Vancouver City, WA Employment
| Date |
Employment |
Unemployment |
| Total |
% Change
Year Ago |
Rate |
Unit Change
Year Ago |
| 1990 | 22,027 | - | 6.0 | - |
| 1991 | 21,515 | -2.3 | 8.1 | 2.1 |
| 1992 | 22,250 | 3.4 | 9.0 | 0.9 |
| 1993 | 23,281 | 4.6 | 7.6 | -1.5 |
| 1994 | 24,421 | 4.9 | 5.6 | -2.0 |
| 1995 | 26,518 | 8.6 | 5.2 | -0.4 |
| 1996 | 28,536 | 7.6 | 5.0 | -0.2 |
| 1997 | 69,193 | 142.5 | 4.3 | -0.7 |
| 1998 | 72,162 | 4.3 | 5.2 | 0.9 |
| 1999 | 73,667 | 2.1 | 4.9 | -0.3 |
| 2000 | 70,702 | -4.0 | 5.2 | 0.3 |
| 2001 | 69,882 | -1.2 | 7.4 | 2.2 |
| 2002 | 70,391 | 0.7 | 10.0 | 2.6 |
| 2003 | 70,752 | 0.5 | 10.4 | 0.4 |
| 2004 | 74,779 | 5.7 | 8.1 | -2.3 |
| 2005 | 73,318 | -2.0 | 5.1 | -3.0 |
| 2006 | 73,879 | 0.8 | 4.8 | -0.3 |
| 2007 | 75,668 | 2.4 | 4.6 | -0.2 |
| 2008 | 76,810 | 1.5 | 5.3 | 0.7 |
| Monthly Data |
| 1990-Jan | 21,860 | - | 6.9 | - |
| Feb | 21,738 | - | 7.8 | - |
| Mar | 21,924 | - | 6.8 | - |
| Apr | 21,987 | - | 5.8 | - |
| May | 22,128 | - | 5.4 | - |
| Jun | 22,208 | - | 5.7 | - |
| Jul | 22,342 | - | 5.3 | - |
| Aug | 22,380 | - | 4.8 | - |
| Sep | 21,765 | - | 4.8 | - |
| Oct | 21,912 | - | 6.3 | - |
| Nov | 22,017 | - | 5.8 | - |
| Dec | 22,061 | - | 6.5 | - |
| 1991-Jan | 21,639 | -1.0 | 7.7 | 0.9 |
| Feb | 21,420 | -1.5 | 7.7 | -0.1 |
| Mar | 21,383 | -2.5 | 8.1 | 1.3 |
| Apr | 21,353 | -2.9 | 7.5 | 1.7 |
| May | 21,457 | -3.0 | 7.4 | 2.0 |
| Jun | 21,581 | -2.8 | 7.6 | 1.8 |
| Jul | 21,739 | -2.7 | 8.0 | 2.7 |
| Aug | 21,615 | -3.4 | 8.0 | 3.3 |
| Sep | 21,240 | -2.4 | 7.7 | 2.9 |
| Oct | 21,543 | -1.7 | 8.6 | 2.3 |
| Nov | 21,433 | -2.7 | 9.2 | 3.4 |
| Dec | 21,773 | -1.3 | 9.4 | 2.9 |
| 1992-Jan | 21,735 | 0.4 | 10.2 | 2.4 |
| Feb | 21,681 | 1.2 | 10.8 | 3.1 |
| Mar | 21,723 | 1.6 | 9.9 | 1.8 |
| Apr | 21,987 | 3.0 | 8.8 | 1.3 |
| May | 22,193 | 3.4 | 8.4 | 0.9 |
| Jun | 22,082 | 2.3 | 8.5 | 0.9 |
| Jul | 22,631 | 4.1 | 8.5 | 0.5 |
| Aug | 22,427 | 3.8 | 7.8 | -0.2 |
| Sep | 22,059 | 3.9 | 8.1 | 0.4 |
| Oct | 22,812 | 5.9 | 8.8 | 0.2 |
| Nov | 22,792 | 6.3 | 9.4 | 0.2 |
| Dec | 22,881 | 5.1 | 9.4 | 0.0 |
| 1993-Jan | 22,892 | 5.3 | 9.3 | -0.8 |
| Feb | 22,822 | 5.3 | 9.4 | -1.5 |
| Mar | 22,840 | 5.1 | 8.9 | -1.0 |
| Apr | 23,082 | 5.0 | 7.9 | -0.8 |
| May | 23,151 | 4.3 | 7.5 | -0.8 |
| Jun | 23,175 | 4.9 | 7.2 | -1.2 |
| Jul | 23,510 | 3.9 | 7.2 | -1.3 |
| Aug | 23,407 | 4.4 | 6.8 | -1.0 |
| Sep | 23,011 | 4.3 | 6.3 | -1.7 |
