Washington County (Table 3-8)

In 2010 the civilian labor force of Washington County was comprised of 5,429 men and 4,725 women for a total of 10,154 persons in the force, an increase of 61.8 percent from 1980 (chart 3-22). The unemployment rate of the county in 1980 was 13.2 percent which remained steady in 1990 at 13.4 percent then experienced a significant decrease to 7.8 percent in 2000. The great recession caused a sharp increase in the unemployment rate to 13.7 percent in 2010 with 1,391 persons considered unemployed. Chart 3-23 provides a graphic depiction of the unemployment rates from 1980 through 2010.

	Source: 1980, 1990, 2000 Census and 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-yr Estimates
	Source: 1980, 1990, 2000 Census and 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-yr Estimates

In 2010, 48.1 percent of those counted in the civilian noninstitutional population were not in the civilian labor force. This number is down by 2 percent from 1980. Notably, the percentage of males not in the labor force has increased since 1980 by 12.1 percent compared to the number of females not in the labor force decreasing by 14.8 percent during the same period (chart 3-24).

	Source: 1980, 1990, 2000 Census and 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-yr Estimates