Washington | Health Care and Social Assistance vs. State Government Employment Structure & Performance by County

Employment by County

Percent of Total Employment, 2022

Health Care and Social Assistance vs. State Government
Washington Employment Distribution by County:

Percent of Total Employment, 2022

	More than 16%	16% to 14%	14% to 12%	12% to 10%	10% to 8%	8% to 6%	6% or Below	Suppressed or Undefined	Total
Health Care and Social Assistance	1	1	7	6	7	8	4	5	39
State Government	2	0	0	0	1	0	34	2	39

Health Care and Social Assistance vs. State Government
Employment Structure by County:
Washington, 2022

	Health Care and Social Assistance				State Government
County	Jobs	Percent of Total Jobs	1Location Quotient	Percent of State Sector Total	Jobs	Percent of Total Jobs	1Location Quotient	Percent of State Sector Total
Adams	927	8.8	0.8	0.2	74	0.7	0.3	0.0
Asotin	1,821	18.4	1.7	0.4	129	1.3	0.5	0.1
Benton	15,991	13.1	1.2	3.1	1,549	1.3	0.5	1.0
Chelan	7,487	13.1	1.2	1.5	1,089	1.9	0.8	0.7
Clallam	3,547	9.9	0.9	0.7	1,019	2.8	1.1	0.7
Clark	32,060	12.2	1.1	6.3	3,650	1.4	0.6	2.5
Columbia	S	S	U	S	50	2.0	0.8	0.0
Cowlitz	6,784	12.5	1.1	1.3	1,089	2.0	0.8	0.7
Douglas	1,136	6.3	0.6	0.2	185	1.0	0.4	0.1
Ferry	S	S	U	S	28	1.0	0.4	0.0
Franklin	3,983	8.5	0.8	0.8	1,625	3.5	1.4	1.1
Garfield	39	3.4	0.3	0.0	S	S	U	S
Grant	3,694	6.8	0.6	0.7	706	1.3	0.5	0.5
Grays Harbor	3,363	10.4	0.9	0.7	1,175	3.6	1.5	0.8
Island	2,699	6.8	0.6	0.5	186	0.5	0.2	0.1
Jefferson	1,202	7.6	0.7	0.2	251	1.6	0.6	0.2
King	181,230	9.4	0.9	35.5	59,725	3.1	1.3	40.2
Kitsap	14,317	10.5	0.9	2.8	1,844	1.3	0.5	1.2
Kittitas	1,578	6.3	0.6	0.3	2,263	9.1	3.7	1.5
Klickitat	578	4.9	0.4	0.1	137	1.2	0.5	0.1
Lewis	4,563	11.8	1.1	0.9	993	2.6	1.0	0.7
Lincoln	S	S	U	S	41	0.8	0.3	0.0
Mason	1,523	6.8	0.6	0.3	1,003	4.5	1.8	0.7
Okanogan	1,930	8.2	0.7	0.4	322	1.4	0.5	0.2
Pacific	682	6.6	0.6	0.1	150	1.4	0.6	0.1
Pend Oreille	S	S	U	S	39	0.8	0.3	0.0
Pierce	60,169	12.4	1.1	11.8	10,852	2.2	0.9	7.3
San Juan	640	5.3	0.5	0.1	75	0.6	0.3	0.1
Skagit	6,169	8.5	0.8	1.2	1,384	1.9	0.8	0.9
Skamania	206	5.2	0.5	0.0	27	0.7	0.3	0.0
Snohomish	40,987	10.0	0.9	8.0	4,774	1.2	0.5	3.2
Spokane	49,476	14.8	1.3	9.7	9,543	2.9	1.2	6.4
Stevens	2,184	11.8	1.1	0.4	273	1.5	0.6	0.2
Thurston	18,676	11.2	1.0	3.7	27,459	16.5	6.6	18.5
Wahkiakum	S	S	U	S	S	S	U	S
Walla Walla	4,877	12.6	1.1	1.0	1,672	4.3	1.7	1.1
Whatcom	14,747	11.0	1.0	2.9	3,533	2.6	1.1	2.4
Whitman	1,946	7.0	0.6	0.4	6,880	24.8	10.0	4.6
Yakima	19,265	13.6	1.2	3.8	2,672	1.9	0.8	1.8