| Oct | 23,657 | 3.7 | 6.9 | -2.0 |
| Nov | 23,750 | 4.2 | 6.8 | -2.6 |
| Dec | 24,078 | 5.2 | 6.6 | -2.7 |
| 1994-Jan | 24,050 | 5.1 | 7.1 | -2.2 |
| Feb | 23,844 | 4.5 | 7.3 | -2.1 |
| Mar | 23,814 | 4.3 | 6.7 | -2.2 |
| Apr | 23,916 | 3.6 | 5.7 | -2.3 |
| May | 23,923 | 3.3 | 5.0 | -2.5 |
| Jun | 24,207 | 4.5 | 6.1 | -1.1 |
| Jul | 24,631 | 4.8 | 5.1 | -2.1 |
| Aug | 24,819 | 6.0 | 4.5 | -2.2 |
| Sep | 24,374 | 5.9 | 4.2 | -2.2 |
| Oct | 24,963 | 5.5 | 4.7 | -2.2 |
| Nov | 25,106 | 5.7 | 5.3 | -1.5 |
| Dec | 25,402 | 5.5 | 5.3 | -1.4 |
| 1995-Jan | 26,132 | 8.7 | 5.9 | -1.2 |
| Feb | 26,279 | 10.2 | 6.2 | -1.0 |
| Mar | 25,886 | 8.7 | 5.7 | -0.9 |
| Apr | 26,112 | 9.2 | 5.5 | -0.2 |
| May | 26,245 | 9.7 | 4.9 | -0.1 |
| Jun | 26,147 | 8.0 | 5.0 | -1.1 |
| Jul | 26,458 | 7.4 | 5.2 | 0.1 |
| Aug | 26,479 | 6.7 | 5.3 | 0.8 |
| Sep | 26,117 | 7.2 | 4.4 | 0.2 |
| Oct | 26,949 | 8.0 | 4.5 | -0.2 |
| Nov | 27,543 | 9.7 | 4.5 | -0.7 |
| Dec | 27,874 | 9.7 | 4.7 | -0.6 |
| 1996-Jan | 28,165 | 7.8 | 5.5 | -0.5 |
| Feb | 28,224 | 7.4 | 5.3 | -0.9 |
| Mar | 28,156 | 8.8 | 5.1 | -0.6 |
| Apr | 28,059 | 7.5 | 5.5 | 0.0 |
| May | 28,239 | 7.6 | 5.4 | 0.5 |
| Jun | 28,490 | 9.0 | 5.0 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 28,740 | 8.6 | 5.2 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 28,389 | 7.2 | 5.0 | -0.3 |
| Sep | 28,124 | 7.7 | 4.4 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 28,491 | 5.7 | 4.5 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 29,509 | 7.1 | 4.4 | -0.1 |
| Dec | 29,840 | 7.1 | 4.4 | -0.2 |
| 1997-Jan | 67,993 | 141.4 | 5.0 | -0.5 |
| Feb | 67,982 | 140.9 | 5.1 | -0.2 |
| Mar | 67,935 | 141.3 | 5.0 | -0.1 |
| Apr | 68,011 | 142.4 | 4.5 | -0.9 |
| May | 68,644 | 143.1 | 3.8 | -1.5 |
| Jun | 68,681 | 141.1 | 4.2 | -0.9 |
| Jul | 69,639 | 142.3 | 4.1 | -1.1 |
| Aug | 69,440 | 144.6 | 4.7 | -0.3 |
| Sep | 68,897 | 145.0 | 3.8 | -0.5 |
| Oct | 69,667 | 144.5 | 3.6 | -0.9 |
| Nov | 71,495 | 142.3 | 3.6 | -0.8 |
| Dec | 71,927 | 141.0 | 3.8 | -0.7 |
| 1998-Jan | 72,033 | 5.9 | 5.4 | 0.4 |
| Feb | 72,210 | 6.2 | 5.3 | 0.1 |
| Mar | 71,952 | 5.9 | 5.3 | 0.3 |
| Apr | 71,735 | 5.5 | 4.7 | 0.1 |
| May | 72,286 | 5.3 | 4.7 | 0.8 |
| Jun | 71,432 | 4.0 | 5.3 | 1.1 |
| Jul | 72,084 | 3.5 | 5.3 | 1.2 |
| Aug | 71,324 | 2.7 | 5.6 | 0.8 |
| Sep | 71,102 | 3.2 | 5.2 | 1.4 |
| Oct | 71,981 | 3.3 | 5.0 | 1.4 |
| Nov | 73,669 | 3.0 | 5.2 | 1.6 |
| Dec | 74,140 | 3.1 | 5.0 | 1.2 |
