 |
| Feb | 29,172 | 3.5 | 6.3 | -0.7 |
| Mar | 29,111 | 3.0 | 6.4 | -0.6 |
| Apr | 29,113 | 3.1 | 5.4 | -0.7 |
| May | 29,427 | 4.0 | 5.3 | -0.5 |
| Jun | 28,921 | 3.3 | 6.0 | -0.4 |
| Jul | 29,201 | 2.3 | 5.7 | -0.3 |
| Aug | 29,055 | 2.0 | 5.8 | -0.5 |
| Sep | 29,377 | 2.6 | 5.5 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 29,676 | 3.4 | 5.6 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 30,162 | 3.4 | 5.4 | -0.1 |
| Dec | 30,740 | 4.0 | 5.2 | -0.1 |
| 1999-Jan | 30,048 | 2.9 | 6.3 | -0.1 |
| Feb | 29,906 | 2.5 | 6.8 | 0.5 |
| Mar | 29,879 | 2.6 | 6.4 | 0.0 |
| Apr | 29,813 | 2.4 | 5.9 | 0.5 |
| May | 29,814 | 1.3 | 6.0 | 0.7 |
| Jun | 29,585 | 2.3 | 6.8 | 0.7 |
| Jul | 29,688 | 1.7 | 6.5 | 0.8 |
| Aug | 29,423 | 1.3 | 6.5 | 0.6 |
| Sep | 29,225 | -0.5 | 6.1 | 0.5 |
| Oct | 29,350 | -1.1 | 6.2 | 0.5 |
| Nov | 29,752 | -1.4 | 5.9 | 0.5 |
| Dec | 30,118 | -2.0 | 5.9 | 0.7 |
| 2000-Jan | 24,119 | -19.7 | 7.0 | 0.7 |
| Feb | 24,071 | -19.5 | 7.5 | 0.7 |
| Mar | 24,213 | -19.0 | 6.9 | 0.5 |
| Apr | 23,914 | -19.8 | 6.4 | 0.5 |
| May | 23,740 | -20.4 | 6.4 | 0.4 |
| Jun | 23,541 | -20.4 | 6.9 | 0.1 |
| Jul | 23,631 | -20.4 | 6.9 | 0.5 |
| Aug | 23,568 | -19.9 | 7.3 | 0.8 |
| Sep | 23,558 | -19.4 | 6.2 | 0.1 |
| Oct | 23,598 | -19.6 | 6.3 | 0.2 |
| Nov | 23,892 | -19.7 | 6.7 | 0.8 |
| Dec | 24,286 | -19.4 | 6.5 | 0.6 |
| 2001-Jan | 23,737 | -1.6 | 8.0 | 1.0 |
| Feb | 23,555 | -2.1 | 8.7 | 1.2 |
| Mar | 23,343 | -3.6 | 8.6 | 1.7 |
| Apr | 23,096 | -3.4 | 8.3 | 1.9 |
| May | 23,047 | -2.9 | 7.8 | 1.4 |
| Jun | 22,797 | -3.2 | 8.8 | 1.9 |
| Jul | 23,031 | -2.5 | 8.1 | 1.2 |
| Aug | 22,817 | -3.2 | 9.0 | 1.7 |
| Sep | 23,014 | -2.3 | 8.1 | 1.9 |
| Oct | 22,989 | -2.6 | 9.1 | 2.8 |
| Nov | 23,170 | -3.0 | 10.0 | 3.3 |
| Dec | 23,453 | -3.4 | 10.2 | 3.7 |
| 2002-Jan | 22,994 | -3.1 | 11.9 | 3.9 |
| Feb | 23,327 | -1.0 | 11.8 | 3.1 |
| Mar | 23,296 | -0.2 | 11.6 | 3.0 |
| Apr | 23,199 | 0.4 | 11.5 | 3.3 |
| May | 23,327 | 1.2 | 10.6 | 2.8 |
| Jun | 23,340 | 2.4 | 11.2 | 2.3 |
| Jul | 23,463 | 1.9 | 10.7 | 2.6 |
| Aug | 23,586 | 3.4 | 10.6 | 1.6 |
| Sep | 23,918 | 3.9 | 9.4 | 1.3 |
| Oct | 23,914 | 4.0 | 9.4 | 0.3 |
| Nov | 24,114 | 4.1 | 10.2 | 0.1 |
| Dec | 24,339 | 3.8 | 10.3 | 0.1 |
| 2003-Jan | 23,883 | 3.9 | 11.4 | -0.5 |
| Feb | 23,864 | 2.3 | 11.5 | -0.2 |
| Mar | 23,716 | 1.8 | 11.1 | -0.5 |
| Apr | 23,611 | 1.8 | 10.9 | -0.6 |
