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Region adds nearly 60,000 jobs in 2016

During the last five years, job growth has been especially robust. The region added more jobs than during any five-year period since the early 1990s. The region gained 270,900 jobs between 2011 and...

Jobs growing at brisk pace

In the first three months of the year, the region added over 16,000 jobs. In March alone, the region gained 9,400 jobs, or about 303 jobs per day. All four central Puget Sound counties — King, Pierce...

Population grows at fast pace in 2017

The region gained another 82,000 people in the last year, reaching a total population of 4,067,000 as of April 1, 2017. This was the second year in a row that the region experienced population growth...

Population growing in urban areas

In the last year Seattle experienced record growth as population surged past 700,000. Since 2010, Seattle’s population has grown by 105,000, placing it at the top of a ranking of 10 cities with the...

How accurate are population and job forecasts?

A regional macroeconomic forecast released last month anticipates the region will add about 1.8 million more people and 1.2 million jobs between now and 2050. People want to know:  How accurate is...

Urban areas attracting population and job growth

The central Puget Sound region has seen a surge of growth in recent years, adding 376,000 people since 2010, and is now home to more than 4 million people. The region’s VISION 2040 growth strategy,...

Region added 59,700 jobs in 2017

The region’s strong economy continued to generate significant job growth in 2017, adding 59,700 jobs. The number of jobs is slightly more than the job gain of 59,400 in 2016, and marks the eighth...

Region becoming more diverse

The racial and ethnic diversity of the central Puget Sound has been steadily increasing over the last two and a half decades. People of color today comprise 35% of the region’s total population, more...

Aging population, smaller households in region

The central Puget Sound region is undergoing a major demographic transformation as baby boomers – people born between 1946 and 1964 – cross into the 65+ category. The share of seniors is projected to...

Sea-Tac Airport busier than ever

Passenger and air cargo activity at Sea-Tac Airport continues to grow. More than 46 million passengers passed through the airport in 2017, a 2.6 percent increase compared to the previous year. While...

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