Washington	511,226	10.6	1.0	100.0	148,497	3.1	1.2	100.0
Metropolitan	481,565	10.9	1.0	94.2	133,074	3.0	1.2	89.6
Nonmetropolitan	29,661	7.8	0.7	5.8	15,423	4.1	1.6	10.4

United States	23,545,500	11.1	1.0		5,279,000	2.5	1.0
Metropolitan U.S.	21,218,213	11.3	1.0		4,573,970	2.4	1.0
Nonmetropolitan U.S.	2,327,287	9.6	0.9		705,030	2.9	1.2

1 Ratio of the share of earninngs in a given industry locally to the corresponding industry share nationwide.

S Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information.

U (Undefined) Insufficient Data Available.

Source: Calculations by the Washington Regional Economic Analysis Project (WA-REAP)
with data provided by the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis

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Employment by
Washington Workforce Development Areas

Percent of Total Employment, 2022

Health Care and Social Assistance vs. State Government
Washington Employment Distribution by Workforce Development Area:

Percent of Total Employment, 2022

	More than 16%	16% to 14%	14% to 12%	12% to 10%	10% to 8%	8% to 6%	6% or Below	Suppressed or Undefined	Total
Health Care and Social Assistance	0	1	1	4	4	0	0	2	12
State Government	0	0	0	1	0	0	9	2	12

Health Care and Social Assistance vs. State Government
Employment Structure by Region:
Washington, 2022

	Health Care and Social Assistance				State Government
Geographical Regions	Jobs	Percent of Total Jobs	1Location Quotient	Percent of State Sector Total	Jobs	Percent of Total Jobs	1Location Quotient	Percent of State Sector Total
Western Washington	S	S	U	S	S	S	U	S
Metropolitan	375,345	10.3	0.9	73.4	114,337	3.1	1.3	77.0
Nonmetropolitan	S	S	U	S	S	S	U	S
Eastern Washington	S	S	U	S	S	S	U	S
Metropolitan	S	S	U	S	9,283	2.0	0.8	6.3
Nonmetropolitan	S	S	U	S	S	S	U	S

Workforce Development Areas
Olympic (WDA 1)	19,066	10.1	0.9	3.7	3,114	1.7	0.7	2.1
Pacific Mountain (WDA 2)	28,807	10.7	1.0	5.6	30,780	11.4	4.6	20.7
Northwest (WDA 3)	24,255	9.4	0.8	4.7	5,178	2.0	0.8	3.5
Snohomish (WDA 4)	40,987	10.0	0.9	8.0	4,774	1.2	0.5	3.2
Seattle-King (WDA 5)	181,230	9.4	0.9	35.5	59,725	3.1	1.3	40.2
Tacoma-Pierce (WDA 6)	60,169	12.4	1.1	11.8	10,852	2.2	0.9	7.3
Southwest (WDA 7)	S	S	U	S	S	S	U	S
North Central (WDA 8)	15,174	9.2	0.8	3.0	2,376	1.4	0.6	1.6
South Central (WDA 9)	21,627	11.9	1.1	4.2	5,099	2.8	1.1	3.4
Eastern (WDA 10)	S	S	U	S	S	S	U	S
Benton-Franklin (WDA 11)	19,974	11.8	1.1	3.9	3,174	1.9	0.8	2.1
Spokane (WDA 12)	49,476	14.8	1.3	9.7	9,543	2.9	1.2	6.4

Metropolitan Statistical Areas
Bellingham	14,747	11.0	1.0	2.9	3,533	2.6	1.1	2.4
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard	14,317	10.5	0.9	2.8	1,844	1.3	0.5	1.2
Kennewick-Richland	19,974	11.8	1.1	3.9	3,174	1.9	0.8	2.1
Lewiston	5,321	14.0	1.3	1.0	1,348	3.5	1.4	0.9
Longview-Kelso	6,784	12.5	1.1	1.3	1,089	2.0	0.8	0.7
Mount Vernon-Anacortes	6,169	8.5	0.8	1.2	1,384	1.9	0.8	0.9
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater	18,676	11.2	1.0	3.7	27,459	16.5	6.6	18.5
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro	184,722	11.1	1.0	36.1	12,459	0.7	0.3	8.4
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue	282,386	10.0	0.9	55.2	75,351	2.7	1.1	50.7
Spokane-Spokane Valley	51,660	14.7	1.3	10.1	9,816	2.8	1.1	6.6
Walla Walla	4,877	12.6	1.1	1.0	1,672	4.3	1.7	1.1
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee	8,623	11.4	1.0	1.7	1,274	1.7	0.7	0.9
Yakima	19,265	13.6	1.2	3.8	2,672	1.9	0.8	1.8

