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Insights into Long-Term Unemployment in Northwest Workforce

A study on long-term unemployed individuals in Island, San Juan, Skagit, and Whatcom Counties, focusing on demographics such as gender, age, education levels, and industry employment. Explore the challenges and trends of those who have not returned to work. Contact Regional Labor Economist, Anneliese Vance-Sherman, for more information.

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Insights into Long-Term Unemployment in Northwest Workforce

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  1. A snapshot of the long-term unemployed Northwest Workforce Council March 26, 2014 Anneliese Vance-Sherman, Ph.D., Labor Market and Performance Analysis

  2. Definitions and parameters • 2012 Workforce • 2012 Longitudinal Employment Database (US Census) • Long-term unemployed • UI exhaustees who had not returned to work as of March 1, 2014 • Geography: WDA 3 • Island, San Juan, Skagit, and Whatcom Counties

  3. Gender • A higher proportion of the long-term unemployed are male than the workforce as a whole Source: Employment Security Department / LMPA; UI Research and US Census Bureau; LED

  4. Age • Youth make up a small portion of the long-term unemployed by this measure • Older workers are more likely to be among the long-term unemployed Source: Employment Security Department / LMPA; UI Research and US Census Bureau; LED

  5. Education level • Long term unemployed tend to have lower levels of education overall compared to the employed workforce.

  6. Share of Industry Employment Source: Employment Security Department / LMPA; UI Research and US Census Bureau; LED

  7. Shifting industry employment

  8. Thank you Anneliese Vance-Sherman, Ph.D. Regional Labor Economist avancesherman@esd.wa.gov 425-258-6315 Esd.wa.gov/employmentdata

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