Kennewick City, WA Employment
| Date |
Employment |
Unemployment |
| Total |
% Change
Year Ago |
Rate |
Unit Change
Year Ago |
| 1990 | 21,137 | - | 6.9 | - |
| 1991 | 21,175 | 0.2 | 7.9 | 0.9 |
| 1992 | 22,361 | 5.6 | 8.5 | 0.6 |
| 1993 | 23,675 | 5.9 | 8.0 | -0.4 |
| 1994 | 24,947 | 5.4 | 6.0 | -2.0 |
| 1995 | 24,746 | -0.8 | 8.3 | 2.3 |
| 1996 | 24,531 | -0.9 | 8.4 | 0.1 |
| 1997 | 24,956 | 1.7 | 7.0 | -1.4 |
| 1998 | 25,542 | 2.3 | 6.6 | -0.4 |
| 1999 | 26,116 | 2.2 | 6.0 | -0.6 |
| 2000 | 28,145 | 7.8 | 5.4 | -0.6 |
| 2001 | 28,278 | 0.5 | 6.2 | 0.9 |
| 2002 | 29,495 | 4.3 | 6.8 | 0.6 |
| 2003 | 30,049 | 1.9 | 7.5 | 0.7 |
| 2004 | 31,042 | 3.3 | 6.5 | -1.0 |
| 2005 | 31,465 | 1.4 | 5.4 | -1.1 |
| 2006 | 31,118 | -1.1 | 5.4 | 0.0 |
| 2007 | 32,721 | 5.2 | 4.7 | -0.7 |
| Monthly Data |
| 1990-Jan | 19,252 | - | 10.3 | - |
| Feb | 19,502 | - | 9.1 | - |
| Mar | 20,200 | - | 7.6 | - |
| Apr | 21,567 | - | 6.1 | - |
| May | 22,279 | - | 5.8 | - |
| Jun | 23,991 | - | 5.7 | - |
| Jul | 21,654 | - | 6.3 | - |
| Aug | 21,955 | - | 5.9 | - |
| Sep | 21,879 | - | 5.3 | - |
| Oct | 21,453 | - | 5.8 | - |
| Nov | 20,092 | - | 7.7 | - |
| Dec | 19,816 | - | 8.4 | - |
| 1991-Jan | 19,477 | 1.2 | 10.4 | 0.2 |
| Feb | 19,643 | 0.7 | 9.0 | 0.0 |
| Mar | 20,172 | -0.1 | 8.1 | 0.5 |
| Apr | 21,290 | -1.3 | 6.8 | 0.6 |
| May | 21,981 | -1.3 | 6.2 | 0.4 |
| Jun | 23,363 | -2.6 | 6.7 | 1.0 |
| Jul | 21,844 | 0.9 | 7.8 | 1.5 |
| Aug | 21,751 | -0.9 | 7.2 | 1.4 |
| Sep | 21,887 | 0.0 | 6.8 | 1.5 |
| Oct | 21,834 | 1.8 | 7.4 | 1.6 |
| Nov | 20,499 | 2.0 | 8.9 | 1.3 |
| Dec | 20,360 | 2.7 | 9.5 | 1.1 |
| 1992-Jan | 20,190 | 3.7 | 10.5 | 0.1 |
| Feb | 20,297 | 3.3 | 10.8 | 1.8 |
| Mar | 20,944 | 3.8 | 9.3 | 1.2 |
| Apr | 22,529 | 5.8 | 7.5 | 0.7 |
| May | 23,209 | 5.6 | 7.1 | 0.8 |
| Jun | 25,904 | 10.9 | 7.0 | 0.3 |
| Jul | 23,410 | 7.2 | 7.6 | -0.3 |
| Aug | 22,989 | 5.7 | 7.5 | 0.2 |
| Sep | 23,293 | 6.4 | 7.1 | 0.3 |
| Oct | 22,526 | 3.2 | 8.4 | 1.0 |
| Nov | 21,450 | 4.6 | 9.3 | 0.4 |
| Dec | 21,589 | 6.0 | 10.3 | 0.8 |
| 1993-Jan | 21,382 | 5.9 | 12.0 | 1.4 |
| Feb | 21,828 | 7.5 | 10.3 | -0.5 |
| Mar | 22,459 | 7.2 | 9.3 | -0.1 |
| Apr | 23,631 | 4.9 | 7.5 | 0.0 |
| May | 24,431 | 5.3 | 7.3 | 0.2 |
| Jun | 26,834 | 3.6 | 7.4 | 0.4 |