Washington	511,226	10.6	1.0	100.0	148,497	3.1	1.2	100.0
Metropolitan	481,565	10.9	1.0	94.2	133,074	3.0	1.2	89.6
Nonmetropolitan	29,661	7.8	0.7	5.8	15,423	4.1	1.6	10.4

United States	23,545,500	11.1	1.0		5,279,000	2.5	1.0
Metropolitan U.S.	21,218,213	11.3	1.0		4,573,970	2.4	1.0
Nonmetropolitan U.S.	2,327,287	9.6	0.9		705,030	2.9	1.2

1 Ratio of the share of earninngs in a given industry locally to the corresponding industry share nationwide.

S Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information.

U (Undefined) Insufficient Data Available.

Source: Calculations by the Washington Regional Economic Analysis Project (WA-REAP)
with data provided by the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis

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Employment Growth by County

Growth Rates, 2022

Health Care and Social Assistance vs. State Government
Washington Employment Growth Distribution by County:

Growth Rates, 2022

	More than 10%	10% to 8%	8% to 6%	6% to 4%	4% to 2%	2% to 0%	0% or Below	Suppressed or Undefined	Total
Health Care and Social Assistance	0	0	0	3	4	13	10	9	39
State Government	3	0	1	2	2	7	20	4	39

Health Care and Social Assistance vs. State Government
Employment Growth by County:
Washington, 2022

	Health Care and Social Assistance				State Government
County	Growth Rate	CC1	2Local - National Growth	3Local - State Growth	Growth Rate	CC1	2Local - National Growth	3Local - State Growth
Adams	S	S	S	S	2.8	0.0	2.8	4.1
Asotin	S	S	S	S	-2.3	0.0	-2.2	-1.0
Benton	2.6	0.3	0.2	1.0	7.9	0.1	7.9	9.2
Chelan	1.6	0.2	-0.8	0.0	-0.2	0.0	-0.1	1.1
Clallam	0.9	0.1	-1.5	-0.7	-3.7	-0.1	-3.6	-2.4
Clark	4.6	0.6	2.2	3.0	0.9	0.0	1.0	2.3
Columbia	S	S	S	S	-7.4	-0.2	-7.4	-6.1
Cowlitz	0.0	0.0	-2.4	-1.7	1.7	0.0	1.7	3.0
Douglas	-2.4	-0.2	-4.8	-4.0	-0.5	0.0	-0.5	0.8
Ferry	S	S	S	S	21.7	0.2	21.8	23.1
Franklin	2.6	0.2	0.2	1.0	-7.4	-0.3	-7.3	-6.0
Garfield	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S
Grant	4.6	0.3	2.1	2.9	-4.5	-0.1	-4.4	-3.2
Grays Harbor	0.2	0.0	-2.2	-1.4	-2.8	-0.1	-2.8	-1.5
Island	3.3	0.2	0.9	1.7	-25.0	-0.2	-25.0	-23.7
Jefferson	-1.7	-0.1	-4.1	-3.3	1.2	0.0	1.2	2.5
King	2.0	0.2	-0.4	0.3	-1.3	0.0	-1.3	0.0
Kitsap	1.1	0.1	-1.3	-0.6	1.3	0.0	1.3	2.6
Kittitas	4.0	0.3	1.6	2.4	0.3	0.0	0.3	1.6
Klickitat	-0.7	0.0	-3.1	-2.3	5.4	0.1	5.4	6.7
Lewis	-1.2	-0.1	-3.6	-2.8	1.6	0.0	1.7	3.0
Lincoln	S	S	S	S	-8.9	-0.1	-8.9	-7.6
Mason	-3.5	-0.3	-5.9	-5.1	-2.4	-0.1	-2.4	-1.1
Okanogan	1.3	0.1	-1.1	-0.3	-1.8	0.0	-1.8	-0.5
Pacific	-0.9	-0.1	-3.3	-2.5	-1.3	0.0	-1.3	0.0
Pend Oreille	S	S	S	S	69.6	0.3	69.6	70.9
Pierce	1.7	0.2	-0.7	0.1	S	S	S	S
San Juan	-1.1	-0.1	-3.5	-2.7	-17.6	-0.1	-17.5	-16.3
Skagit	-1.0	-0.1	-3.4	-2.7	2.1	0.0	2.1	3.4
Skamania	S	S	S	S	12.5	0.1	12.5	13.8
Snohomish	0.6	0.1	-1.8	-1.0	-4.2	-0.1	-4.1	-2.9
Spokane	0.7	0.1	-1.7	-0.9	-2.9	-0.1	-2.9	-1.6
Stevens	-2.2	-0.3	-4.6	-3.8	5.4	0.1	5.4	6.7
Thurston	0.5	0.1	-1.9	-1.1	1.3	0.2	1.3	2.6
Wahkiakum	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S
Walla Walla	0.8	0.1	-1.6	-0.8	-5.8	-0.3	-5.8	-4.5
Whatcom	1.6	0.2	-0.8	0.0	-3.5	-0.1	-3.5	-2.2
Whitman	1.4	0.1	-1.0	-0.2	S	S	S	S
Yakima	2.6	0.4	0.1	0.9	-0.2	0.0	-0.2	1.1

