washington labor market in cooperation with the employment and training administration us department of prepared by august 2002 economic analysis branch 360 438 4800 greg weeks director high enough 1 force unemployment industry developments 4 over month year area trends 5 notes 6 nothing soft about software numbers value added agriculture 7 taking flight klickitat 9 s wall wood 10 no immunity 11 more energy issues loom 12 national 13 a softer second quarter consumers worried but spend anyway prices stay put 14 costs do too flat line 15 highlights volume 26 number 8 potentially had highest jobless rate nation july not seasonally adjusted data showed percent mere tick behind oregon 0 widely reported recog nized placed just below 3 recorded both measures officially place unenviable position having
