We usually talk about the whole Seattle metro area on these pages, but I’d like to take a little while to discuss an issue that is most relevant to Seattle proper: Density. There’s no denying that Seattle has been booming lately, thanks largely to serious growth in the local tech economy—unbridled growth at Amazon, the…
Tag: job_growth
Real Estate Job Growth Slows to Near-Zero
Time once again to take a look at the breakdown of what sectors are adding jobs locally and what sectors are losing jobs. First up, year-over-year job growth, broken down into a few relevant sectors over the past four years. The “Finance / Real Estate” sector had been growing by as much as five percent…
Construction Job Growth Slowly Moderating
It’s been a few months since we had a look at the breakdown of what sectors are adding jobs locally and what sectors are losing jobs. First up, year-over-year job growth, broken down into a few relevant sectors over the past four years. Now here’s a zoomed in view so you can see what’s going…
Retail Jobs Gained, Manufacturing Slipped in December
Let’s take a look at the breakdown of what sectors are adding jobs locally and what sectors are losing jobs. This was scheduled for last week but the NWMLS data came out a bit earlier than I had expected. First up, year-over-year job growth, broken down into a few relevant sectors over the past four…
Manufacturing Jobs Slip as Job Growth Slows
Let’s take a look at the breakdown of what sectors are adding jobs locally and what sectors are losing jobs. I had intended to post this yesterday but the day got away from me. Sorry about that! First up, year-over-year job growth, broken down into a few relevant sectors over the past four years. Now…