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Rich Unterseher
, to speak
congregation
t Hood Canal
1 Unterseher will address
e01gregation of Hood Canal
,unity Church at services
i illling at 11 a.m. on Sunday,
• st 19.
[ullterseher and his witi Jody
E e been involved in teaching
eOaching and otherwise help-
0ut at Shelton ttigh School
I[ 1978. The have also been
,,..Iv'd in th y
.. Fellowship of
tian Athletes and have van-
teaching and preaching re-
ibilities at churches in and
d Shelton.
Ve know this will be a time of
t blessing tbr you all." Pastor
: Keith said.
][ gathering in the Fellowship
il WilI ,".,
' IOIIow the service.
e will grace
Iton center
s Saturday
tl Shelton Arts Festival is
Uled for 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on
day, AuLmst 11, in the Shel-
.Vie Cener. 525 West (ota
v its third year, this an-
in
! event is sr)on'sored by the
[. • , ' .
,11 Arts (,ommission and
"rates local artists and their
,1' lIany art mediums will bc
Yed including wood carving,
. los, glass, metal, watercolor.
.. and sculpture.
€[.ded to the festival
this
year
(lelllonstrations and 'make
take , . , , -
! s tram s(vtral artists
l.. tiled throughout the day in-
tO/ a clay proiect, watercoh)r
t';qUes, photoi;rap/,y and pa-
l:?![age. Gallery space will fea-
L,J°Cal artists, and booths will
ll, re artists and collections of
L ors will also have the op-
llity to produce their own
[" of art.
efighters will
se down cars
Car r
lill wash benefiting the
t'- Firefighters Association is
"mled tbr this Sunday, August
'att "-,
t,,he Union Square Dell, 310
q Ualby Road. ..
e dell is staging the lund-
rfrora noon to 4 am It will
': a Slice of nizza i, nci" a soda
as tor $o and donate the
sF us to the firefighters asso-
ngl I '
tiolli' Car washes will he by do-
IILL SERVICE
U¥O REPAIR
Specializing in
brakes, exhaust
nd custom work
pt9 ESTIMATES
LUID CHECKS
[ al!ty and Trust-
['nat s Hometowne
Service"
Unemployment rate goes up
a bit as wages are higher too
Unemployment in Mason County
and the state as a whole creeped up
a bit in June as about 200 fewer
people in the county had jobs.
That's according to the monthly
report on the labor market by the
Washington Employment Security
Department. The statewide jobless
rate dipped a bit with a reported in-
crease of about 3,500 nonfarm jobs.
UnemploymentinMasonCountywas
at 5.3 percent in June, this as com-
pared to rates of 5.2 percent in May
and 6.1 percent in June of last year.
State labor economists said
23,200 people in Mason County had
jobs, compared to 23,400 in May and
22,710 in June of last year. There
were 1,310 people reported unem-
ployed in June, compared to 1,290
in May and 1,480 in June of last
year. Employment in the state as a
whole was reported to be 3.2 million
in June. The number of jobs and
jobless people reported by the state
are estimates and rounded off.
"Washington's unemployment
rate remains at historic lows, and
our healthy economy has been no-
ticed by other states and interna-
tionally," said Governor Chris Gre-
goire. "The opportunities I have
found on trade missions to other na-
tions are bolstered by the thct that
our strong market makes us an ac-
tive trade partner."
THE STATEWIDE unemploy-
ment rate in June was 4.6 percent,
compared to 4.3 percent in May and
5 percent in June of last year. Coun-
ties neighboring Mason reported the
tbllowing rates: 4.2 percent in Thur-
ston, 4.4 in Kitsap, 5.5 in Jefferson
and 6.2 in Grays Harbor.
Economists employed by the state
have also been keeping track of how
much people are paid and recently
released a report showing that last
year workers in Washington earned
more than 5 percent more than they
did in 2005. The Quarterly Census
of Employment and Wages report
shows that annual wages across the
state averaged $42,881 in 2006, up
5.3 percent from 2005's average of
$40,705. By comparison, the infla-
tion rate for 2006 was 3.7 percent,
based on the Seattle-area consumer
price index.
The industry that generated the
highest 2006 wages in Washington
was information services. This sec-
tor of the economy, which includes
publishing, broadcasting, Internet
services and telecommunications,
paid people $91,098 on average last
year.
Approximately 52 percent of all
jobs covered by unemployment in-
surance were in the bottom 10 in-
dustries, ranked by average annual
earnings. Average annual wages
last year on the low end of the scale
were in: food services with $15,468;
agriculture, forestry, fishing and
hunting with $22,218; and other
services with $22,991.
KING COUNTY posted the
highest average annual wage in
2006 at $53,542, and the 10 coun-
ties with the lowest average annual
wages last year were Okanogan,
Douglas, Pacific, Wahkiakum, San
Juan, Skamania, Adams, Lincoln,
Asotin and Grant. Yet another re-
port by the same department points
to nursing, landscaping and com-
puters as being growing sources of
employment up to 2014.