Washington	1.6	0.2	-0.8	0.0	-1.3	0.0	-1.3	0.0
Metropolitan	1.7	0.2	-0.7	0.1	7.9	0.2	8.0	9.2
Nonmetropolitan	0.7	0.1	-1.7	-0.9	S	S	S	S

United States	2.4	0.3	0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0
Metropolitan U.S.	2.6	0.3	0.2		0.2	0.0	0.2
Nonmetropolitan U.S.	0.7	0.1	-1.7		-1.5	0.0	-1.5

1 CC (Component Contribution) - Contibution to the to total growth of all local employment.

2 Difference between the national growth rate and the local growth rate.

3 Difference between the Washington growth rate and the local growth rate.

S Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information.

Note: Percent growth figures may not add due to rounding by a factor of ± 0.1%

Source: Calculations by the Washington Regional Economic Analysis Project (WA-REAP)
with data provided by the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis

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Employment Growth by
Washington Workforce Development Areas

Growth Rates, 2022

Health Care and Social Assistance vs. State Government
Washington Employment Growth Distribution by Workforce Development Area:

Growth Rates, 2022

	More than 10%	10% to 8%	8% to 6%	6% to 4%	4% to 2%	2% to 0%	0% or Below	Suppressed or Undefined	Total
Health Care and Social Assistance	0	0	0	0	1	6	1	4	12
State Government	0	0	0	0	0	2	7	3	12

Health Care and Social Assistance vs. State Government
Employment Growth by Region:
Washington, 2022

	Health Care and Social Assistance				State Government
Geographical Regions	Growth Rate	CC1	2Local - National Growth	3Local - State Growth	Growth Rate	CC1	2Local - National Growth	3Local - State Growth
Western Washington	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S
Metropolitan	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S
Nonmetropolitan	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S
Eastern Washington	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S
Metropolitan	S	S	S	S	-1.1	0.0	-1.1	0.2
Nonmetropolitan	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S

Workforce Development Areas
Olympic (WDA 1)	0.9	0.1	-1.6	-0.8	-0.4	0.0	-0.4	0.9
Pacific Mountain (WDA 2)	0.0	0.0	-2.5	-1.7	1.0	0.1	1.0	2.3
Northwest (WDA 3)	1.0	0.1	-1.4	-0.6	-3.3	-0.1	-3.3	-2.0
Snohomish (WDA 4)	0.6	0.1	-1.8	-1.0	-4.2	-0.1	-4.1	-2.9
Seattle-King (WDA 5)	2.0	0.2	-0.4	0.3	-1.3	0.0	-1.3	0.0
Tacoma-Pierce (WDA 6)	1.7	0.2	-0.7	0.1	S	S	S	S
Southwest (WDA 7)	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S
North Central (WDA 8)	S	S	S	S	-1.7	0.0	-1.6	-0.3
South Central (WDA 9)	S	S	S	S	0.2	0.0	0.2	1.5
Eastern (WDA 10)	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S
Benton-Franklin (WDA 11)	2.6	0.3	0.2	1.0	-0.5	0.0	-0.5	0.8
Spokane (WDA 12)	0.7	0.1	-1.7	-0.9	-2.9	-0.1	-2.9	-1.6

