Mount Vernon, Washington Metro Area

MSA: Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA
county: Skagit

Population (2017 estimate): 126,000
Unemployment Rate (March 2018): 5.8%

NFP Employment (2017): 50,000
Average Earnings (2017): $46,650

year,nfp_yoy,us_nfp_yoy,
2012,1.3000,1.7,
2013,2.9000,1.6,
2014,2.6000,1.9,
2015,1.1000,2.1,
2016,2.1000,1.8,
2017,2.0000,1.6,

year,nfp_earn_yoy,us_nfp_earn_yoy,
2012,10.8000,2.3,
2013,4.2000,2.0,
2014,0.7000,2.3,
2015,8.8000,2.4,
2016,3.7000,2.0,
2017,-0.8000,2.8,

year,unemp_rt,us_unemp_rt,
2012,9.7000,8.1000,
2013,8.6000,7.4000,
2014,7.2000,6.2000,
2015,6.8000,5.3000,
2016,6.4000,4.9000,
2017,5.5000,4.4000,

year,nfp_earn,us_nfp_earn,
2012,39690.00,42068.00,
2013,41370.00,42900.00,
2014,41670.00,43888.00,
2015,45340.00,44928.00,
2016,47030.00,45812.00,
2017,46650.00,47112.00,

Click on an occupational group in the table below for data on specific occupations:

data source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
Occupational Group	Total Employment	Jobs per 1000	Location Quotient	Median Annual Earnings
Management	1,770	39.6	0.8	$89,560
Business and Financial Operations	1,540	34.4	0.7	$60,400
IT and Mathematical	520	11.7	0.4	$69,100
Architecture and Engineering	820	18.3	1.0	$75,330
Life, Physical, and Social Sciences	510	11.4	1.4	$57,880
Community and Social Services	710	15.9	1.1	$48,780
Legal and Judicial	180	4.0	0.5	$49,790
Education, Training, and Library	2,810	62.7	1.0	$42,360
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media	580	12.9	1.0	$37,960
Healthcare Practitioners and Technicians	2,420	54.0	0.9	$67,370
Healthcare Support	1,270	28.4	1.0	$32,750
Protective Services	900	20.1	0.8	$54,790
Food Preparation and Serving Related	4,970	111.0	1.2	$24,890
Building, Grounds Cleaning, and Maintenance	1,320	29.5	0.9	$26,560
Personal Care and Services	1,550	34.6	1.1	$25,070
Sales and Related	5,360	119.8	1.2	$27,410
Office and Administrative Support	5,900	131.8	0.8	$37,830
Construction and Extraction	2,560	57.2	1.4	$51,960
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair	2,270	50.7	1.3	$45,810
Production	3,720	83.1	1.3	$39,490
Transportation and Material Moving	2,810	62.8	0.9	$36,100