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Nearly 2,200 Jobs Have Been Lost at a Dozen Seattle-Area Companies, WARN Act Notices Filed in March Show
The federally mandated filings announcing the layoffs are only the tip of the iceberg in the job-loss devastation caused by the coronavirus crisis
The federally mandated filings announcing the layoffs are only the tip of the iceberg in the job-loss devastation caused by the coronavirus crisis
Seattle Boasts More Than 110,000 Job Openings But Ranks Near the Bottom of the Top 25 Best Cities for Jobs
The citys hot job market is undercut by its high cost of living, putting it at a competitive disadvantage with other emerging tech hubs, study finds
If youre hunting for work, a just-released study shows that Seattle may have a place for you, with a job market that ranks among the Top 25 in the country, although the citys high cost of living drives down its position in the ranking to No. 23. That places it just above two large Texas…
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…
Amazon Isnt as Hip as Microsoft Among the Nations Youngest Job Seekers
Glassdoor study takes a look at the cities, jobs and employers that are making the grade with Gen Z
A study just released by Glassdoor, one of the largest online job and recruiting sites, sheds some light on the cities, employers and jobs that are attracting Americas newest class of workers, the so-called Gen Z and millennial generations, and it appears Seattle-based Amazon is losing ground on that front to Microsoft when it comes…
Seattle, King County, Washington State Continue to See Best Wage Growth in the U.S.
New reports out this month point to significant growth in the city, county and state.
The city of Seattle, King County and the state of Washington are national leaders in an economic metric that has lagged throughout the post-recession recovery: wage growth. Pay growth in the U.S. slowed in November, but that wasnt the case in Seattle, where pay grew at a national-best 2.1 percent year-over-year. Glassdoors monthly Local Pay…
Washington Unemployment Rate Hits Record Low of 4.6%
State added 1,200 new jobs in April; unemployment rate matches historic low reached in June 2007.
OLYMPIA Washingtons added 1,200 new jobs in April and the unemployment rate fell from 4.7 to 4.6 percent matching the states historic low for unemployment last reached in June 2007, according to the state Employment Security Department. While job growth was more subdued in April, Washingtons economy continues to trend positively, said Paul Turek, economist…
Why Businesses Must Address the Dropout Problem
THE ECONOMY APPEARS TO BE TURNING. Your orders are up. Prospects are looking better. You need to increase capacity. Maybe you should hire. But where can you find qualified people? Do you have this problem? If not, you may soon. From large corporate HR departments to midsize firms and even small-business owners, employers are having…