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By Job Gal | December 11, 2008
Washington
Washington is located in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. Washington is bordered by Canada to the north, Idaho to the east, Oregon to the south and the Pacific Ocean to the west. Olympia serves as the state capital while Seattle is the most populated city.
The state is named after George Washington, the first president of the United States. Spanish Captain Don Bruno de Heceta was the first European to land in Washington in 1775. In 1836 Missionary Marcus Whitman established missions in the state, which later helped with the formation of the Oregon Trail. Washington was admitted into the Union as the 42nd state in 1889. During World War II the state became a center for war industries, including products from the Boeing Company.
For a long time, Tacoma was known for its treatment of gold, silver, copper and lead ore. During the Great Depression Washington built a series of hydroelectic dams, including the Grand Coulee Dam in 1941, which is the country’s largest concrete structure. In 1980 the northeast face of Mount St. Helens exploded, killing 57 people and flooding into the Columbia River.
Washington’s Job Market
In 2005 Washington had a total gross product of $268.5 billion. The state has significant amounts of trade with Asia through Puget Sound. It is one of only seven states to not collect a personal income tax and also does not collect a corporate income tax or franchise tax. Washington also is known for its agricultural production. The state ranks first in the nation in production of: red raspberries, wrinkled seed peas, hops, spearmint oil, apples, sweet cherries, pears, peppermint oil, concord grapes, carrots for processing and Niagara grapes.
The state’s fastest-growing industries include: manufacturing, information technology, leisure and hospitality and tourism.
Work Trends
Washington unemployment rate: 6.3 percent
National unemployment rate: 6.5 percent
Mean travel time to work: 25.5 minutes
Washington’s Largest Employers
Costco Wholesale
999 Lake Dr.
Issaquah, WA 98027
Microsoft
1 Microsoft Way
Redmond, WA 98052
Washington Mutual
1301 Second Ave.
Seattle, WA 98101
Weyerhaeuser
33663 Weyerhaeuser Way S.
Federal Way, WA 98063
Paccar
777 106th Ave. N.E.
Bellevue, WA 98004
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
Popular Local Job Search Sites
Cheezhead
JobCentral
Craigslist
WorkSource
Washington Employment Web Pages
Job-Hunt.org
University of Washington
Washington State Department of Personnel
Surrounding Area Job Search
Everett, WA
Renton, WA
Seattle, WA
Olympia, WA
Tacoma, WA
Port Angeles, WA
Spokane, WA
Portland, OR
Continuing Education
University of Washington
Washington State University
Western Washington University
Eastern Washington University
Central Washington University
Discovering Washington
Seattle Mariners
Seattle Seahawks
Northwest Trek Wildlife Park
Olympic National Park
Seafair
Western Washington Fair
Central Washington State Fair
Washington Statistics
Population
Total population: 6,395,798
Persons under five-years old: 6.4 percent
Persons under 18-years old: 23.9 percent
Persons 65-years and older: 11.5 percent
Female: 50.1 percent
White: 84.8 percent
Black: 3.6 percent
American Indian and Alaska Native: 1.6 percent
Asian: 6.6 percent
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander: .5 percent
Multi-racial: 3 percent
Hispanic or Latino: 9.1 percent
Non-Hispanic white: 76.5 percent
Education
High school graduates: 87.1 percent
Bachelor’s degree or higher: 27.7 percent
Housing
Housing units: 2,699,333
Homeownership rate: 64.6 percent
Housing units in multi-unit structures: 25.6 percent
Median value of owner-occupied housing units: $168,300
Households: 2,271,398
Persons per household: 2.53
Income
Median household income: $48,438
Per capita income: $22,973
Persons below poverty: 11.6 percent
Transportation
Airports: Bellingham International, Friday Harbor, Tri-Cities, William R. Fairchild International, Pullman-Moscow Regional, King County International, Seattle-Tacoma International, Spokane International, Walla Walla Regional, Pangborn Memorial, Yakima Air Terminal, Orcas Island
Railroads: Amtrak
Public mass transit: Washington State Department of Transportation
Weather (Seattle)
Average annual precipitation: 37.1 inches
Average low temp. in January: 36 degrees
Average high temp. in July: 75 degrees
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