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Snohomish County Presented by Washington State Employment Security Department

Snohomish County Presented by Washington State Employment Security Department Labor Market and Economic Analysis Donna Thompson, Regional Economist March 20, 2009. Annual Average Nonfarm Jobs in Snohomish County. Source: Washington State Employment Security Department.

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Snohomish County Presented by Washington State Employment Security Department

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  1. Snohomish County Presented by Washington State Employment Security Department Labor Market and Economic Analysis Donna Thompson, Regional Economist March 20, 2009

  2. Annual AverageNonfarm Jobs in Snohomish County Source: Washington State Employment Security Department

  3. Nonfarm Jobs in Snohomish CountyMonthly Totals Source: Washington State Employment Security Department

  4. AA 2008 Industry EmploymentSnohomish County *subsector of previous sector Source: Washington State Employment Security Department

  5. Construction declines in 2008-2009 Source: Washington State Employment Security Department

  6. Population Growth in Snohomish County Source: Washington State Employment Security Department

  7. Annual Average Unemployment Rates1978-2008 Source: Washington State Employment Security Department

  8. The unemployment rate rose dramatically during the 4th quarter of 2008 and into 2009 Source: Washington State Employment Security Department

  9. Continued Claims4 week moving average thru Mar 9, 2009 Source: Department of Labor, Labor Market & Economic Analysis, ESD

  10. SOC TitleFeb-09 Jan-09 Feb-08 Carpenters 957 996 360 Construction Laborers 740 842 383 Truck Drivers 721 823 355 Helpers—Production 476 427 120 Operating Eng & Other Const Equip 431 553 293 Electricians 409 388 112 Assemblers & Fabricators 404 394 50 Customer Service Reps 306 280 10 Welders, Cutters, Solderers & Brazers 297 287 46 Sales Reps, Services, All Other 287 246 92 Top Ten Categoriesfor UI Claimants in February ‘09 Source: Washington State Employment Security Department

  11. Manufacturing and Unemployment In Snohomish County Source: Washington State Employment Security Department

  12. 2007 Annual Average Covered Employment and Wages Source: Washington State Employment Security Department

  13. What’s Going On Home Values   14% in January Gas Prices    Inflation   1.4% in February WaMu Chase   12,000??? Boeing    10,000??? Starbucks    6,500??? Microsoft    4,500??? Stock Market ??

  14. Now for a look at the national situation. Yikes!!!

  15. 1,000 one thousand 1,000,000 one million 1,000,000,000 one billion 1,000,000,000,000 one trillion 1,000,000,000,000,000 one quadrillion 1,000,000,000,000,000,000 one quintillion And so on ad infinitum. Which brings us to a little math review.

  16. Donna Thompson Regional Labor Economist WorkSource Everett 3201 Smith Ave Everett, WA 98201 425.258.6325 dthompson@esd.wa.gov

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