Seattle's job market remains robust, anchored by technology and aerospace amid a metropolitan area with 2.13 million non-farm jobs and an unemployment rate of 4.4 percent in October 2024, per Wikipedia data on the Seattle metropolitan area. The employment landscape features a GDP of $566.74 billion in 2023, the tenth highest in the U.S., with average weekly wages at $2,188 in early 2024, far above the national $1,527. Professional and business services lead with 388,700 employees, followed by trade, transportation and utilities at 361,100, education and health services at 317,200, and government at 279,300. Major industries include tech, employing 290,000 in the region, and aerospace led by Boeing with 60,244 workers in 2022. Key employers are Amazon with about 60,000 local staff, Microsoft with 57,000, and Boeing, alongside growing space tech firms like Blue Origin adding 13,000 jobs since 2018.
Trends show steady growth in tech and logistics, with the ports forming the seventh-largest U.S. container port, though national data hints at cooling hiring into 2025. Growing sectors encompass space technology, doubled since 2018, and construction, as seen in ongoing projects like Valley Medical Center renovations reported by the Daily Journal of Commerce. Recent developments include Seattle's election of socialist mayor Katie Wilson in late 2025, per Colorado Politics, pushing social housing and care department expansion to tackle affordability and homelessness crises. Seasonal patterns are minimal in this service-driven economy, but commuting trends tie into the wider Puget Sound labor market, grouping areas like Olympia and Bremerton. Government initiatives feature high minimum wages up to $20.76 in Seattle for 2025 and JumpStart payroll taxes funding transit. Market evolution reflects post-pandemic resilience, with temp-to-hire staffing rising for flexibility, as noted by Seattle Financial, though national layoffs signal caution; data gaps persist on 2025-2026 specifics beyond October 2024.
Key findings highlight a strong, high-wage market driven by tech giants, with unemployment low but housing costs pressuring workers. Current openings include CDL truck driver at System Transport in Cheney offering $50,000 to $70,000 with paid training, flatbed driver at Mitchell Bros Truck Line in Vancouver at $55,000 to $70,000, and construction roles like tenant improvements at Seattle Municipal Tower via JTM Construction, per FreightWaves and DJC listings.
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