Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA MSA Employment
| Date |
Employment |
Unemployment |
| Total |
% Change Year Ago |
Rate |
Unit Change Year Ago |
| 1990 | 36,911 | - | 6.7 | - |
| 1991 | 37,117 | 0.6 | 8.3 | 1.6 |
| 1992 | 37,674 | 1.5 | 9.9 | 1.6 |
| 1993 | 38,839 | 3.1 | 10.6 | 0.7 |
| 1994 | 42,905 | 10.5 | 9.4 | -1.2 |
| 1995 | 44,809 | 4.4 | 8.5 | -0.9 |
| 1996 | 43,265 | -3.4 | 8.3 | -0.2 |
| 1997 | 45,285 | 4.7 | 6.6 | -1.8 |
| 1998 | 46,053 | 1.7 | 6.2 | -0.4 |
| 1999 | 49,283 | 7.0 | 5.9 | -0.3 |
| 2000 | 48,909 | -0.8 | 5.8 | -0.1 |
| 2001 | 47,631 | -2.6 | 7.1 | 1.3 |
| 2002 | 48,345 | 1.5 | 8.3 | 1.2 |
| 2003 | 49,374 | 2.1 | 8.2 | -0.1 |
| 2004 | 51,510 | 4.3 | 6.9 | -1.2 |
| 2005 | 53,099 | 3.1 | 5.9 | -1.0 |
| 2006 | 53,706 | 1.1 | 5.2 | -0.8 |
| 2007 | 55,100 | 2.6 | 4.7 | -0.4 |
| Monthly Data |
| 1995-Jan | 40,950 | 4.6 | 11.2 | -1.3 |
| Feb | 41,911 | 3.8 | 10.8 | -1.2 |
| Mar | 43,613 | 5.6 | 9.4 | -1.5 |
| Apr | 43,154 | 5.4 | 9.1 | -1.2 |
| May | 43,254 | 6.4 | 8.3 | -0.9 |
| Jun | 45,259 | 4.6 | 8.1 | -1.1 |
| Jul | 49,961 | 4.7 | 7.1 | -0.8 |
| Aug | 49,476 | 3.0 | 7.0 | -0.9 |
| Sep | 47,296 | 4.4 | 6.4 | -0.8 |
| Oct | 44,782 | 2.3 | 7.7 | -0.1 |
| Nov | 44,273 | 3.6 | 8.8 | -0.3 |
| Dec | 43,773 | 5.3 | 9.2 | -0.4 |
| 1996-Jan | 40,600 | -0.9 | 11.6 | 0.4 |
| Feb | 40,836 | -2.6 | 10.7 | -0.1 |
| Mar | 41,905 | -3.9 | 9.7 | 0.4 |
| Apr | 41,984 | -2.7 | 8.7 | -0.4 |
| May | 42,066 | -2.7 | 8.7 | 0.4 |
| Jun | 42,968 | -5.1 | 8.0 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 46,586 | -6.8 | 7.2 | 0.1 |
| Aug | 46,901 | -5.2 | 6.7 | -0.3 |
| Sep | 44,999 | -4.9 | 6.3 | -0.1 |
| Oct | 43,579 | -2.7 | 6.9 | -0.8 |
| Nov | 43,533 | -1.7 | 7.8 | -1.0 |
| Dec | 43,223 | -1.3 | 8.1 | -1.1 |
| 1997-Jan | 42,299 | 4.2 | 8.8 | -2.8 |
| Feb | 42,831 | 4.9 | 8.2 | -2.5 |
| Mar | 43,800 | 4.5 | 7.9 | -1.8 |
| Apr | 44,120 | 5.1 | 6.6 | -2.1 |
| May | 44,602 | 6.0 | 6.1 | -2.6 |
| Jun | 44,922 | 4.5 | 6.7 | -1.3 |
| Jul | 48,922 | 5.0 | 5.7 | -1.5 |
| Aug | 48,537 | 3.5 | 6.0 | -0.7 |
| Sep | 46,881 | 4.2 | 5.3 | -1.1 |
| Oct | 45,546 | 4.5 | 5.3 | -1.5 |
| Nov | 45,686 | 4.9 | 5.9 | -1.9 |
| Dec | 45,270 | 4.7 | 6.4 | -1.7 |
| 1998-Jan | 43,506 | 2.9 | 8.0 | -0.8 |
| Feb | 43,698 | 2.0 | 7.6 | -0.6 |
| Mar | 44,172 | 0.8 | 7.4 | -0.5 |