| Jul | 24,427 | 4.3 | 8.2 | 0.6 |
| Aug | 24,211 | 5.3 | 6.9 | -0.6 |
| Sep | 24,478 | 5.1 | 6.2 | -0.8 |
| Oct | 24,530 | 8.9 | 6.7 | -1.7 |
| Nov | 22,962 | 7.0 | 7.6 | -1.7 |
| Dec | 22,925 | 6.2 | 7.7 | -2.6 |
| 1994-Jan | 23,314 | 9.0 | 8.1 | -3.9 |
| Feb | 23,214 | 6.3 | 8.2 | -2.1 |
| Mar | 23,905 | 6.4 | 6.7 | -2.5 |
| Apr | 24,875 | 5.3 | 5.6 | -1.9 |
| May | 25,720 | 5.3 | 5.1 | -2.2 |
| Jun | 27,818 | 3.7 | 5.1 | -2.3 |
| Jul | 25,752 | 5.4 | 5.2 | -3.0 |
| Aug | 25,346 | 4.7 | 5.0 | -1.9 |
| Sep | 25,779 | 5.3 | 4.5 | -1.7 |
| Oct | 25,486 | 3.9 | 5.4 | -1.3 |
| Nov | 23,971 | 4.4 | 6.7 | -0.9 |
| Dec | 24,182 | 5.5 | 6.9 | -0.8 |
| 1995-Jan | 24,078 | 3.3 | 8.1 | 0.0 |
| Feb | 24,315 | 4.7 | 7.9 | -0.3 |
| Mar | 24,684 | 3.3 | 7.5 | 0.8 |
| Apr | 25,230 | 1.4 | 6.9 | 1.4 |
| May | 25,449 | -1.1 | 7.8 | 2.7 |
| Jun | 27,643 | -0.6 | 8.8 | 3.7 |
| Jul | 25,191 | -2.2 | 8.5 | 3.4 |
| Aug | 24,614 | -2.9 | 8.9 | 3.9 |
| Sep | 24,712 | -4.1 | 8.0 | 3.5 |
| Oct | 24,533 | -3.7 | 8.0 | 2.6 |
| Nov | 23,351 | -2.6 | 9.2 | 2.5 |
| Dec | 23,157 | -4.2 | 9.4 | 2.5 |
| 1996-Jan | 23,091 | -4.1 | 10.7 | 2.6 |
| Feb | 23,210 | -4.5 | 9.8 | 2.0 |
| Mar | 23,747 | -3.8 | 9.5 | 1.9 |
| Apr | 24,579 | -2.6 | 8.3 | 1.3 |
| May | 25,000 | -1.8 | 8.2 | 0.4 |
| Jun | 26,654 | -3.6 | 8.0 | -0.8 |
| Jul | 25,829 | 2.5 | 8.3 | -0.2 |
| Aug | 24,873 | 1.1 | 7.9 | -1.0 |
| Sep | 25,294 | 2.4 | 6.8 | -1.1 |
| Oct | 24,974 | 1.8 | 7.0 | -0.9 |
| Nov | 23,845 | 2.1 | 7.9 | -1.2 |
| Dec | 23,270 | 0.5 | 8.0 | -1.4 |
| 1997-Jan | 23,263 | 0.7 | 9.4 | -1.3 |
| Feb | 23,434 | 1.0 | 8.8 | -1.1 |
| Mar | 23,960 | 0.9 | 7.9 | -1.5 |
| Apr | 24,753 | 0.7 | 6.7 | -1.6 |
| May | 25,502 | 2.0 | 6.2 | -1.9 |
| Jun | 27,208 | 2.1 | 6.7 | -1.3 |
| Jul | 25,811 | -0.1 | 6.4 | -1.9 |
| Aug | 25,418 | 2.2 | 7.0 | -0.9 |
| Sep | 25,630 | 1.3 | 6.1 | -0.7 |
| Oct | 25,696 | 2.9 | 5.9 | -1.1 |
| Nov | 24,463 | 2.6 | 6.5 | -1.4 |
| Dec | 24,335 | 4.6 | 6.7 | -1.3 |
| 1998-Jan | 23,916 | 2.8 | 8.1 | -1.3 |
| Feb | 24,263 | 3.5 | 7.9 | -0.9 |
| Mar | 24,784 | 3.4 | 7.3 | -0.6 |
| Apr | 25,452 | 2.8 | 6.1 | -0.7 |
| May | 26,155 | 2.6 | 5.8 | -0.5 |
| Jun | 27,674 | 1.7 | 6.8 | 0.1 |
