Tacoma City, WA Employment
| Date |
Employment |
Unemployment |
| Total |
% Change
Year Ago |
Rate |
Unit Change
Year Ago |
| 1990 | 78,058 | - | 5.3 | - |
| 1991 | 76,522 | -2.0 | 7.1 | 1.8 |
| 1992 | 79,250 | 3.6 | 8.6 | 1.5 |
| 1993 | 81,738 | 3.1 | 8.7 | 0.1 |
| 1994 | 83,744 | 2.5 | 7.5 | -1.2 |
| 1995 | 88,191 | 5.3 | 6.9 | -0.6 |
| 1996 | 90,360 | 2.5 | 6.2 | -0.7 |
| 1997 | 94,793 | 4.9 | 4.8 | -1.4 |
| 1998 | 97,800 | 3.2 | 4.5 | -0.3 |
| 1999 | 98,754 | 1.0 | 4.9 | 0.4 |
| 2000 | 88,753 | -10.1 | 5.6 | 0.7 |
| 2001 | 86,245 | -2.8 | 7.3 | 1.7 |
| 2002 | 87,724 | 1.7 | 9.1 | 1.7 |
| 2003 | 88,772 | 1.2 | 9.2 | 0.2 |
| 2004 | 92,001 | 3.6 | 7.9 | -1.3 |
| 2005 | 89,928 | -2.3 | 6.1 | -1.7 |
| 2006 | 90,430 | 0.6 | 5.4 | -0.7 |
| 2007 | 93,101 | 3.0 | 4.9 | -0.5 |
| 2008 | 94,666 | 1.7 | 5.9 | 1.0 |
| Monthly Data |
| 1990-Jan | 77,088 | - | 6.2 | - |
| Feb | 77,279 | - | 6.3 | - |
| Mar | 77,441 | - | 5.9 | - |
| Apr | 78,090 | - | 5.1 | - |
| May | 78,720 | - | 5.1 | - |
| Jun | 77,812 | - | 5.1 | - |
| Jul | 79,194 | - | 4.8 | - |
| Aug | 78,935 | - | 4.3 | - |
| Sep | 77,346 | - | 4.7 | - |
| Oct | 78,349 | - | 5.3 | - |
| Nov | 77,944 | - | 5.6 | - |
| Dec | 78,500 | - | 5.7 | - |
| 1991-Jan | 76,964 | -0.2 | 6.9 | 0.7 |
| Feb | 76,051 | -1.6 | 7.5 | 1.2 |
| Mar | 75,957 | -1.9 | 7.4 | 1.5 |
| Apr | 76,048 | -2.6 | 6.9 | 1.8 |
| May | 76,415 | -2.9 | 6.8 | 1.7 |
| Jun | 75,740 | -2.7 | 7.0 | 1.9 |
| Jul | 77,212 | -2.5 | 6.8 | 2.0 |
| Aug | 76,681 | -2.9 | 6.3 | 2.0 |
| Sep | 75,827 | -2.0 | 6.6 | 1.9 |
| Oct | 77,145 | -1.5 | 7.5 | 2.2 |
| Nov | 76,754 | -1.5 | 7.6 | 2.0 |
| Dec | 77,469 | -1.3 | 8.0 | 2.2 |
| 1992-Jan | 77,654 | 0.9 | 9.0 | 2.1 |
| Feb | 77,620 | 2.1 | 9.5 | 1.9 |
| Mar | 78,022 | 2.7 | 8.9 | 1.5 |
| Apr | 78,808 | 3.6 | 8.2 | 1.3 |
| May | 79,725 | 4.3 | 8.2 | 1.4 |
| Jun | 78,292 | 3.4 | 8.3 | 1.3 |
| Jul | 80,055 | 3.7 | 8.2 | 1.4 |
| Aug | 79,665 | 3.9 | 8.2 | 1.9 |
| Sep | 78,772 | 3.9 | 8.2 | 1.6 |
| Oct | 81,191 | 5.2 | 8.7 | 1.2 |
| Nov | 80,200 | 4.5 | 8.8 | 1.2 |
| Dec | 80,997 | 4.6 | 8.7 | 0.7 |
| 1993-Jan | 81,390 | 4.8 | 9.6 | 0.6 |
| Feb | 80,921 | 4.3 | 9.9 | 0.4 |
| Mar | 81,158 | 4.0 | 9.3 | 0.4 |
| Apr | 81,598 | 3.5 | 8.7 | 0.5 |
| May | 81,608 | 2.4 | 8.7 | 0.5 |
| Jun | 80,616 | 3.0 | 8.8 | 0.5 |
| Jul | 81,906 | 2.3 | 8.6 | 0.4 |
| Aug | 81,565 | 2.4 | 8.0 | -0.2 |
| Sep | 81,351 | 3.3 | 7.8 | -0.4 |
| Oct | 82,595 | 1.7 | 8.3 | -0.3 |
