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Settlement History In the Northwest – Up to 1930
• Native settlement – coastal & interior• The Fur Trade Era• Overland Settlers: The Oregon Trail• Timber• Local Mining• Agriculture• Fisheries• Railroads• The Alaska Gold Rush
Non-Economic Forces Related to Early Settlement (Johansen)
1. Nationalism
2. Escape harsh weather (of the midwest)
3. Escape the slavery problem
4. Reap the bounty of a new land
5. Accept offer of free land
6. To be a “frontiersman”
Settlement History In the Northwest – After 1930
• Columbia Basin Project, Irrigated Agriculture, Aluminum Industry
• Industries stimulated in WW II: aerospace, shipbuilding
• Port Functions• High-Technology Industry• Producer services• Health Services, Consumer Services• Research, Government, Education, Social, and
Military Services• Trade & Tourism
The Historic and Modern Role of Timber in the Washington Economy
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Lumber Output
Wood ProductsEmployment
WashingtonPopulation
Labor productivityclearly evident
Labor productivityImprovement clearlyevident
Employment Trend - Technology Based Industries-Washington State 1974-2007
Aerospace
Other Technology Based Industries
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50,000
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Non-Earnings Income Trend:It is now a substitute for work in many
regional economy’s economic base
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Statewide King San Juan Lincoln Pacific
1969
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2006
The Shares of Washington State Metro and Nonmetro Population have been Stable in
Recent Years
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1990 2000 2003
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Population Growth Has Slowed Through the Recent Recession, more
dramatically in rural Washington
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Change 1990-2000 Change 2000-2003
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