| Jul | 26,386 | 2.2 | 6.4 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 25,787 | 1.5 | 6.7 | -0.3 |
| Sep | 25,967 | 1.3 | 6.1 | -0.1 |
| Oct | 26,056 | 1.4 | 6.0 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 24,999 | 2.2 | 6.3 | -0.2 |
| Dec | 25,065 | 3.0 | 6.5 | -0.2 |
| 1999-Jan | 24,871 | 4.0 | 7.5 | -0.6 |
| Feb | 25,047 | 3.2 | 7.2 | -0.6 |
| Mar | 25,340 | 2.2 | 6.2 | -1.1 |
| Apr | 26,287 | 3.3 | 5.5 | -0.5 |
| May | 26,603 | 1.7 | 5.4 | -0.4 |
| Jun | 27,885 | 0.8 | 6.4 | -0.4 |
| Jul | 27,329 | 3.6 | 5.9 | -0.5 |
| Aug | 26,286 | 1.9 | 6.0 | -0.7 |
| Sep | 26,533 | 2.2 | 5.1 | -1.0 |
| Oct | 26,823 | 2.9 | 5.2 | -0.7 |
| Nov | 25,340 | 1.4 | 5.7 | -0.6 |
| Dec | 25,043 | -0.1 | 6.1 | -0.4 |
| 2000-Jan | 26,754 | 7.6 | 6.3 | -1.2 |
| Feb | 27,057 | 8.0 | 6.5 | -0.8 |
| Mar | 27,338 | 7.9 | 5.7 | -0.5 |
| Apr | 28,112 | 6.9 | 5.0 | -0.5 |
| May | 28,467 | 7.0 | 5.0 | -0.4 |
| Jun | 30,441 | 9.2 | 5.0 | -1.4 |
| Jul | 28,638 | 4.8 | 5.2 | -0.6 |
| Aug | 28,545 | 8.6 | 5.4 | -0.5 |
| Sep | 28,863 | 8.8 | 4.5 | -0.6 |
| Oct | 28,860 | 7.6 | 4.5 | -0.7 |
| Nov | 27,539 | 8.7 | 5.6 | -0.1 |
| Dec | 27,127 | 8.3 | 5.9 | -0.2 |
| 2001-Jan | 26,841 | 0.3 | 7.2 | 0.9 |
| Feb | 27,151 | 0.3 | 7.0 | 0.5 |
| Mar | 27,290 | -0.2 | 6.4 | 0.7 |
| Apr | 27,992 | -0.4 | 5.8 | 0.8 |
| May | 28,543 | 0.3 | 5.2 | 0.2 |
| Jun | 30,080 | -1.2 | 5.8 | 0.9 |
| Jul | 29,137 | 1.7 | 5.7 | 0.4 |
| Aug | 28,241 | -1.1 | 6.3 | 0.9 |
| Sep | 28,953 | 0.3 | 5.4 | 0.9 |
| Oct | 29,442 | 2.0 | 5.7 | 1.2 |
| Nov | 28,062 | 1.9 | 6.9 | 1.3 |
| Dec | 27,599 | 1.7 | 7.5 | 1.6 |
| 2002-Jan | 27,254 | 1.5 | 8.7 | 1.5 |
| Feb | 28,038 | 3.3 | 7.9 | 0.9 |
| Mar | 28,416 | 4.1 | 7.2 | 0.8 |
| Apr | 29,020 | 3.7 | 6.8 | 1.0 |
| May | 29,663 | 3.9 | 6.3 | 1.1 |
| Jun | 31,034 | 3.2 | 6.6 | 0.8 |
| Jul | 30,811 | 5.7 | 6.6 | 0.9 |
| Aug | 30,004 | 6.2 | 6.5 | 0.2 |
| Sep | 30,624 | 5.8 | 5.6 | 0.2 |
| Oct | 30,722 | 4.3 | 5.6 | -0.2 |
| Nov | 29,216 | 4.1 | 6.9 | 0.0 |
| Dec | 29,143 | 5.6 | 7.3 | -0.3 |
| 2003-Jan | 28,574 | 4.8 | 8.5 | -0.2 |
| Feb | 28,972 | 3.3 | 8.4 | 0.5 |
| Mar | 29,029 | 2.2 | 7.6 | 0.4 |
| Apr | 29,650 | 2.2 | 7.3 | 0.5 |
| May | 30,191 | 1.8 | 6.9 | 0.6 |
| Jun | 32,003 | 3.1 | 7.7 | 1.0 |
| Jul | 30,695 | -0.4 | 7.6 | 1.0 |
