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Economist: “I remain fairly pessimistic about the prospects for construction growth in the Seattle-Tacoma metro area.” ...
As the Donald Trump administration ramps up the mass-firings of public servants, it’s not a great time to be looking for work ...
Washington lost more construction jobs than any other state in the past year, according to The Puget Sound Business Journal.
OLYMPIA, Wash. – In June, Washington’s economy increased by about 10,900 jobs, while the unemployment rate stayed about the same at 4.5%, according to the Washington State Employee Security ...
The cuts come as Microsoft has continued to post robust earnings, with its market briefly cresting above $4 trillion last week.
The agency said in a preliminary estimate that total employment growth through March of this year is set to be revised down by 818,000. That is 0.5% of total jobs, a larger revision than normal.
For all the celebratory claims of a “soft landing” for the U.S. economy, the job market in Seattle, as elsewhere, is still marred by sluggish growth and strikingly uneven outcomes.