Bellingham, WA
MSA Employment
| Date |
Employment |
Unemployment |
| Total |
% Change
Year Ago |
Rate |
Unit Change
Year Ago |
| 1990 | 64,721 | - | 5.1 | - |
| 1991 | 64,818 | 0.2 | 6.5 | 1.4 |
| 1992 | 67,173 | 3.6 | 7.4 | 0.9 |
| 1993 | 68,896 | 2.6 | 7.3 | -0.1 |
| 1994 | 69,196 | 0.4 | 7.6 | 0.2 |
| 1995 | 73,332 | 6.0 | 7.0 | -0.6 |
| 1996 | 74,161 | 1.1 | 6.5 | -0.5 |
| 1997 | 75,487 | 1.8 | 5.5 | -1.0 |
| 1998 | 77,254 | 2.3 | 5.0 | -0.4 |
| 1999 | 81,359 | 5.3 | 4.8 | -0.2 |
| 2000 | 83,508 | 2.6 | 5.1 | 0.3 |
| 2001 | 82,027 | -1.8 | 6.5 | 1.4 |
| 2002 | 85,483 | 4.2 | 6.9 | 0.4 |
| 2003 | 88,924 | 4.0 | 6.8 | -0.1 |
| 2004 | 93,842 | 5.5 | 5.8 | -0.9 |
| 2005 | 97,706 | 4.1 | 5.0 | -0.8 |
| 2006 | 98,538 | 0.9 | 4.5 | -0.5 |
| 2007 | 101,799 | 3.3 | 4.2 | -0.3 |
| Monthly Data |
| 1995-Jan | 71,029 | 4.9 | 8.7 | -0.1 |
| Feb | 71,158 | 6.0 | 8.4 | -0.6 |
| Mar | 71,854 | 6.9 | 7.6 | -0.8 |
| Apr | 71,914 | 4.8 | 7.4 | 0.3 |
| May | 72,277 | 5.6 | 6.6 | -0.4 |
| Jun | 73,856 | 5.8 | 6.9 | -0.9 |
| Jul | 77,494 | 8.0 | 6.3 | -0.9 |
| Aug | 74,565 | 5.5 | 6.5 | -0.7 |
| Sep | 72,010 | 6.2 | 5.9 | -0.6 |
| Oct | 74,044 | 6.8 | 6.1 | -0.8 |
| Nov | 74,623 | 5.4 | 6.6 | -0.8 |
| Dec | 75,164 | 5.7 | 6.6 | -1.1 |
| 1996-Jan | 72,529 | 2.1 | 8.0 | -0.7 |
| Feb | 72,764 | 2.3 | 7.7 | -0.7 |
| Mar | 73,767 | 2.7 | 7.3 | -0.3 |
| Apr | 73,588 | 2.3 | 6.5 | -0.9 |
| May | 74,145 | 2.6 | 6.6 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 73,588 | -0.4 | 6.5 | -0.4 |
| Jul | 76,921 | -0.7 | 6.2 | -0.1 |
| Aug | 75,584 | 1.4 | 6.0 | -0.6 |
| Sep | 72,731 | 1.0 | 5.6 | -0.3 |
| Oct | 74,342 | 0.4 | 5.7 | -0.4 |
| Nov | 75,065 | 0.6 | 6.0 | -0.7 |
| Dec | 74,904 | -0.3 | 6.0 | -0.5 |
| 1997-Jan | 72,644 | 0.2 | 7.0 | -1.0 |
| Feb | 72,708 | -0.1 | 6.8 | -0.9 |
| Mar | 73,537 | -0.3 | 6.5 | -0.8 |
| Apr | 74,025 | 0.6 | 5.2 | -1.2 |
| May | 74,849 | 0.9 | 4.9 | -1.7 |
| Jun | 74,828 | 1.7 | 5.6 | -0.9 |
| Jul | 78,874 | 2.5 | 4.9 | -1.3 |
| Aug | 77,095 | 2.0 | 5.5 | -0.4 |
| Sep | 75,013 | 3.1 | 4.9 | -0.7 |
| Oct | 76,835 | 3.4 | 4.6 | -1.1 |
| Nov | 77,362 | 3.1 | 4.7 | -1.2 |
| Dec | 78,070 | 4.2 | 4.9 | -1.1 |
| 1998-Jan | 75,176 | 3.5 | 6.1 | -0.8 |
| Feb | 75,237 | 3.5 | 6.0 | -0.9 |
| Mar | 75,766 | 3.0 | 5.8 | -0.7 |
