Washington Business 2018 AWB Rural Jobs Outlook

Rural Jobs Outlook Whatcom 6.0% San Juan 4.8% Skagit 6.8% Island 6.0% Clallam 7.9% Okanogan 6.9% Ferry 10.8% Pend Oreille 9.1% Stevens 8.6% Snohomish 4.4% Chelan 5.9% Jefferson 7.3% Grays Harbor Mason 7.8% 8.7% Kitsap 5.8% Pierce 6.3% Thurston 5.8% Pacific 8.3% Wahkiakum 9.0% King 3.9% Lewis 8.1% Cowlitz 7.5% Clark 6.3% Kittitas 6.0% Yakima 8.0% Skamania 7.2% Klickitat 7.1% Urban vs. Rural Urban vs. Rural counties and 2016 annual average unemployment rates, not seasonally adjusted Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics Douglas 7.1% Lincoln 5.7% Grant 7.4% Adams 6.8% Franklin 7.8% Benton 6.5% Walla Walla 5.6% Spokane 6.3% Whitman 5.1% Garfield 6.0% Columbia 6.8% Asotin 5.1%

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