| Apr | 44,844 | 1.6 | 5.8 | -0.9 |
| May | 45,189 | 1.3 | 5.3 | -0.8 |
| Jun | 45,736 | 1.8 | 6.0 | -0.7 |
| Jul | 48,846 | -0.2 | 5.3 | -0.4 |
| Aug | 49,117 | 1.2 | 5.3 | -0.7 |
| Sep | 47,872 | 2.1 | 5.2 | -0.1 |
| Oct | 46,327 | 1.7 | 5.6 | 0.3 |
| Nov | 46,550 | 1.9 | 6.1 | 0.2 |
| Dec | 46,779 | 3.3 | 6.6 | 0.1 |
| 1999-Jan | 47,432 | 9.0 | 7.3 | -0.7 |
| Feb | 47,222 | 8.1 | 7.5 | -0.1 |
| Mar | 48,019 | 8.7 | 6.2 | -1.2 |
| Apr | 48,401 | 7.9 | 5.8 | 0.0 |
| May | 48,346 | 7.0 | 5.6 | 0.3 |
| Jun | 49,273 | 7.7 | 6.0 | 0.1 |
| Jul | 51,440 | 5.3 | 5.7 | 0.4 |
| Aug | 52,165 | 6.2 | 5.5 | 0.1 |
| Sep | 51,475 | 7.5 | 4.8 | -0.4 |
| Oct | 49,908 | 7.7 | 4.9 | -0.7 |
| Nov | 49,096 | 5.5 | 5.6 | -0.5 |
| Dec | 48,616 | 3.9 | 6.0 | -0.6 |
| 2000-Jan | 48,171 | 1.6 | 6.8 | -0.5 |
| Feb | 48,123 | 1.9 | 6.8 | -0.8 |
| Mar | 48,302 | 0.6 | 6.5 | 0.4 |
| Apr | 48,309 | -0.2 | 5.8 | 0.0 |
| May | 48,253 | -0.2 | 5.6 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 48,772 | -1.0 | 5.9 | -0.1 |
| Jul | 50,719 | -1.4 | 5.4 | -0.3 |
| Aug | 50,964 | -2.3 | 5.4 | -0.1 |
| Sep | 50,184 | -2.5 | 4.7 | -0.1 |
| Oct | 48,550 | -2.7 | 4.9 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 48,055 | -2.1 | 5.9 | 0.3 |
| Dec | 48,507 | -0.2 | 6.0 | 0.0 |
| 2001-Jan | 47,513 | -1.4 | 7.4 | 0.6 |
| Feb | 46,873 | -2.6 | 7.9 | 1.1 |
| Mar | 47,295 | -2.1 | 7.4 | 0.9 |
| Apr | 47,487 | -1.7 | 6.6 | 0.8 |
| May | 47,294 | -2.0 | 6.1 | 0.6 |
| Jun | 47,214 | -3.2 | 6.8 | 0.9 |
| Jul | 49,496 | -2.4 | 6.0 | 0.7 |
| Aug | 49,672 | -2.5 | 6.6 | 1.2 |
| Sep | 47,981 | -4.4 | 6.0 | 1.3 |
| Oct | 47,417 | -2.3 | 7.1 | 2.2 |
| Nov | 46,757 | -2.7 | 8.5 | 2.6 |
| Dec | 46,572 | -4.0 | 8.9 | 2.9 |
| 2002-Jan | 46,087 | -3.0 | 10.0 | 2.5 |
| Feb | 47,194 | 0.7 | 9.4 | 1.6 |
| Mar | 47,451 | 0.3 | 9.1 | 1.7 |
| Apr | 47,235 | -0.5 | 8.9 | 2.3 |
| May | 47,794 | 1.1 | 7.9 | 1.7 |
| Jun | 48,005 | 1.7 | 8.3 | 1.6 |
| Jul | 50,263 | 1.5 | 7.7 | 1.7 |
| Aug | 51,015 | 2.7 | 7.6 | 1.0 |
| Sep | 49,875 | 3.9 | 6.9 | 0.9 |
| Oct | 48,995 | 3.3 | 7.0 | -0.1 |
| Nov | 48,266 | 3.2 | 8.0 | -0.5 |
| Dec | 47,961 | 3.0 | 8.4 | -0.5 |
| 2003-Jan | 48,013 | 4.2 | 9.1 | -0.9 |
| Feb | 48,192 | 2.1 | 8.9 | -0.5 |
| Mar | 48,168 | 1.5 | 8.6 | -0.5 |
| Apr | 48,403 | 2.5 | 8.4 | -0.6 |