| 1999-Jan | 74,101 | 2.9 | 5.7 | 0.3 |
| Feb | 73,931 | 2.4 | 5.7 | 0.4 |
| Mar | 73,507 | 2.2 | 5.1 | -0.2 |
| Apr | 73,236 | 2.1 | 4.8 | 0.2 |
| May | 73,413 | 1.6 | 4.6 | -0.1 |
| Jun | 73,710 | 3.2 | 5.1 | -0.2 |
| Jul | 73,908 | 2.5 | 4.9 | -0.4 |
| Aug | 73,374 | 2.9 | 5.1 | -0.5 |
| Sep | 72,005 | 1.3 | 4.6 | -0.7 |
| Oct | 73,121 | 1.6 | 4.4 | -0.7 |
| Nov | 74,807 | 1.5 | 4.3 | -0.9 |
| Dec | 74,893 | 1.0 | 4.3 | -0.6 |
| 2000-Jan | 71,245 | -3.9 | 5.4 | -0.3 |
| Feb | 71,373 | -3.5 | 5.6 | -0.1 |
| Mar | 71,021 | -3.4 | 5.4 | 0.3 |
| Apr | 70,439 | -3.8 | 4.4 | -0.4 |
| May | 69,960 | -4.7 | 4.5 | -0.1 |
| Jun | 69,674 | -5.5 | 4.9 | -0.2 |
| Jul | 70,564 | -4.5 | 5.5 | 0.6 |
| Aug | 69,986 | -4.6 | 6.4 | 1.3 |
| Sep | 69,809 | -3.0 | 4.5 | -0.1 |
| Oct | 70,444 | -3.7 | 5.4 | 1.1 |
| Nov | 71,480 | -4.4 | 5.0 | 0.8 |
| Dec | 72,429 | -3.3 | 5.0 | 0.6 |
| 2001-Jan | 72,286 | 1.5 | 6.0 | 0.7 |
| Feb | 71,903 | 0.7 | 6.1 | 0.6 |
| Mar | 70,962 | -0.1 | 6.5 | 1.1 |
| Apr | 70,206 | -0.3 | 6.3 | 1.9 |
| May | 69,748 | -0.3 | 6.6 | 2.2 |
| Jun | 69,058 | -0.9 | 6.9 | 2.0 |
| Jul | 68,906 | -2.3 | 8.1 | 2.6 |
| Aug | 68,194 | -2.6 | 8.9 | 2.5 |
| Sep | 68,611 | -1.7 | 7.6 | 3.2 |
| Oct | 69,023 | -2.0 | 8.2 | 2.8 |
| Nov | 69,573 | -2.7 | 8.6 | 3.6 |
| Dec | 70,109 | -3.2 | 8.5 | 3.6 |
| 2002-Jan | 69,443 | -3.9 | 11.0 | 5.0 |
| Feb | 70,314 | -2.2 | 11.2 | 5.0 |
| Mar | 70,239 | -1.0 | 10.1 | 3.6 |
| Apr | 69,898 | -0.4 | 11.2 | 4.9 |
| May | 70,002 | 0.4 | 9.7 | 3.1 |
| Jun | 70,017 | 1.4 | 10.0 | 3.1 |
| Jul | 69,529 | 0.9 | 10.2 | 2.2 |
| Aug | 69,929 | 2.5 | 10.4 | 1.5 |
| Sep | 70,600 | 2.9 | 8.5 | 0.8 |
| Oct | 71,229 | 3.2 | 8.9 | 0.7 |
| Nov | 71,558 | 2.9 | 9.2 | 0.6 |
| Dec | 71,931 | 2.6 | 8.9 | 0.4 |
| 2003-Jan | 71,371 | 2.8 | 11.0 | -0.1 |
| Feb | 71,115 | 1.1 | 10.9 | -0.3 |
| Mar | 70,538 | 0.4 | 10.8 | 0.7 |
| Apr | 70,105 | 0.3 | 10.9 | -0.3 |
| May | 69,651 | -0.5 | 10.0 | 0.3 |
| Jun | 69,015 | -1.4 | 10.7 | 0.7 |
| Jul | 69,613 | 0.1 | 10.9 | 0.6 |
| Aug | 69,887 | -0.1 | 11.3 | 0.9 |
| Sep | 70,042 | -0.8 | 10.1 | 1.6 |
| Oct | 71,635 | 0.6 | 9.3 | 0.3 |
| Nov | 72,808 | 1.7 | 9.2 | 0.0 |
| Dec | 73,241 | 1.8 | 9.6 | 0.7 |
| 2004-Jan | 73,369 | 2.8 | 10.1 | -0.8 |
| Feb | 73,933 | 4.0 | 10.3 | -0.6 |
| Mar | 73,927 | 4.8 | 9.7 | -1.2 |
| Apr | 74,091 | 5.7 | 8.0 | -2.9 |
| May | 74,078 | 6.4 | 7.2 | -2.8 |
| Jun | 73,428 | 6.4 | 7.8 | -3.0 |
