Yakima, WA
MSA Employment
| Date |
Employment |
Unemployment |
| Total |
% Change
Year Ago |
Rate |
Unit Change
Year Ago |
| 1990 | 92,166 | - | 10.7 | - |
| 1991 | 89,521 | -2.9 | 12.4 | 1.7 |
| 1992 | 93,540 | 4.5 | 13.1 | 0.7 |
| 1993 | 95,713 | 2.3 | 13.6 | 0.5 |
| 1994 | 98,605 | 3.0 | 12.0 | -1.6 |
| 1995 | 100,122 | 1.5 | 12.2 | 0.1 |
| 1996 | 101,802 | 1.7 | 11.7 | -0.5 |
| 1997 | 105,270 | 3.4 | 9.2 | -2.5 |
| 1998 | 107,004 | 1.6 | 9.1 | -0.1 |
| 1999 | 104,570 | -2.3 | 9.4 | 0.2 |
| 2000 | 104,388 | -0.2 | 7.6 | -1.7 |
| 2001 | 99,293 | -4.9 | 9.4 | 1.8 |
| 2002 | 101,747 | 2.5 | 9.6 | 0.2 |
| 2003 | 103,409 | 1.6 | 9.6 | -0.1 |
| 2004 | 106,621 | 3.1 | 8.5 | -1.1 |
| 2005 | 109,071 | 2.3 | 7.4 | -1.1 |
| 2006 | 110,609 | 1.4 | 6.8 | -0.6 |
| 2007 | 112,180 | 1.4 | 6.3 | -0.6 |
| Monthly Data |
| 1995-Jan | 89,505 | 1.4 | 16.4 | -0.4 |
| Feb | 91,214 | 3.4 | 15.7 | -1.5 |
| Mar | 93,391 | 4.5 | 14.2 | -1.3 |
| Apr | 95,744 | 2.4 | 13.1 | 0.2 |
| May | 98,682 | 1.4 | 11.5 | 0.8 |
| Jun | 111,322 | -0.2 | 10.2 | 0.8 |
| Jul | 107,880 | 4.8 | 10.2 | -0.4 |
| Aug | 105,663 | -0.3 | 12.0 | 1.3 |
| Sep | 112,164 | -1.2 | 8.3 | 0.8 |
| Oct | 109,998 | 1.9 | 8.2 | -0.3 |
| Nov | 93,158 | 0.6 | 13.6 | 0.8 |
| Dec | 92,742 | 0.7 | 14.1 | 0.4 |
| 1996-Jan | 89,833 | 0.4 | 16.8 | 0.4 |
| Feb | 90,859 | -0.4 | 16.0 | 0.4 |
| Mar | 93,469 | 0.1 | 14.8 | 0.6 |
| Apr | 97,715 | 2.1 | 12.6 | -0.5 |
| May | 100,893 | 2.2 | 11.7 | 0.2 |
| Jun | 109,941 | -1.2 | 10.5 | 0.2 |
| Jul | 112,935 | 4.7 | 9.6 | -0.6 |
| Aug | 106,162 | 0.5 | 10.6 | -1.4 |
| Sep | 112,443 | 0.2 | 7.9 | -0.5 |
| Oct | 118,029 | 7.3 | 7.1 | -1.0 |
| Nov | 95,884 | 2.9 | 11.6 | -2.1 |
| Dec | 93,463 | 0.8 | 13.0 | -1.1 |
| 1997-Jan | 92,388 | 2.8 | 14.4 | -2.4 |
| Feb | 95,146 | 4.7 | 13.3 | -2.7 |
| Mar | 98,104 | 5.0 | 11.6 | -3.2 |
| Apr | 99,587 | 1.9 | 10.6 | -2.0 |
| May | 104,650 | 3.7 | 8.2 | -3.5 |
| Jun | 116,730 | 6.2 | 7.9 | -2.5 |
| Jul | 113,651 | 0.6 | 7.4 | -2.3 |
| Aug | 110,853 | 4.4 | 7.3 | -3.3 |
| Sep | 115,595 | 2.8 | 6.1 | -1.8 |
| Oct | 116,843 | -1.0 | 5.7 | -1.5 |
| Nov | 100,702 | 5.0 | 9.0 | -2.6 |
| Dec | 98,992 | 5.9 | 10.6 | -2.4 |
| 1998-Jan | 94,708 | 2.5 | 13.4 | -1.0 |
| Feb | 96,490 | 1.4 | 12.4 | -1.0 |
| Mar | 98,946 | 0.9 | 11.6 | 0.1 |
| Apr | 101,457 | 1.9 | 9.2 | -1.4 |