| Apr | 75,661 | 2.2 | 4.7 | -0.6 |
| May | 76,973 | 2.8 | 4.4 | -0.5 |
| Jun | 76,896 | 2.8 | 4.9 | -0.7 |
| Jul | 79,565 | 0.9 | 4.7 | -0.2 |
| Aug | 77,861 | 1.0 | 4.9 | -0.6 |
| Sep | 76,650 | 2.2 | 4.6 | -0.3 |
| Oct | 77,976 | 1.5 | 4.5 | -0.1 |
| Nov | 79,330 | 2.5 | 4.6 | -0.1 |
| Dec | 79,956 | 2.4 | 4.8 | -0.1 |
| 1999-Jan | 80,789 | 7.5 | 5.7 | -0.4 |
| Feb | 81,200 | 7.9 | 6.3 | 0.3 |
| Mar | 81,436 | 7.5 | 5.2 | -0.6 |
| Apr | 80,372 | 6.2 | 4.7 | 0.0 |
| May | 81,744 | 6.2 | 4.4 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 82,010 | 6.7 | 4.7 | -0.3 |
| Jul | 82,493 | 3.7 | 4.7 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 82,177 | 5.5 | 4.8 | -0.1 |
| Sep | 79,462 | 3.7 | 4.3 | -0.3 |
| Oct | 80,769 | 3.6 | 4.1 | -0.5 |
| Nov | 81,286 | 2.5 | 4.4 | -0.2 |
| Dec | 82,575 | 3.3 | 4.6 | -0.3 |
| 2000-Jan | 84,910 | 5.1 | 5.6 | -0.2 |
| Feb | 85,129 | 4.8 | 5.6 | -0.6 |
| Mar | 84,725 | 4.0 | 5.4 | 0.2 |
| Apr | 83,645 | 4.1 | 4.9 | 0.2 |
| May | 83,468 | 2.1 | 4.8 | 0.4 |
| Jun | 83,090 | 1.3 | 5.3 | 0.6 |
| Jul | 83,304 | 1.0 | 4.9 | 0.3 |
| Aug | 81,945 | -0.3 | 5.2 | 0.4 |
| Sep | 80,399 | 1.2 | 4.7 | 0.4 |
| Oct | 83,095 | 2.9 | 4.6 | 0.5 |
| Nov | 84,250 | 3.6 | 5.1 | 0.7 |
| Dec | 84,138 | 1.9 | 5.3 | 0.7 |
| 2001-Jan | 82,800 | -2.5 | 6.6 | 1.1 |
| Feb | 81,921 | -3.8 | 6.8 | 1.2 |
| Mar | 81,684 | -3.6 | 6.6 | 1.2 |
| Apr | 82,012 | -2.0 | 5.9 | 1.0 |
| May | 82,229 | -1.5 | 5.6 | 0.7 |
| Jun | 81,588 | -1.8 | 6.4 | 1.1 |
| Jul | 82,363 | -1.1 | 6.0 | 1.0 |
| Aug | 81,399 | -0.7 | 6.6 | 1.4 |
| Sep | 79,546 | -1.1 | 6.0 | 1.3 |
| Oct | 82,388 | -0.9 | 6.5 | 1.9 |
| Nov | 83,110 | -1.4 | 7.2 | 2.1 |
| Dec | 83,282 | -1.0 | 7.5 | 2.2 |
| 2002-Jan | 82,724 | -0.1 | 8.5 | 1.9 |
| Feb | 83,516 | 1.9 | 8.1 | 1.2 |
| Mar | 83,911 | 2.7 | 7.8 | 1.2 |
| Apr | 83,969 | 2.4 | 7.5 | 1.6 |
| May | 84,931 | 3.3 | 6.7 | 1.1 |
| Jun | 84,941 | 4.1 | 6.9 | 0.5 |
| Jul | 86,070 | 4.5 | 6.6 | 0.6 |
| Aug | 86,654 | 6.5 | 6.5 | -0.1 |
| Sep | 84,365 | 6.1 | 6.0 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 87,411 | 6.1 | 5.6 | -0.9 |
| Nov | 88,180 | 6.1 | 6.3 | -0.9 |
| Dec | 89,118 | 7.0 | 6.4 | -1.1 |
| 2003-Jan | 88,522 | 7.0 | 7.2 | -1.3 |
| Feb | 88,690 | 6.2 | 7.1 | -0.9 |
| Mar | 87,886 | 4.7 | 7.1 | -0.8 |
