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Unemployment Rate in Kitsap County at 4.3% (November, 1999)
Washington's unemployment rate was 4.0% as of November 1999, underscoring very tight
labor markets in many parts of the state. Unemployment in Kitsap County was 4.3%.
In Kitsap, 4,000 residents out of a total labor force of 92,200 were unemployed. Seasonal cutbacks take place in many resource-based industries, construction and tourism, as fall weather set in. However, this year the seasonal pull-back was less than normal. Total non-farm wage and salary employment increased by 10,800 workers, far ahead of the 7,700 increase in November 1998.
Wholesale and retail trade were particularly strong, with pre-Christmas hiring of 8,700 people, according to the Washington State Employment Security Department. Seasonal hiring in public and private education added 6,700 workers, and gains also were posted in business services and health care. Construction employment dropped 4,700, manufacturing payrolls fell 3,300 and jobs in aircraft and parts dropped 800. Lodging, amusement and eating places also posted losses. The Seattle-Bellevue-Everett area had an unemployment rate of only 2.9 percent for November 1999.
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