| Nov | 82,272 | 2.6 | 8.2 | -0.6 |
| Dec | 83,877 | 3.6 | 8.1 | -0.6 |
| 1994-Jan | 83,543 | 2.6 | 8.8 | -0.8 |
| Feb | 82,518 | 2.0 | 9.1 | -0.8 |
| Mar | 82,355 | 1.5 | 8.7 | -0.6 |
| Apr | 83,184 | 1.9 | 7.8 | -0.9 |
| May | 82,884 | 1.6 | 7.4 | -1.2 |
| Jun | 82,639 | 2.5 | 7.4 | -1.4 |
| Jul | 84,001 | 2.6 | 7.1 | -1.5 |
| Aug | 84,321 | 3.4 | 6.2 | -1.8 |
| Sep | 83,742 | 2.9 | 6.1 | -1.7 |
| Oct | 84,604 | 2.4 | 7.0 | -1.4 |
| Nov | 84,943 | 3.2 | 7.1 | -1.1 |
| Dec | 86,197 | 2.8 | 6.8 | -1.3 |
| 1995-Jan | 88,372 | 5.8 | 7.2 | -1.6 |
| Feb | 88,502 | 7.3 | 7.5 | -1.6 |
| Mar | 88,473 | 7.4 | 7.3 | -1.4 |
| Apr | 87,915 | 5.7 | 7.1 | -0.7 |
| May | 88,005 | 6.2 | 6.7 | -0.8 |
| Jun | 86,310 | 4.4 | 7.1 | -0.3 |
| Jul | 87,656 | 4.4 | 7.1 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 87,553 | 3.8 | 6.9 | 0.8 |
| Sep | 87,041 | 3.9 | 6.3 | 0.2 |
| Oct | 88,382 | 4.5 | 6.4 | -0.6 |
| Nov | 89,419 | 5.3 | 6.5 | -0.6 |
| Dec | 90,663 | 5.2 | 6.3 | -0.5 |
| 1996-Jan | 89,718 | 1.5 | 7.2 | 0.0 |
| Feb | 89,954 | 1.6 | 7.1 | -0.4 |
| Mar | 89,653 | 1.3 | 7.1 | -0.2 |
| Apr | 88,882 | 1.1 | 6.5 | -0.5 |
| May | 89,582 | 1.8 | 6.4 | -0.2 |
| Jun | 88,634 | 2.7 | 6.3 | -0.8 |
| Jul | 90,012 | 2.7 | 6.2 | -0.9 |
| Aug | 89,741 | 2.5 | 5.9 | -1.0 |
| Sep | 89,646 | 3.0 | 5.3 | -0.9 |
| Oct | 91,085 | 3.1 | 5.5 | -0.9 |
| Nov | 93,068 | 4.1 | 5.5 | -1.0 |
| Dec | 94,341 | 4.1 | 5.2 | -1.0 |
| 1997-Jan | 93,708 | 4.4 | 5.4 | -1.8 |
| Feb | 93,666 | 4.1 | 5.5 | -1.6 |
| Mar | 93,906 | 4.7 | 5.5 | -1.6 |
| Apr | 93,878 | 5.6 | 4.8 | -1.7 |
| May | 94,057 | 5.0 | 4.5 | -1.9 |
| Jun | 93,054 | 5.0 | 5.1 | -1.3 |
| Jul | 94,901 | 5.4 | 4.7 | -1.5 |
| Aug | 94,670 | 5.5 | 5.0 | -0.9 |
| Sep | 95,107 | 6.1 | 4.3 | -1.0 |
| Oct | 95,390 | 4.7 | 4.4 | -1.1 |
| Nov | 96,938 | 4.2 | 4.3 | -1.2 |
| Dec | 98,239 | 4.1 | 4.1 | -1.1 |
| 1998-Jan | 97,044 | 3.6 | 5.0 | -0.4 |
| Feb | 96,942 | 3.5 | 5.0 | -0.6 |
| Mar | 96,742 | 3.0 | 5.0 | -0.4 |
| Apr | 96,750 | 3.1 | 4.3 | -0.6 |
| May | 97,790 | 4.0 | 4.2 | -0.4 |
| Jun | 96,110 | 3.3 | 4.8 | -0.3 |
| Jul | 97,037 | 2.3 | 4.5 | -0.2 |
| Aug | 96,553 | 2.0 | 4.6 | -0.4 |
| Sep | 97,627 | 2.6 | 4.4 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 98,616 | 3.4 | 4.4 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 100,233 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 0.0 |
| Dec | 102,152 | 4.0 | 4.1 | -0.1 |