| Jul | 74,619 | 7.2 | 7.7 | -3.1 |
| Aug | 74,579 | 6.7 | 8.4 | -2.9 |
| Sep | 74,560 | 6.5 | 7.2 | -2.8 |
| Oct | 75,962 | 6.0 | 6.7 | -2.6 |
| Nov | 77,207 | 6.0 | 6.7 | -2.5 |
| Dec | 77,591 | 5.9 | 6.9 | -2.7 |
| 2005-Jan | 72,608 | -1.0 | 5.8 | -4.4 |
| Feb | 72,776 | -1.6 | 6.2 | -4.1 |
| Mar | 72,796 | -1.5 | 5.9 | -3.7 |
| Apr | 72,612 | -2.0 | 4.8 | -3.3 |
| May | 72,509 | -2.1 | 4.6 | -2.6 |
| Jun | 71,721 | -2.3 | 5.2 | -2.6 |
| Jul | 72,932 | -2.3 | 5.3 | -2.4 |
| Aug | 73,251 | -1.8 | 5.6 | -2.8 |
| Sep | 73,117 | -1.9 | 5.1 | -2.1 |
| Oct | 74,477 | -2.0 | 4.2 | -2.5 |
| Nov | 75,346 | -2.4 | 4.5 | -2.2 |
| Dec | 75,667 | -2.5 | 4.2 | -2.7 |
| 2006-Jan | 73,449 | 1.2 | 5.3 | -0.5 |
| Feb | 73,518 | 1.0 | 5.8 | -0.4 |
| Mar | 73,487 | 0.9 | 5.4 | -0.5 |
| Apr | 73,275 | 0.9 | 4.4 | -0.3 |
| May | 72,889 | 0.5 | 4.2 | -0.3 |
| Jun | 72,495 | 1.1 | 4.8 | -0.3 |
| Jul | 72,635 | -0.4 | 5.2 | -0.1 |
| Aug | 73,176 | -0.1 | 5.5 | -0.1 |
| Sep | 73,528 | 0.6 | 4.4 | -0.7 |
| Oct | 75,043 | 0.8 | 4.0 | -0.2 |
| Nov | 76,283 | 1.2 | 4.1 | -0.3 |
| Dec | 76,764 | 1.4 | 3.9 | -0.3 |
| 2007-Jan | 75,104 | 2.3 | 4.9 | -0.4 |
| Feb | 75,433 | 2.6 | 5.4 | -0.5 |
| Mar | 75,687 | 3.0 | 5.0 | -0.4 |
| Apr | 74,838 | 2.1 | 4.2 | -0.2 |
| May | 74,867 | 2.7 | 3.9 | -0.3 |
| Jun | 74,224 | 2.4 | 4.4 | -0.4 |
| Jul | 74,651 | 2.8 | 4.7 | -0.5 |
| Aug | 74,922 | 2.4 | 5.4 | -0.1 |
| Sep | 75,492 | 2.7 | 4.1 | -0.3 |
| Oct | 76,899 | 2.5 | 3.9 | -0.1 |
| Nov | 77,984 | 2.2 | 4.2 | 0.1 |
| Dec | 77,910 | 1.5 | 4.7 | 0.7 |
| 2008-Jan | 76,973 | 2.5 | 5.3 | 0.4 |
| Feb | 76,832 | 1.9 | 5.1 | -0.2 |
| Mar | 76,803 | 1.5 | 5.0 | 0.0 |
| Apr | 76,939 | 2.8 | 4.5 | 0.3 |
| May | 76,374 | 2.0 | 4.4 | 0.5 |
| Jun | 75,993 | 2.4 | 4.7 | 0.3 |
| Jul | 76,339 | 2.3 | 5.2 | 0.5 |
| Aug | 76,637 | 2.3 | 5.9 | 0.5 |
| Sep | 76,557 | 1.4 | 4.6 | 0.5 |
| Oct | 77,118 | 0.3 | 5.3 | 1.5 |
| Nov | 77,605 | -0.5 | 5.9 | 1.7 |
| Dec | 77,548 | -0.5 | 7.3 | 2.7 |
| 2009-Jan | 75,480 | -1.9 | 8.7 | 3.4 |
| Feb | 75,177 | -2.2 | 8.8 | 3.6 |
| Mar | 73,946 | -3.7 | 9.4 | 4.4 |
| Apr | 72,919 | -5.2 | 9.2 | 4.8 |
| May | 73,484 | -3.8 | 10.3 | 5.9 |
| Jun | 73,537 | -3.2 | 8.2 | 3.4 |
| Jul | 73,656 | -3.5 | 8.6 | 3.4 |
| Aug | 73,589 | -4.0 | 8.6 | 2.6 |
| Sep | 73,079 | -4.5 | 7.4 | 2.8 |
| Oct | - | - | - | - |
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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