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    By Job Gal | August 14, 2008

    Seattle

    Seattle, Washington
    Seattle is a coastal port city and the largest city in the Pacific Northwest United States. It is located between part of the Pacific Ocean known as Puget Sound and Lake Washington and is about 96 miles south of Canada.

    Seattle was founded by the European Denny Party in 1851. The area was originally called New York and was renamed Alki in 1853. The city was later renamed Seattle after Chief Sealth of the Duwamish and Suquamish tribes. The city was officially incorporated in 1869. Over the years, the city’s economy has been affected by the lumber industry, the Klondike Gold Rush, the shipbuilding boom and the dot-com boom.

    Central Connecticut State University ranked Seattle the most literate of America’s 69 largest cities in 2005 and 2006, and the second most-literate city in 2007. Seattle also was ranked as the most educated city by the United States Census Bureau in 2002.




    Seattle’s Job Market
    In 2006, Expansion Management magazine ranked Seattle among the top 10 metropolitan areas in the nation favorable to business expansion. The city also has seen a boom in biotechnology and is experiencing redevelopment of the South Lake Union neighborhood. Tourism also plays a large part in the city’s economy.

    The city’s fastest growing industries include: manufacturing, professional and business services, education and health services and leisure and hospitality.

    Work Trends
    Mean travel time to work: 24.8 minutes
    Seattle unemployment rate: 4 percent
    National unemployment rate: 5.7 percent

    Seattle’s Largest Employers
    Washington Mutual
    1301 Second Ave.
    Seattle, WA 98101

    Amazon.com
    1200 12th Avenue S.
    Seattle, WA 98144

    Starbucks
    2401 Utah Ave. S.
    Seattle, WA 98134

    Nordstrom
    1617 Sixth Ave.
    Seattle, WA 98101

    Safeco
    1001 Fourth Ave.
    Seattle, WA 98154

    Expeditors International of Washington
    1015 Third Ave.
    Seattle, WA 98104

    Alaska Air Group
    19300 International Blvd.
    Seattle, WA 98188

    Plum Creek Timber
    999 Third Ave.
    Seattle, WA 98104

    Popular Local Job Search Sites
    Cheezhead
    JobCentral
    Craigslist
    SeattleJobs.com
    SeattleJobs.org
    City of Seattle
    Washington Employment Web Pages

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    Continuing Education
    University of Washington
    Seattle University
    Seattle Pacific University
    City University
    Antioch University
    Cornish College of the Arts
    Art Institute of Seattle
    Seattle Central Community College

    Discovering Seattle
    Space Needle
    Seattle Center
    Seattle Symphony Orchestra
    Seattle Opera
    Pacific Northwest Ballet
    Seattle Youth Symphony Orchestra
    Seattle International Film Festival
    Northwest Folklife
    Henry Art Gallery
    Seattle Art Museum
    Frye Art Museum
    Woodland Park Zoo
    Seattle Aquarium
    Seattle Underground Tour
    Seattle Seahawks
    Seattle Mariners

    Seattle Statistics
    Population
    Total population: 582,454
    Persons under five-years old: 4.7 percent
    Persons under 18-years old: 15.6 percent
    Persons 65-years and older: 12 percent
    Female: 50.1 percent
    White: 70.1 percent
    Black: 8.4 percent
    American Indian and Alaska Native: 1 percent
    Asian: 13.1 percent
    Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander: .5 percent
    Multi-racial: 4.5 percent
    Hispanic or Latino: 5.3 percent

    Education
    High school graduates: 89.5 percent
    Bachelor’s degree or higher: 47.2 percent

    Housing
    Housing units: 270,524
    Homeownership rate: 48.4 percent
    Median value of owner-occupied housing units: $259,600
    Households: 258,499
    Persons per household: 2.08

    Income
    Median household income: $45,736
    Per capita income: $30,306
    Persons below poverty: 11.8 percent

    Transportation
    Airports: Seattle-Tacoma International
    Railroads: Amtrak
    Public mass transit: Seattle Center Monorail, King County Metro, South Lake Union, Sound Transit

    Weather
    Average annual precipitation: 37.1 inches
    Average low temp. in January: 36 degrees
    Average high temp. in July: 75 degrees

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    1. Jobs in Seattle Increasing Despite Unemployment | JOBCENTRAL ARTICLES Says:
      August 18th, 2008 at 8:09 am

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