Metropolitan Statistical Areas
Bellingham	1.6	0.2	-0.8	0.0	-3.5	-0.1	-3.5	-2.2
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard	1.1	0.1	-1.3	-0.6	1.3	0.0	1.3	2.6
Kennewick-Richland	2.6	0.3	0.2	1.0	-0.5	0.0	-0.5	0.8
Lewiston	S	S	S	S	-4.3	-0.2	-4.2	-2.9
Longview-Kelso	0.0	0.0	-2.4	-1.7	1.7	0.0	1.7	3.0
Mount Vernon-Anacortes	-1.0	-0.1	-3.4	-2.7	2.1	0.0	2.1	3.4
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater	0.5	0.1	-1.9	-1.1	1.3	0.2	1.3	2.6
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro	S	S	S	S	-2.0	0.0	-1.9	-0.6
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue	1.7	0.2	-0.7	0.1	S	S	S	S
Spokane-Spokane Valley	0.6	0.1	-1.9	-1.1	-2.7	-0.1	-2.6	-1.4
Walla Walla	0.8	0.1	-1.6	-0.8	-5.8	-0.3	-5.8	-4.5
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee	1.1	0.1	-1.4	-0.6	-0.2	0.0	-0.2	1.1
Yakima	2.6	0.4	0.1	0.9	-0.2	0.0	-0.2	1.1

Washington	1.6	0.2	-0.8	0.0	-1.3	0.0	-1.3	0.0
Metropolitan	1.7	0.2	-0.7	0.1	7.9	0.2	8.0	9.2
Nonmetropolitan	0.7	0.1	-1.7	-0.9	S	S	S	S

United States	2.4	0.3	0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0
Metropolitan U.S.	2.6	0.3	0.2		0.2	0.0	0.2
Nonmetropolitan U.S.	0.7	0.1	-1.7		-1.5	0.0	-1.5

1 CC (Component Contribution) - Contibution to the to total growth of all local employment.

2 Difference between the national growth rate and the local growth rate.

3 Difference between the Washington growth rate and the local growth rate.

S Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information.

Note: Percent growth figures may not add due to rounding by a factor of ± 0.1%

Source: Calculations by the Washington Regional Economic Analysis Project (WA-REAP)
with data provided by the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis

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Additional Notes on Interpreting
Employment for Washington

Employment

The employment estimates compiled by the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) measure the number of full- and part-time employees, plus the number of proprietors of unincorporated businesses. People holding more than one job are counted in the employment estimates for each job they hold. This means BEA employment estimates represent a job count, not a number-of-people employed count. Also, BEA employment is by place-of-work, rather than by place-of-residence. Therefore, the jobs held by residents living outside Washington but who commute to work in Washington are included in the employment (or job) count for Washington.

Other/Suppressed Industries

For some areas, an industry category labeled "Other/Suppressed Industries" may appear in the table. It is not uncommon, especially for smaller areas, to encounter suppressed data for selected industries. Data are suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information regarding individual firms. Even though the concern for confidentiality may relate to only one industry, data for at least two must be suppressed as summing over the reported data and subtracting from the total yields data for the suppressed category. When suppressed data is encountered, it is reported in the "Other/Suppressed Industries" category.

Location Quotient

Location quotients help gauge the extent to which various industries are more or less concentrated locally when compared with the nation at large. If an industry's share of total employment is the same as the national share, then its location quotient is equal to one. If an industry is concentrated in a region, its local employment share will be larger than the share nationally, and its location quotient will correspondingly be greater than one. Conversely, the location quotient for an industry not concentrated in the region will fall between zero and one.

Component Contribution

The component contribution isolates and records each industry's individual contribution to the total growth of employment in Washington over 2022, and 2002-2022, respectively. When summed over all industries the component contribution will match Washington's TOTAL employment growth rate.

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