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Labor Force/Employment

 

Tri-Cities MSA Labor Force - February 2011

Labor Force 131,930
Employment 120,680
Unemployment 11,250
Unemployment Rate 8.5%

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Labor Force by County - February 2011

  Benton County Franklin County Washington State
Labor Force 94,230 37,700 3,490,870
Employment 86,760 33,920 3,149,000
Unemployment 7,470 3,780 341,870
Unemployment Rate 7.9% 10.0% 9.8%

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Historical Unemployment 

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2008 6.4 5.9 5.2 4.7 4.9 4.8 5.0 4.9 4.4 4.7 5.7 6.7
2009 8.2 8.1 8.1 7.1 6.7 6.7 6.4 6.7 6.0 6.1 7.1 8.1
2010 8.8 9.0 8.2 6.9 7.0 6.3 6.5 6.6 6.1  5.9 6.9 7.8 
2011 8.8 8.5                    

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Non-Agricultural Employment - February 2011

  Employees
Total Nonfarm 98,500
     Goods Producing 12,700
          Construction 5,700
          Manufacturing 7,000
     Services Providing 85,800
          Private Services 67,700
          Trade, Transportation, Utilities 15,200
          Financial Services 3,700
          Government 18,100

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Employment and Business 

  1990 Census 2000 Census 2010 Estimate 2015 Projection
Age 16+ Population 107,959 139,360 183,257 205,507
In Labor Force 67.5% 66.4% 66.0% 66.0%
Employed 93.2% 92.7% 90.4% 93.2%
Unemployed 6.6% 7.2% 9.5% 6.7%
In Armed Forces 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1%
Not in Labor Force 32.5% 33.6% 34.0% 34.0%
Number of Employees (Daytime Pop)     89,759  
Number of Establishments     7,402  
Emp in Blue Collar Occupations   42.0%    
Emp in White Collar Occupations   58.0%    

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Educational Attainment

  1990 Census 2000 Census 2010 Estimate 2015 Projection
Age 25+ Population 90,008 114,827 152,410 171,096
Grade 5-8 8.9% 7.0% 9.5% 9.3%
Grade 9-12 10.8% 10.6% 8.1% 7.1%
Highschool Graduate 27.8% 23.9% 28.1% 30.2%
Some College, No Degree 22.9% 23.9% 22.4% 21.7%
Associates Degree 8.5% 8.9% 8.6% 8.5%
Bachelor's Degree 14.2%  14.7%  14.4% 14.3% 
Graduate Degree 6.8%  8.6%  8.8% 8.9% 
No Schooling Completed   2.3%    

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