State economists predict an es-
timated 53,155 people will be em-
ployed as registered nurses in 2009
and expect that number will rise by
11 percent to 59,002 by 2014. Jobs
for computer software application
engineers should go from 28,057 in
2009 to 30,964 in 2014 while land-
scape workers and groundskeepers,
at 28,248 jobs in 2009, will grow to
31,478 jobs in 2014.
"If you're looking for job security
and want to know the types of jobs
that will be in demand in the com-
ing decade, this information can be
helpful," said Employment Security
Commissioner Karen Lee.
Compared with the national
projections, Washington may have
fewer jobs in management and pro-
duction, but significantly more jobs
in farming, science, architecture,
engineering and computer-related
fields. State projections are also
more optimistic for office and ad-
ministrative support, construction
and extraction occupations.
ASIN0 RESORT
NOW 00HERE'S
A IVl00 AWAY
WITH MUS (00LE.t
ONE LUOKY PLAYER WILL DRIVE HOME
A '69 CAMAR0 RALLY SPORT Z/281
Beginning Aug 13, Club
members receive one
free entry (remember,
joining is fast & free) and
additional entries can be
scored just by playing
your favorite games.= $100 winners, who
will also choose a key-will be drawn daily
at 4pro and 9pro until Sept 15, when one
lucky winner will race away with a classic.
See Club Clearwater for details/
FREE MUSICAL EVENTS
WITH A (]ASH ENC0t00E!
Every Thur., at 7pm enjoy FREE music
on our lush event lawn/Don't forget
to enter at Club Clearwater for your
chance at $1000 drawing after
theshow!
Aug 9- Gary Nichols: Heady
country, rock and soul
Aug l - Clayton Wagy: The
ultimate Elvis tribute
Take a virtual tour of our
lavish new waterfront resort
featuring a zero.entry poot •
and full service spa at
ClrwaterCadno.com
WINNINg COMES
NATURALLY
In K/trap County between Poulsbo and
8ainbridge is/and at the Agate Pass Bridge..
15847 SU0,UAMISH WAY NE
SU{tUAIISH, WA 98892
1.80.98,8V00 o
1; 700
Must be I s are available at the
Slots •
| •
Divine Restaurants
Thursday, August 9, 2007 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Page 13
Rich Unterseher
, to speak
congregation
t Hood Canal
1 Unterseher will address
e01gregation of Hood Canal
,unity Church at services
i illling at 11 a.m. on Sunday,
• st 19.
[ullterseher and his witi Jody
E e been involved in teaching
eOaching and otherwise help-
0ut at Shelton ttigh School
I[ 1978. The have also been
,,..Iv'd in th y
.. Fellowship of
tian Athletes and have van-
teaching and preaching re-
ibilities at churches in and
d Shelton.
Ve know this will be a time of
t blessing tbr you all." Pastor
: Keith said.
][ gathering in the Fellowship
il WilI ,".,
' IOIIow the service.
e will grace
Iton center
s Saturday
tl Shelton Arts Festival is
Uled for 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on
day, AuLmst 11, in the Shel-
.Vie Cener. 525 West (ota
v its third year, this an-
in
! event is sr)on'sored by the
[. • , ' .
,11 Arts (,ommission and
"rates local artists and their
,1' lIany art mediums will bc
Yed including wood carving,
. los, glass, metal, watercolor.
.. and sculpture.
€[.ded to the festival
this
year
(lelllonstrations and 'make
take , . , , -
! s tram s(vtral artists
l.. tiled throughout the day in-
tO/ a clay proiect, watercoh)r
t';qUes, photoi;rap/,y and pa-
l:?![age. Gallery space will fea-
L,J°Cal artists, and booths will
ll, re artists and collections of
L ors will also have the op-
llity to produce their own
[" of art.
efighters will
se down cars
Car r
lill wash benefiting the
t'- Firefighters Association is
"mled tbr this Sunday, August
'att "-,
t,,he Union Square Dell, 310
q Ualby Road. ..
e dell is staging the lund-
rfrora noon to 4 am It will
': a Slice of nizza i, nci" a soda
as tor$o and donate the
sF us to the firefighters asso-
ngl I '
tiolli' Car washes will he by do-
IILL SERVICE
U¥O REPAIR
Specializing in
brakes, exhaust
nd custom work
pt9 ESTIMATES
LUID CHECKS
[ al!ty and Trust-
['nat s Hometowne
Service"
Unemployment rate goes up
a bit as wages are higher too
Unemployment in Mason County
and the state as a whole creeped up
a bit in June as about 200 fewer
people in the county had jobs.