| May | 48,529 | 1.5 | 7.9 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 48,940 | 1.9 | 8.6 | 0.2 |
| Jul | 51,713 | 2.9 | 7.9 | 0.2 |
| Aug | 51,207 | 0.4 | 8.0 | 0.4 |
| Sep | 50,120 | 0.5 | 7.3 | 0.4 |
| Oct | 50,026 | 2.1 | 7.2 | 0.2 |
| Nov | 49,795 | 3.2 | 8.0 | 0.0 |
| Dec | 49,377 | 3.0 | 8.1 | -0.3 |
| 2004-Jan | 49,205 | 2.5 | 9.0 | -0.1 |
| Feb | 49,705 | 3.1 | 8.5 | -0.5 |
| Mar | 50,248 | 4.3 | 7.8 | -0.9 |
| Apr | 50,559 | 4.5 | 7.2 | -1.2 |
| May | 50,773 | 4.6 | 6.4 | -1.5 |
| Jun | 51,751 | 5.7 | 6.9 | -1.7 |
| Jul | 53,389 | 3.2 | 6.4 | -1.4 |
| Aug | 53,470 | 4.4 | 6.3 | -1.6 |
| Sep | 52,638 | 5.0 | 5.6 | -1.7 |
| Oct | 52,162 | 4.3 | 5.8 | -1.4 |
| Nov | 52,074 | 4.6 | 6.6 | -1.4 |
| Dec | 52,151 | 5.6 | 6.9 | -1.3 |
| 2005-Jan | 51,145 | 3.9 | 7.7 | -1.3 |
| Feb | 51,750 | 4.1 | 7.2 | -1.2 |
| Mar | 52,133 | 3.8 | 6.3 | -1.5 |
| Apr | 52,355 | 3.6 | 6.2 | -1.0 |
| May | 52,510 | 3.4 | 5.7 | -0.7 |
| Jun | 53,019 | 2.5 | 5.9 | -1.0 |
| Jul | 54,741 | 2.5 | 5.7 | -0.8 |
| Aug | 54,943 | 2.8 | 5.5 | -0.9 |
| Sep | 54,010 | 2.6 | 4.9 | -0.6 |
| Oct | 54,142 | 3.8 | 4.8 | -1.0 |
| Nov | 53,364 | 2.5 | 5.8 | -0.8 |
| Dec | 53,073 | 1.8 | 5.6 | -1.2 |
| 2006-Jan | 52,601 | 2.8 | 6.1 | -1.6 |
| Feb | 52,486 | 1.4 | 6.2 | -1.0 |
| Mar | 53,018 | 1.7 | 5.3 | -1.0 |
| Apr | 53,193 | 1.6 | 5.3 | -0.9 |
| May | 53,124 | 1.2 | 5.0 | -0.7 |
| Jun | 53,880 | 1.6 | 5.3 | -0.6 |
| Jul | 55,257 | 0.9 | 5.1 | -0.6 |
| Aug | 55,359 | 0.8 | 5.0 | -0.5 |
| Sep | 53,614 | -0.7 | 4.6 | -0.3 |
| Oct | 54,092 | -0.1 | 4.1 | -0.6 |
| Nov | 53,771 | 0.8 | 5.0 | -0.8 |
| Dec | 54,081 | 1.9 | 5.0 | -0.7 |
| 2007-Jan | 53,508 | 1.7 | 5.9 | -0.1 |
| Feb | 54,027 | 2.9 | 5.4 | -0.8 |
| Mar | 54,646 | 3.1 | 4.7 | -0.7 |
| Apr | 54,308 | 2.1 | 4.6 | -0.7 |
| May | 54,639 | 2.9 | 4.5 | -0.5 |
| Jun | 54,700 | 1.5 | 4.6 | -0.7 |
| Jul | 56,001 | 1.3 | 4.7 | -0.4 |
| Aug | 56,423 | 1.9 | 4.4 | -0.6 |
| Sep | 56,322 | 5.1 | 4.1 | -0.5 |
| Oct | 55,775 | 3.1 | 4.1 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 55,622 | 3.4 | 4.8 | -0.3 |
| Dec | 55,231 | 2.1 | 5.0 | 0.0 |
| 2008-Jan | 55,386 | 3.5 | 5.7 | -0.2 |
| Feb | 55,261 | 2.3 | 5.9 | 0.6 |
| Mar | 55,950 | 2.4 | 5.9 | 1.2 |
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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