| 1999-Jan | 99,855 | 2.9 | 5.0 | -0.1 |
| Feb | 99,383 | 2.5 | 5.3 | 0.4 |
| Mar | 99,289 | 2.6 | 5.0 | 0.0 |
| Apr | 99,074 | 2.4 | 4.6 | 0.4 |
| May | 99,077 | 1.3 | 4.7 | 0.5 |
| Jun | 98,317 | 2.3 | 5.3 | 0.6 |
| Jul | 98,658 | 1.7 | 5.1 | 0.6 |
| Aug | 97,774 | 1.3 | 5.1 | 0.5 |
| Sep | 97,121 | -0.5 | 4.8 | 0.4 |
| Oct | 97,538 | -1.1 | 4.9 | 0.4 |
| Nov | 98,869 | -1.4 | 4.6 | 0.4 |
| Dec | 100,088 | -2.0 | 4.6 | 0.5 |
| 2000-Jan | 89,774 | -10.1 | 5.8 | 0.9 |
| Feb | 89,597 | -9.8 | 6.3 | 1.0 |
| Mar | 90,127 | -9.2 | 5.7 | 0.7 |
| Apr | 89,013 | -10.2 | 5.3 | 0.7 |
| May | 88,364 | -10.8 | 5.3 | 0.6 |
| Jun | 87,622 | -10.9 | 5.8 | 0.4 |
| Jul | 87,960 | -10.8 | 5.8 | 0.7 |
| Aug | 87,723 | -10.3 | 6.1 | 1.0 |
| Sep | 87,687 | -9.7 | 5.2 | 0.4 |
| Oct | 87,835 | -9.9 | 5.3 | 0.4 |
| Nov | 88,932 | -10.1 | 5.6 | 1.0 |
| Dec | 90,397 | -9.7 | 5.4 | 0.8 |
| 2001-Jan | 88,354 | -1.6 | 6.7 | 0.9 |
| Feb | 87,674 | -2.1 | 7.3 | 1.0 |
| Mar | 86,888 | -3.6 | 7.2 | 1.5 |
| Apr | 85,968 | -3.4 | 6.9 | 1.6 |
| May | 85,784 | -2.9 | 6.5 | 1.2 |
| Jun | 84,854 | -3.2 | 7.4 | 1.6 |
| Jul | 85,724 | -2.5 | 6.8 | 1.0 |
| Aug | 84,929 | -3.2 | 7.6 | 1.5 |
| Sep | 85,662 | -2.3 | 6.8 | 1.6 |
| Oct | 85,569 | -2.6 | 7.7 | 2.4 |
| Nov | 86,242 | -3.0 | 8.4 | 2.8 |
| Dec | 87,296 | -3.4 | 8.6 | 3.1 |
| 2002-Jan | 85,589 | -3.1 | 10.0 | 3.3 |
| Feb | 86,829 | -1.0 | 9.9 | 2.6 |
| Mar | 86,712 | -0.2 | 9.8 | 2.6 |
| Apr | 86,350 | 0.4 | 9.7 | 2.8 |
| May | 86,829 | 1.2 | 8.9 | 2.4 |
| Jun | 86,874 | 2.4 | 9.4 | 2.0 |
| Jul | 87,334 | 1.9 | 9.0 | 2.2 |
| Aug | 87,790 | 3.4 | 9.0 | 1.4 |
| Sep | 89,026 | 3.9 | 7.9 | 1.1 |
| Oct | 89,010 | 4.0 | 7.9 | 0.2 |
| Nov | 89,756 | 4.1 | 8.6 | 0.1 |
| Dec | 90,593 | 3.8 | 8.7 | 0.1 |
| 2003-Jan | 88,897 | 3.9 | 9.6 | -0.4 |
| Feb | 88,825 | 2.3 | 9.7 | -0.2 |
| Mar | 88,276 | 1.8 | 9.4 | -0.4 |
| Apr | 87,881 | 1.8 | 9.2 | -0.5 |
| May | 87,576 | 0.9 | 8.9 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 86,772 | -0.1 | 10.0 | 0.6 |
| Jul | 87,317 | 0.0 | 9.7 | 0.7 |
| Aug | 87,786 | 0.0 | 9.7 | 0.7 |
| Sep | 88,713 | -0.4 | 8.7 | 0.8 |
| Oct | 89,787 | 0.9 | 8.3 | 0.4 |
| Nov | 91,338 | 1.8 | 8.9 | 0.3 |
| Dec | 92,098 | 1.7 | 8.5 | -0.1 |
| 2004-Jan | 90,949 | 2.3 | 9.3 | -0.3 |
| Feb | 91,317 | 2.8 | 9.1 | -0.6 |
| Mar | 91,132 | 3.2 | 8.9 | -0.5 |
| Apr | 91,444 | 4.1 | 8.2 | -1.0 |
| May | 91,311 | 4.3 | 7.7 | -1.3 |
| Jun | 90,022 | 3.7 | 8.4 | -1.6 |