That's according to the monthly
report on the labor market by the
Washington Employment Security
Department. The statewide jobless
rate dipped a bit with a reported in-
crease of about 3,500 nonfarm jobs.
UnemploymentinMasonCountywas
at 5.3 percent in June, this as com-
pared to rates of 5.2 percent in May
and 6.1 percent in June of last year.
State labor economists said
23,200 people in Mason County had
jobs, compared to 23,400 in May and
22,710 in June of last year. There
were 1,310 people reported unem-
ployed in June, compared to 1,290
in May and 1,480 in June of last
year. Employment in the state as a
whole was reported to be 3.2 million
in June. The number of jobs and
jobless people reported by the state
are estimates and rounded off.
"Washington's unemployment
rate remains at historic lows, and
our healthy economy has been no-
ticed by other states and interna-
tionally," said Governor Chris Gre-
goire. "The opportunities I have
found on trade missions to other na-
tions are bolstered by the thct that
our strong market makes us an ac-
tive trade partner."
THE STATEWIDE unemploy-
ment rate in June was 4.6 percent,
compared to 4.3 percent in May and
5 percent in June of last year. Coun-
ties neighboring Mason reported the
tbllowing rates: 4.2 percent in Thur-
ston, 4.4 in Kitsap, 5.5 in Jefferson
and 6.2 in Grays Harbor.
Economists employed by the state
have also been keeping track of how
much people are paid and recently
released a report showing that last
year workers in Washington earned
more than 5 percent more than they
did in 2005. The Quarterly Census
of Employment and Wages report
shows that annual wages across the
state averaged $42,881 in 2006, up
5.3 percent from 2005's average of
$40,705. By comparison, the infla-
tion rate for 2006 was 3.7 percent,
based on the Seattle-area consumer
price index.
The industry that generated the
highest 2006 wages in Washington
was information services. This sec-
tor of the economy, which includes
publishing, broadcasting, Internet
services and telecommunications,
paid people $91,098 on average last
year.
Approximately 52 percent of all
jobs covered by unemployment in-
surance were in the bottom 10 in-
dustries, ranked by average annual
earnings. Average annual wages
last year on the low end of the scale
were in: food services with $15,468;
agriculture, forestry, fishing and
hunting with $22,218; and other
services with $22,991.
KING COUNTY posted the
highest average annual wage in
2006 at $53,542, and the 10 coun-
ties with the lowest average annual
wages last year were Okanogan,
Douglas, Pacific, Wahkiakum, San
Juan, Skamania, Adams, Lincoln,
Asotin and Grant. Yet another re-
port by the same department points
to nursing, landscaping and com-
puters as being growing sources of
employment up to 2014.
State economists predict an es-
timated 53,155 people will be em-
ployed as registered nurses in 2009
and expect that number will rise by
11 percent to 59,002 by 2014. Jobs
for computer software application
engineers should go from 28,057 in
2009 to 30,964 in 2014 while land-
scape workers and groundskeepers,
at 28,248 jobs in 2009, will grow to
31,478 jobs in 2014.
"If you're looking for job security
and want to know the types of jobs
that will be in demand in the com-
ing decade, this information can be
helpful," said Employment Security
Commissioner Karen Lee.
Compared with the national
projections, Washington may have
fewer jobs in management and pro-
duction, but significantly more jobs
in farming, science, architecture,
engineering and computer-related
fields. State projections are also
more optimistic for office and ad-
ministrative support, construction
and extraction occupations.
ASIN0 RESORT
NOW 00HERE'S
A IVl00 AWAY
WITH MUS (00LE.t
ONE LUOKY PLAYER WILL DRIVE HOME
A '69 CAMAR0 RALLY SPORT Z/281
Beginning Aug 13, Club
members receive one
free entry (remember,
joining is fast & free) and
additional entries can be
scored just by playing
your favorite games.= $100 winners, who
will also choose a key-will be drawn daily
at 4pro and 9pro until Sept 15, when one
lucky winner will race away with a classic.
See Club Clearwater for details/
FREE MUSICAL EVENTS
WITH A (]ASH ENC0t00E!
Every Thur., at 7pm enjoy FREE music
on our lush event lawn/Don't forget
to enter at Club Clearwater for your
chance at $1000 drawing after
theshow!
Aug 9- Gary Nichols: Heady
country, rock and soul
Aug l - Clayton Wagy: The
ultimate Elvis tribute
Take a virtual tour of our
lavish new waterfront resort
featuring a zero.entry poot •
and full service spa at
ClrwaterCadno.com
WINNINg COMES
NATURALLY
In K/trap County between Poulsbo and
8ainbridge is/and at the Agate Pass Bridge..
15847 SU0,UAMISH WAY NE
SU{tUAIISH, WA 98892
1.80.98,8V00 o
1; 700
Must be I s are available at the
Slots •
| •
Divine Restaurants
Thursday, August 9, 2007 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Page 13