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| | | | Seventeen Counties on Distressed Areas List for 2004 | | | | | | | 4/12/2004 | | | The Distressed Areas List identifies all counties with three year average unemployment rates equal to or greater than 120 percent of the statewide unemployment rate. Of the nineteen counties on last year's distressed areas list, sixteen remain on this year's list. Clark County has been added while Douglas, Clallam and Mason counties dropped from the current list.
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| Three Year Average Unemployment |
| Rates Used To Determine Distressed Areas 1 |
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Three Year Average
Unemployment Rate
(Jan 01-Dec 03) |
Distressed Area:
Unemployment Rate Greater
Than or Equal to |
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Washington State |
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7.1 |
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8.5 |
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Adams County |
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10.1 |
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Adams |
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Asotin County |
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5.5 |
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Benton County |
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6.7 |
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Chelan County |
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9.1 |
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Chelan |
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Clallam County |
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7.5 |
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Clark County |
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8.7 |
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Clark |
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Columbia County |
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10.8 |
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Columbia |
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Cowlitz County |
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11.0 |
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Cowlitz |
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Douglas County |
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8.1 |
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Ferry County |
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14.2 |
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Ferry |
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Franklin County |
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9.1 |
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Franklin |
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Garfield County |
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4.2 |
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Grant County |
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9.7 |
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Grant |
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Grays Harbor County |
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9.9 |
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Grays Harbor |
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Island County |
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6.0 |
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Jefferson County |
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6.2 |
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King County |
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6.1 |
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Kitsap County |
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6.2 |
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Kittitas County |
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6.8 |
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Klickitat County |
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14.8 |
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Klickitat |
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Lewis County |
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9.1 |
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Lewis |
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Lincoln County |
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5.5 |
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Mason County |
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7.9 |
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Okanogan County |
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10.5 |
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Okanogan |
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Pacific County |
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8.8 |
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Pacific |
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Pend Oreille County |
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9.9 |
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Pend Oreille |
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Pierce County |
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7.2 |
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San Juan County |
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4.4 |
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Skagit County |
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7.6 |
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Skamania County |
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11.2 |
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Skamania |
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Snohomish County |
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7.0 |
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Spokane County |
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6.7 |
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Stevens County |
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10.1 |
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Stevens |
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Thurston County |
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5.7 |
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Wahkiakum County |
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7.6 |
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Walla Walla County |
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6.2 |
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Whatcom County |
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6.3 |
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Whitman County |
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2.5 |
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Yakima County |
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10.8 |
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Yakima |
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| 1 Prepared in cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics. |
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| Washington State Employment Security Department benchmark: 2003 |
| Labor Market and Economic Analysis Branch |
| April 1, 2004 | |
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| Not At All 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - Highly | | Average Ratings: 2.85, Total 2433 Votes |
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