| Jul | 91,323 | 4.6 | 7.8 | -1.9 |
| Aug | 91,050 | 3.7 | 7.7 | -2.0 |
| Sep | 91,864 | 3.6 | 6.7 | -2.0 |
| Oct | 93,132 | 3.7 | 6.7 | -1.6 |
| Nov | 94,901 | 3.9 | 7.1 | -1.8 |
| Dec | 95,570 | 3.8 | 6.9 | -1.6 |
| 2005-Jan | 89,140 | -2.0 | 6.9 | -2.4 |
| Feb | 89,013 | -2.5 | 7.3 | -1.8 |
| Mar | 89,216 | -2.1 | 6.5 | -2.4 |
| Apr | 89,062 | -2.6 | 6.5 | -1.8 |
| May | 89,174 | -2.3 | 6.2 | -1.5 |
| Jun | 88,002 | -2.2 | 6.5 | -1.9 |
| Jul | 89,513 | -2.0 | 6.3 | -1.6 |
| Aug | 89,604 | -1.6 | 6.2 | -1.5 |
| Sep | 90,177 | -1.8 | 5.6 | -1.1 |
| Oct | 91,190 | -2.1 | 5.3 | -1.4 |
| Nov | 92,229 | -2.8 | 5.5 | -1.5 |
| Dec | 92,819 | -2.9 | 5.0 | -2.0 |
| 2006-Jan | 90,165 | 1.1 | 5.6 | -1.3 |
| Feb | 89,961 | 1.1 | 6.1 | -1.2 |
| Mar | 89,892 | 0.8 | 5.6 | -0.9 |
| Apr | 89,629 | 0.6 | 5.5 | -1.0 |
| May | 89,177 | 0.0 | 5.4 | -0.7 |
| Jun | 88,581 | 0.7 | 5.8 | -0.7 |
| Jul | 88,665 | -0.9 | 5.8 | -0.4 |
| Aug | 89,519 | -0.1 | 5.6 | -0.6 |
| Sep | 90,588 | 0.5 | 5.0 | -0.6 |
| Oct | 91,605 | 0.5 | 4.7 | -0.6 |
| Nov | 93,215 | 1.1 | 5.0 | -0.5 |
| Dec | 94,162 | 1.4 | 4.7 | -0.3 |
| 2007-Jan | 91,905 | 1.9 | 5.5 | -0.1 |
| Feb | 92,334 | 2.6 | 5.4 | -0.7 |
| Mar | 92,742 | 3.2 | 5.0 | -0.7 |
| Apr | 92,019 | 2.7 | 5.0 | -0.5 |
| May | 92,103 | 3.3 | 4.7 | -0.7 |
| Jun | 91,568 | 3.4 | 5.1 | -0.6 |
| Jul | 92,045 | 3.8 | 5.2 | -0.7 |
| Aug | 92,153 | 2.9 | 4.8 | -0.8 |
| Sep | 93,490 | 3.2 | 4.6 | -0.4 |
| Oct | 94,571 | 3.2 | 4.5 | -0.3 |
| Nov | 96,053 | 3.0 | 4.7 | -0.3 |
| Dec | 96,225 | 2.2 | 4.8 | 0.1 |
| 2008-Jan | 95,037 | 3.4 | 5.4 | -0.1 |
| Feb | 94,609 | 2.5 | 5.5 | 0.1 |
| Mar | 94,517 | 1.9 | 5.7 | 0.7 |
| Apr | 94,705 | 2.9 | 5.2 | 0.2 |
| May | 94,063 | 2.1 | 5.5 | 0.8 |
| Jun | 93,720 | 2.4 | 6.1 | 0.9 |
| Jul | 93,645 | 1.7 | 6.0 | 0.8 |
| Aug | 93,780 | 1.8 | 6.1 | 1.2 |
| Sep | 95,011 | 1.6 | 5.6 | 1.0 |
| Oct | 95,434 | 0.9 | 6.0 | 1.5 |
| Nov | 95,981 | -0.1 | 6.6 | 1.8 |
| Dec | 95,492 | -0.8 | 7.3 | 2.6 |
| 2009-Jan | 93,963 | -1.1 | 9.0 | 3.6 |
| Feb | 93,819 | -0.8 | 9.5 | 3.9 |
| Mar | 92,477 | -2.2 | 10.6 | 4.9 |
| Apr | 91,388 | -3.5 | 10.4 | 5.2 |
| May | 92,343 | -1.8 | 10.0 | 4.5 |
| Jun | 92,500 | -1.3 | 9.9 | 3.8 |
| Jul | 93,338 | -0.3 | 9.2 | 3.2 |
| Aug | 93,383 | -0.4 | 9.3 | 3.2 |
| Sep | 92,946 | -2.2 | 8.9 | 3.3 |
| 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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