| Apr | 87,728 | 4.5 | 6.9 | -0.6 |
| May | 88,033 | 3.7 | 6.5 | -0.1 |
| Jun | 87,747 | 3.3 | 7.4 | 0.4 |
| Jul | 88,911 | 3.3 | 7.0 | 0.4 |
| Aug | 87,955 | 1.5 | 7.0 | 0.5 |
| Sep | 85,919 | 1.8 | 6.4 | 0.5 |
| Oct | 90,322 | 3.3 | 6.0 | 0.3 |
| Nov | 92,299 | 4.7 | 6.4 | 0.1 |
| Dec | 93,078 | 4.4 | 6.2 | -0.3 |
| 2004-Jan | 91,741 | 3.6 | 7.0 | -0.2 |
| Feb | 92,194 | 4.0 | 6.7 | -0.4 |
| Mar | 92,433 | 5.2 | 6.3 | -0.7 |
| Apr | 93,018 | 6.0 | 6.0 | -0.9 |
| May | 93,943 | 6.7 | 5.4 | -1.2 |
| Jun | 93,347 | 6.4 | 6.0 | -1.4 |
| Jul | 94,628 | 6.4 | 5.8 | -1.2 |
| Aug | 93,431 | 6.2 | 5.8 | -1.2 |
| Sep | 91,588 | 6.6 | 5.2 | -1.3 |
| Oct | 95,218 | 5.4 | 5.0 | -1.0 |
| Nov | 97,020 | 5.1 | 5.4 | -1.0 |
| Dec | 97,544 | 4.8 | 5.4 | -0.7 |
| 2005-Jan | 96,293 | 5.0 | 6.1 | -1.0 |
| Feb | 96,944 | 5.2 | 6.0 | -0.8 |
| Mar | 97,167 | 5.1 | 5.3 | -1.0 |
| Apr | 97,589 | 4.9 | 5.2 | -0.8 |
| May | 97,784 | 4.1 | 4.8 | -0.6 |
| Jun | 97,399 | 4.3 | 5.2 | -0.8 |
| Jul | 98,141 | 3.7 | 5.1 | -0.8 |
| Aug | 97,242 | 4.1 | 4.8 | -0.9 |
| Sep | 94,831 | 3.5 | 4.6 | -0.6 |
| Oct | 99,185 | 4.2 | 4.2 | -0.8 |
| Nov | 99,925 | 3.0 | 4.7 | -0.6 |
| Dec | 99,972 | 2.5 | 4.4 | -1.0 |
| 2006-Jan | 98,120 | 1.9 | 4.9 | -1.2 |
| Feb | 98,003 | 1.1 | 5.1 | -0.9 |
| Mar | 97,915 | 0.8 | 4.5 | -0.8 |
| Apr | 98,023 | 0.4 | 4.6 | -0.6 |
| May | 97,608 | -0.2 | 4.4 | -0.4 |
| Jun | 97,893 | 0.5 | 4.7 | -0.4 |
| Jul | 98,289 | 0.2 | 4.8 | -0.3 |
| Aug | 97,845 | 0.6 | 4.5 | -0.3 |
| Sep | 96,320 | 1.6 | 4.2 | -0.4 |
| Oct | 99,829 | 0.6 | 3.8 | -0.5 |
| Nov | 101,191 | 1.3 | 4.3 | -0.4 |
| Dec | 101,420 | 1.4 | 4.3 | -0.1 |
| 2007-Jan | 99,558 | 1.5 | 5.1 | 0.2 |
| Feb | 100,799 | 2.9 | 4.6 | -0.5 |
| Mar | 101,355 | 3.5 | 4.1 | -0.5 |
| Apr | 100,771 | 2.8 | 4.1 | -0.5 |
| May | 101,376 | 3.9 | 3.9 | -0.5 |
| Jun | 100,754 | 2.9 | 4.2 | -0.5 |
| Jul | 102,175 | 4.0 | 4.4 | -0.4 |
| Aug | 101,329 | 3.6 | 4.0 | -0.5 |
| Sep | 100,732 | 4.6 | 3.9 | -0.3 |
| Oct | 103,684 | 3.9 | 3.7 | -0.1 |
| Nov | 104,786 | 3.6 | 4.0 | -0.3 |
| Dec | 104,267 | 2.8 | 4.1 | -0.3 |
| 2008-Jan | 103,525 | 4.0 | 4.9 | -0.2 |
| Feb | 103,483 | 2.7 | 5.1 | 0.4 |
| Mar | 104,409 | 3.0 | 5.1 | 1.0 |
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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