STAFF ACTIVITIES: WEEK OF November 6, 2006
MONDAY, November 6th
12:00 Noon EDC staff will be attending the Port Angeles Regional Chamber of Commerce meeting at the Red Lion. Mike Glenn, CEO of Olympic Medical Center and Ron Allen, Chairman of the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe
1:00 p.m. Teri will be attending the Building Trades Cluster meeting in Sequim.
1:30 p.m. Pam will attend the PUD Commissioners meeting at the PUD office in Port Angeles.
2:00 p.m. Linda will be meeting with an EDC client.
TUESDAY, November 7th ELECTION DAY – Remember to vote!
7:30 a.m. Pam will be attending the PABA meeting at Joshua’s Restaurant.
8:30 a.m. Linda will be attending a CORE Group meeting.
9:00 a.m. FREE Business Tax Workshop – Port Angeles City Hall presented by the Washington State Dept. of Revenue
10:00 a.m. Clallam County Commissioners will hold their regular meeting at the Courthouse.
WEDNESDAY, November 8th
9:00 a.m. Linda will be making a funding presentation to the Sequim City Council at their Work Session.
9:00 a.m. Teri will be attending the Port Townsend LPA meeting at DSHS.
5:00 p.m. PUBLIC MEETING – RAYONIER PROPERTY - See details below….
THURSDAY, November 9th
7:30 a.m. PA Forward will be meeting at City Hall.
FRIDAY, November 10th
The EDC Office will be closed in observance of Veteran’s Day.
NEW EDC MEMBERS
The EDC welcomes their newest member – FaLeana Wech, Hines Construction, Inc. of Sequim.
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Small Business Development Center
Free Business Development Service
For further details, please contact Kathleen Purdy at 360.417.5657 or kpurdy@olympus.net. |
Service Corp of Retired Executives (SCORE)
Free Counseling Services Offered to Start-Up Businesses
For further details, please contact the EDC 360.457.7793 |
For your information….
A long awaited opportunity to further progress on waterfront economic development occurs this week. The Department of Ecology, Rayonier and the Lower Elwha Tribe are hosting a public meeting on Thursday Nov. 8 to review and take comments on a draft report that presents soil and groundwater data for the mill site, evaluation of ecological risk and offsite data among other site related reports. The meeting is at the Clallam County Commissioners Board Room and involves two sessions. The first is an open house format with opportunity to speak individually with representatives from Ecology, Rayonier, the Tribe and Olympic Environmental Council - that runs from 5PM to 6:30PM. The formal session starts at 7PM, Bill Harris of Ecology will explain the process and provide a brief description of all the documents (you can see them on Ecology's web site –http://www.ecy.wa.gov/). Ecology will then take comments that will be part of the rulemaking record.
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Mark your calendars for November 29th – 2006 12th Annual Economic Symposium – Washington State in a Global Economy. This conference will be held at St. Martin’s University in Lacey, Washington from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. The registration fee is $25 ($35 if registered after November 17th). The fee includes continental breakfast and lunch. Economists will present a multimedia program that will benefit you through an increased understanding the labor market and economic issues that are shaping events in Washington State. In addition, you will receive information on LMEA products, services and information delivery systems. You may register online at www.workforceexplorer.com or call 360/438-4800.
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The Port Angeles Micropolitan Statistical Area (Clallam County) lost 10 nonfarm jobs between August and September 2006, but gained 250 over the year
Over the month, losses centered in Services Providing, specifically the Retail Trade sector, down 10 jobs. Gains were found in Natural Resources, Mining, and Construction employment (+10), Wholesale Trade, (+10), and Government (+40).
Over the year, gains far outweighed the losses. Manufacturing gained a substantial 100 jobs, Wholesale Trade added 20, Information and Financial Activities kicked in another 30, while Government added 60. Services Providing showed the only losses – Retail Trade down 80, and Trade, Warehousing, and Utilities down 20 jobs.
The unemployment rate for September 2006, estimated at 5.2 percent, translates to resident employment at approximately 27,680 employed, with 1,530 actively seeking employment. September 2005, the unemployment rate was slightly lower at a revised 5.0 percent. The statewide rate of unemployment for this month was 4.8 percent, down a tenth from August, and down two tenths from last year.
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Labor Market Information for |
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the Port AngelesMicropolitan Statistical Area (Clallam County) |
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Not Seasonally Adjusted/*UPDATED WITH ***QCEW DATA: March 2006 |
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Change |
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Prelim |
Revised |
Revised |
Aug-06 |
Sep-05 |
Sep-05 |
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Employment by Place of Residence |
Sep-06 |
Aug-06 |
Sep-05 |
Sep-06 |
Sep-06 |
Sep-06 % |
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Civilian Labor Force |
29,210 |
29,560 |
29,740 |
-350 |
-530 |
-1.8% |
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Resident Employment |
27,680 |
27,880 |
28,240 |
-200 |
-560 |
-2.0% |
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Unemployment |
1,530 |
1,690 |
1,500 |
-160 |
30 |
2.0% |
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Unemployment Rate |
5.2 |
5.7 |
5.0 |
-0.5 |
0.2 |
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Employment by Place of Work (**NAICS Industry Titles) |
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TOTAL NONFARM 1/ |
23,980 |
23,990 |
23,730 |
-10 |
250 |
1.1% |
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TOTAL PRIVATE |
17,470 |
17,520 |
17,280 |
-50 |
190 |
1.1% |
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GOODS PRODUCING |
3,840 |
3,820 |
3,680 |
20 |
160 |
4.3% |
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NAT. RESOURCES, MINING, and CONSTRUCTION |
2,220 |
2,210 |
2,160 |
10 |
60 |
2.8% |
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MANUFACTURING |
1,620 |
1,620 |
1,520 |
0 |
100 |
6.6% |
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SERVICES PROVIDING |
20,130 |
20,170 |
20,050 |
-40 |
80 |
0.4% |
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TRADE, TRANSPORTATION, and UTILITIES |
4,670 |
4,680 |
4,750 |
-10 |
-80 |
-1.7% |
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Wholesale Trade |
400 |
390 |
380 |
10 |
20 |
5.3% |
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Retail Trade |
3,770 |
3,780 |
3,850 |
-10 |
-80 |
-2.1% |
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Transportation, Warehousing and Utilities |
500 |
500 |
520 |
0 |
-20 |
-3.8% |
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INFORMATION and FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES |
1,150 |
1,150 |
1,120 |
0 |
30 |
2.7% |
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GOVERNMENT |
6,510 |
6,470 |
6,450 |
40 |
60 |
0.9% |
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Workers in Labor/Management Disputes |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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1/ Excludes proprietors, self-employed, members of the armed services, workers in private households, and agriculture. |
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Includes all full- and part-time wage and salary workers receiving pay during the pay period including the 12th of the month. |
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Columns may not add due to rounding. *Prepared by the Labor Market and Economic Analysis Branch using a Quarterly |
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Benchmark process. This process uses the most recent quarter from the Unemployment Insurance Tax Reports (currently |
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1st quarter 2006) and estimates employment from that point to present. |
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**North American Industry Classification System. ***QCEW = Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages |
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