Hiring
Alaska Airlines Plans to Hire Several Thousand New Employees This year
The projected openings cover a wide range of jobs, including pilots, flight attendants, customer-service agents and software engineers, the company says
Alaska Airlines and its sister carrier, regional airline Horizon Air, plan to hire some 2,800 employees this year across a range of jobs as the carrier continues to spread its wings as a major commercial airline company. The companys parent, Seattle-based Alaska Air Group, expects that most of the new jobs will be based at…
Hiring in Washington State Slows, Employment Report Shows
Unemployment in the greater Seattle area, however, continues to trend downward
Employers in Washington added a total of 2,300 jobs in August, retreating from a downwardly revised job gain of 5,900 jobs in July, according to preliminary estimates released by the Washington Employment Security Department. The states unemployment rate in August remained unchanged from July, at 4.6%, but has ticked up slightly since August 2018, when…
Employer Hiring in Seattle Hits Double-Digit Pace
The Puget Sound Region is pulling talent from other markets to meet demand, LinkedIn jobs report shows
Hiring in Seattle was up 10.7% year over year in April, and by 2.8% compared with this past March after adjusting for seasonal hiring variations, according to the latest LinkedIn jobs report. The April jobs report is based on an analysis of the social media companys user data. More than 155 million workers maintain profiles…