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King County, Washington is located in
the northwest corner of the United States in the heart of the Puget Sound
region. The region is the thirteenth largest metropolitan area in the country.
King County is the twelfth most populace county in the US, and home to 1.7
million people living in 39 cities and unincorporated areas. King County has a
varied topography from sea level to 6,270 feet. To the west is Puget Sound and
to the east are the Cascade Mountains. The City of Seattle is the King County
seat and the Northwest’s largest city.
King County offers a wide range of lifestyles, from the sophisticated urban
environment of Seattle to the picturesque, small town life offered by King
County’s many rural and suburban communities.
J In 2000, Seattle was named "Sixth out of the ten best U. S. Cities for business," one of America’s 32 most livable cities in 2000.
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One of the top fifteen regions in the nation to do business by Forbes
Magazine (1999).
J Most "Kid-Friendly City" in a 1999 study of major metropolitan areas sponsored by the environmental group Zero Population Growth and ranked as a "Four Star Community" by Expansion Management Magazine (2001).
The county had over 750,000 households in 2001. According to the county's
planning policies, this number is expected to increase by nearly one-third,
bringing the total households to 800,670 in the year 2010. This growth will be
focused in the urban areas of the county. As
of 1995, the suburban cities now exceed Seattle's population. The county has
thirteen cities with populations greater than 20,000.
POPULATION GRAPH
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Employment
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Employment
by Ecomonic Sector (Seattle/Bellevue/Everett PMSA) |
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Economic Sector |
Sept 2000 |
Sept 2001 |
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Manufacturing |
200,600 |
197,400 |
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Mining &
Quarrying |
88,500 |
130,000 |
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Construction |
90,300 |
88,900 |
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TCPU * |
88,000 |
88,800 |
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Wholesale/retail
trade |
338,500 |
340,200 |
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FIRE ** |
83,900 |
86,200 |
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Services |
446,500 |
456,600 |
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Government |
186,300 |
192,400 |
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Total
Employment |
1,522,600 |
1,451,800 |
*Transportation, Communications, & Public
Utilities
**Finance, Insurance & Real Estate
Source: Labor Area Summary, Washington State Employment Security, June
2000
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