| May | 107,723 | 2.9 | 7.7 | -0.5 |
| Jun | 116,462 | -0.2 | 7.9 | -0.1 |
| Jul | 115,812 | 1.9 | 7.5 | 0.1 |
| Aug | 113,012 | 1.9 | 8.1 | 0.8 |
| Sep | 117,436 | 1.6 | 6.4 | 0.3 |
| Oct | 120,376 | 3.0 | 5.9 | 0.2 |
| Nov | 102,454 | 1.7 | 9.7 | 0.7 |
| Dec | 99,174 | 0.2 | 11.1 | 0.5 |
| 1999-Jan | 97,415 | 2.9 | 12.9 | -0.5 |
| Feb | 97,923 | 1.5 | 12.7 | 0.3 |
| Mar | 99,880 | 0.9 | 11.3 | -0.3 |
| Apr | 101,137 | -0.3 | 10.2 | 1.0 |
| May | 103,477 | -3.9 | 8.8 | 1.1 |
| Jun | 109,104 | -6.3 | 9.3 | 1.5 |
| Jul | 115,948 | 0.1 | 7.7 | 0.2 |
| Aug | 107,980 | -4.5 | 8.8 | 0.7 |
| Sep | 112,686 | -4.0 | 6.2 | -0.2 |
| Oct | 114,955 | -4.5 | 5.9 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 98,584 | -3.8 | 9.0 | -0.7 |
| Dec | 95,750 | -3.5 | 10.3 | -0.8 |
| 2000-Jan | 96,106 | -1.3 | 10.4 | -2.5 |
| Feb | 96,613 | -1.3 | 10.3 | -2.3 |
| Mar | 98,999 | -0.9 | 9.4 | -1.9 |
| Apr | 100,947 | -0.2 | 7.9 | -2.3 |
| May | 102,771 | -0.7 | 7.1 | -1.7 |
| Jun | 113,732 | 4.2 | 6.2 | -3.1 |
| Jul | 112,832 | -2.7 | 6.4 | -1.3 |
| Aug | 109,451 | 1.4 | 7.1 | -1.7 |
| Sep | 112,576 | -0.1 | 4.9 | -1.3 |
| Oct | 114,416 | -0.5 | 4.8 | -1.1 |
| Nov | 98,635 | 0.1 | 8.5 | -0.5 |
| Dec | 95,576 | -0.2 | 9.5 | -0.7 |
| 2001-Jan | 93,216 | -3.0 | 11.7 | 1.3 |
| Feb | 93,198 | -3.5 | 11.8 | 1.5 |
| Mar | 94,197 | -4.9 | 11.1 | 1.7 |
| Apr | 94,798 | -6.1 | 10.0 | 2.2 |
| May | 97,929 | -4.7 | 8.4 | 1.3 |
| Jun | 106,466 | -6.4 | 8.1 | 1.9 |
| Jul | 108,060 | -4.2 | 7.3 | 1.0 |
| Aug | 102,810 | -6.1 | 8.6 | 1.5 |
| Sep | 108,313 | -3.8 | 6.3 | 1.5 |
| Oct | 108,720 | -5.0 | 6.7 | 1.9 |
| Nov | 92,999 | -5.7 | 11.2 | 2.6 |
| Dec | 90,805 | -5.0 | 12.8 | 3.3 |
| 2002-Jan | 90,875 | -2.5 | 14.0 | 2.2 |
| Feb | 93,148 | -0.1 | 12.1 | 0.3 |
| Mar | 94,975 | 0.8 | 11.8 | 0.7 |
| Apr | 96,751 | 2.1 | 10.9 | 0.9 |
| May | 99,135 | 1.2 | 9.3 | 0.9 |
| Jun | 106,603 | 0.1 | 8.6 | 0.5 |
| Jul | 111,292 | 3.0 | 8.0 | 0.7 |
| Aug | 106,065 | 3.2 | 9.0 | 0.4 |
| Sep | 113,389 | 4.7 | 6.2 | -0.2 |
| Oct | 113,796 | 4.7 | 5.9 | -0.8 |
| Nov | 98,595 | 6.0 | 9.9 | -1.2 |
| Dec | 96,343 | 6.1 | 11.5 | -1.4 |
| 2003-Jan | 96,140 | 5.8 | 12.1 | -1.8 |
| Feb | 97,296 | 4.5 | 11.5 | -0.7 |
| Mar | 98,149 | 3.3 | 10.4 | -1.4 |
| Apr | 98,787 | 2.1 | 10.5 | -0.4 |
| May | 100,803 | 1.7 | 9.0 | -0.3 |