| May | 23,528 | 0.9 | 10.6 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 23,312 | -0.1 | 11.8 | 0.7 |
| Jul | 23,459 | 0.0 | 11.5 | 0.8 |
| Aug | 23,585 | 0.0 | 11.5 | 0.8 |
| Sep | 23,834 | -0.4 | 10.3 | 0.9 |
| Oct | 24,122 | 0.9 | 9.9 | 0.5 |
| Nov | 24,539 | 1.8 | 10.5 | 0.4 |
| Dec | 24,743 | 1.7 | 10.2 | -0.1 |
| 2004-Jan | 24,561 | 2.8 | 11.1 | -0.3 |
| Feb | 24,673 | 3.4 | 10.8 | -0.7 |
| Mar | 24,616 | 3.8 | 10.5 | -0.7 |
| Apr | 24,710 | 4.7 | 9.8 | -1.2 |
| May | 24,696 | 5.0 | 9.1 | -1.5 |
| Jun | 24,354 | 4.5 | 9.8 | -2.0 |
| Jul | 24,718 | 5.4 | 9.4 | -2.1 |
| Aug | 24,626 | 4.4 | 9.1 | -2.4 |
| Sep | 24,826 | 4.2 | 8.0 | -2.3 |
| Oct | 25,159 | 4.3 | 8.0 | -1.9 |
| Nov | 25,636 | 4.5 | 8.5 | -2.1 |
| Dec | 25,829 | 4.4 | 8.3 | -1.8 |
| 2005-Jan | 23,282 | -5.2 | 6.9 | -4.2 |
| Feb | 23,261 | -5.7 | 7.4 | -3.4 |
| Mar | 23,305 | -5.3 | 6.6 | -3.8 |
| Apr | 23,273 | -5.8 | 6.6 | -3.1 |
| May | 23,323 | -5.6 | 6.2 | -2.9 |
| Jun | 23,023 | -5.5 | 6.5 | -3.4 |
| Jul | 23,430 | -5.2 | 6.3 | -3.1 |
| Aug | 23,439 | -4.8 | 5.8 | -3.3 |
| Sep | 23,563 | -5.1 | 5.5 | -2.6 |
| Oct | 23,817 | -5.3 | 5.4 | -2.6 |
| Nov | 24,092 | -6.0 | 5.9 | -2.6 |
| Dec | 24,253 | -6.1 | 5.2 | -3.2 |
| 2006-Jan | 23,456 | 0.7 | 5.5 | -1.4 |
| Feb | 23,414 | 0.7 | 5.9 | -1.5 |
| Mar | 23,384 | 0.3 | 5.3 | -1.3 |
| Apr | 23,319 | 0.2 | 5.4 | -1.2 |
| May | 23,218 | -0.5 | 5.5 | -0.7 |
| Jun | 23,069 | 0.2 | 5.9 | -0.6 |
| Jul | 23,099 | -1.4 | 5.8 | -0.5 |
| Aug | 23,307 | -0.6 | 5.6 | -0.2 |
| Sep | 23,550 | -0.1 | 5.2 | -0.3 |
| Oct | 23,790 | -0.1 | 4.8 | -0.6 |
| Nov | 24,219 | 0.5 | 5.3 | -0.6 |
| Dec | 24,458 | 0.8 | 5.0 | -0.1 |
| 2007-Jan | 24,086 | 2.7 | 5.6 | 0.1 |
| Feb | 24,178 | 3.3 | 5.5 | -0.4 |
| Mar | 24,271 | 3.8 | 5.0 | -0.3 |
| Apr | 24,091 | 3.3 | 5.2 | -0.3 |
| May | 24,111 | 3.8 | 4.8 | -0.7 |
| Jun | 23,925 | 3.7 | 5.3 | -0.6 |
| Jul | 24,087 | 4.3 | 5.5 | -0.3 |
| Aug | 24,104 | 3.4 | 5.3 | -0.3 |
| Sep | 24,449 | 3.8 | 4.9 | -0.2 |
| Oct | 24,796 | 4.2 | 4.9 | 0.1 |
| Nov | 25,225 | 4.2 | 5.0 | -0.3 |
| Dec | 25,133 | 2.8 | 5.0 | 0.0 |
| 2008-Jan | 24,888 | 3.3 | 5.4 | -0.2 |
| Feb | 24,731 | 2.3 | 5.9 | 0.4 |
| Mar | 24,897 | 2.6 | 6.0 | 1.1 |
| Apr | 24,763 | 2.8 | 5.4 | 0.3 |
| May | - | - | - | - |
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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