| Aug | 30,331 | 1.1 | 7.6 | 1.1 |
| Sep | 30,720 | 0.3 | 6.8 | 1.2 |
| Oct | 31,071 | 1.1 | 6.5 | 1.0 |
| Nov | 29,725 | 1.7 | 7.6 | 0.7 |
| Dec | 29,622 | 1.6 | 7.5 | 0.3 |
| 2004-Jan | 28,647 | 0.3 | 9.2 | 0.7 |
| Feb | 29,287 | 1.1 | 8.1 | -0.3 |
| Mar | 29,971 | 3.2 | 7.3 | -0.3 |
| Apr | 30,932 | 4.3 | 6.5 | -0.8 |
| May | 31,327 | 3.8 | 5.9 | -1.0 |
| Jun | 33,199 | 3.7 | 6.2 | -1.5 |
| Jul | 31,640 | 3.1 | 6.2 | -1.4 |
| Aug | 31,580 | 4.1 | 6.0 | -1.6 |
| Sep | 31,920 | 3.9 | 5.2 | -1.6 |
| Oct | 32,348 | 4.1 | 5.2 | -1.3 |
| Nov | 30,996 | 4.3 | 6.0 | -1.6 |
| Dec | 30,661 | 3.5 | 6.3 | -1.2 |
| 2005-Jan | 29,948 | 4.5 | 6.2 | -3.0 |
| Feb | 30,541 | 4.3 | 6.0 | -2.1 |
| Mar | 31,034 | 3.5 | 5.0 | -2.2 |
| Apr | 31,510 | 1.9 | 5.2 | -1.3 |
| May | 32,000 | 2.1 | 4.8 | -1.0 |
| Jun | 34,278 | 3.3 | 4.9 | -1.3 |
| Jul | 31,905 | 0.8 | 5.4 | -0.7 |
| Aug | 31,752 | 0.5 | 5.4 | -0.6 |
| Sep | 31,986 | 0.2 | 5.1 | -0.1 |
| Oct | 31,906 | -1.4 | 4.8 | -0.3 |
| Nov | 30,623 | -1.2 | 5.6 | -0.4 |
| Dec | 30,095 | -1.8 | 6.0 | -0.3 |
| 2006-Jan | 29,792 | -0.5 | 6.1 | -0.1 |
| Feb | 30,053 | -1.6 | 6.5 | 0.5 |
| Mar | 30,339 | -2.2 | 5.5 | 0.5 |
| Apr | 30,718 | -2.5 | 5.7 | 0.5 |
| May | 31,315 | -2.1 | 5.2 | 0.4 |
| Jun | 32,461 | -5.3 | 5.4 | 0.4 |
| Jul | 31,763 | -0.4 | 5.5 | 0.1 |
| Aug | 31,188 | -1.8 | 5.2 | -0.2 |
| Sep | 31,817 | -0.5 | 4.7 | -0.4 |
| Oct | 32,036 | 0.4 | 4.4 | -0.4 |
| Nov | 31,255 | 2.1 | 5.4 | -0.2 |
| Dec | 30,681 | 1.9 | 5.4 | -0.6 |
| 2007-Jan | 30,556 | 2.6 | 6.2 | 0.1 |
| Feb | 30,935 | 2.9 | 5.8 | -0.6 |
| Mar | 31,547 | 4.0 | 4.8 | -0.7 |
| Apr | 32,008 | 4.2 | 4.7 | -1.0 |
| May | 32,803 | 4.8 | 4.1 | -1.1 |
| Jun | 34,950 | 7.7 | 4.4 | -1.0 |
| Jul | 32,900 | 3.6 | 5.0 | -0.5 |
| Aug | 33,351 | 6.9 | 4.2 | -1.0 |
| Sep | 34,092 | 7.2 | 4.1 | -0.6 |
| Oct | 33,962 | 6.0 | 4.0 | -0.5 |
| Nov | 33,099 | 5.9 | 4.5 | -0.9 |
| Dec | 32,450 | 5.8 | 5.0 | -0.5 |
| 2008-Jan | 32,317 | 5.8 | 5.6 | -0.6 |
| Feb | 32,505 | 5.1 | 5.5 | -0.3 |
| Mar | 33,059 | 4.8 | 5.2 | 0.3 |
| Apr | 33,304 | 4.0 | 4.6 | -0.1 |
| May | 33,049 | 0.7 | 4.9 | 0.8 |
| Jun | 35,426 | 1.4 | 5.0 | 0.7 |
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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