| Jun | 111,027 | 4.1 | 8.8 | 0.2 |
| Jul | 110,584 | -0.6 | 8.6 | 0.6 |
| Aug | 107,079 | 1.0 | 9.1 | 0.2 |
| Sep | 112,410 | -0.9 | 6.8 | 0.6 |
| Oct | 110,975 | -2.5 | 6.9 | 1.0 |
| Nov | 99,053 | 0.5 | 10.6 | 0.7 |
| Dec | 98,605 | 2.3 | 11.5 | 0.0 |
| 2004-Jan | 96,486 | 0.4 | 12.9 | 0.8 |
| Feb | 99,016 | 1.8 | 11.4 | -0.1 |
| Mar | 101,056 | 3.0 | 10.3 | -0.1 |
| Apr | 103,284 | 4.6 | 8.9 | -1.6 |
| May | 104,038 | 3.2 | 8.2 | -0.8 |
| Jun | 117,840 | 6.1 | 7.3 | -1.5 |
| Jul | 113,836 | 2.9 | 7.4 | -1.2 |
| Aug | 110,668 | 3.4 | 7.4 | -1.7 |
| Sep | 114,695 | 2.0 | 5.5 | -1.3 |
| Oct | 115,914 | 4.5 | 5.5 | -1.5 |
| Nov | 101,771 | 2.7 | 8.5 | -2.1 |
| Dec | 100,851 | 2.3 | 9.8 | -1.8 |
| 2005-Jan | 100,317 | 4.0 | 10.5 | -2.4 |
| Feb | 102,042 | 3.1 | 9.9 | -1.5 |
| Mar | 104,411 | 3.3 | 8.3 | -2.0 |
| Apr | 105,135 | 1.8 | 7.8 | -1.2 |
| May | 107,168 | 3.0 | 6.8 | -1.4 |
| Jun | 119,574 | 1.5 | 5.8 | -1.5 |
| Jul | 115,492 | 1.5 | 6.6 | -0.8 |
| Aug | 113,049 | 2.2 | 7.1 | -0.3 |
| Sep | 117,974 | 2.9 | 5.2 | -0.3 |
| Oct | 118,305 | 2.1 | 5.0 | -0.4 |
| Nov | 104,247 | 2.4 | 7.8 | -0.7 |
| Dec | 101,132 | 0.3 | 9.1 | -0.7 |
| 2006-Jan | 102,027 | 1.7 | 9.5 | -1.0 |
| Feb | 103,768 | 1.7 | 8.6 | -1.3 |
| Mar | 105,290 | 0.8 | 7.6 | -0.7 |
| Apr | 105,483 | 0.3 | 7.1 | -0.6 |
| May | 106,697 | -0.4 | 6.6 | -0.2 |
| Jun | 119,071 | -0.4 | 5.8 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 120,557 | 4.4 | 5.8 | -0.8 |
| Aug | 114,539 | 1.3 | 6.6 | -0.4 |
| Sep | 119,367 | 1.2 | 4.8 | -0.3 |
| Oct | 119,406 | 0.9 | 4.5 | -0.5 |
| Nov | 106,248 | 1.9 | 7.3 | -0.5 |
| Dec | 104,853 | 3.7 | 8.4 | -0.7 |
| 2007-Jan | 104,242 | 2.2 | 9.0 | -0.5 |
| Feb | 105,847 | 2.0 | 8.1 | -0.5 |
| Mar | 107,895 | 2.5 | 6.9 | -0.6 |
| Apr | 107,967 | 2.4 | 6.1 | -1.0 |
| May | 109,640 | 2.8 | 5.8 | -0.8 |
| Jun | 119,197 | 0.1 | 5.2 | -0.5 |
| Jul | 119,546 | -0.8 | 5.5 | -0.3 |
| Aug | 115,600 | 0.9 | 5.7 | -0.9 |
| Sep | 120,773 | 1.2 | 4.4 | -0.4 |
| Oct | 120,531 | 0.9 | 4.2 | -0.3 |
| Nov | 108,081 | 1.7 | 6.8 | -0.5 |
| Dec | 106,843 | 1.9 | 7.9 | -0.5 |
| 2008-Jan | 106,816 | 2.5 | 8.7 | -0.3 |
| Feb | 108,718 | 2.7 | 8.2 | 0.1 |
| Mar | 110,506 | 2.4 | 7.7 | 0.8 |
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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