Seattle

Seattle's long road to economic health

Seattle / King County profile
Forty percent of King County adults have a bachelor's degree or higher. While the vacancy rate for King County houses is low at 1.2 percent, apartment vacancies have doubled in the past year to 8 percent, second only to Snohomish County. The average rent in King County is $869 per month.

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Sources: Washington Employment Security Department, Washington Office of Financial Management, Washington Department of Revenue, Washington Department of Agriculture, Claritas Demographics, U.S. Census Bureau, Washington Center for Real Estate Research, Northwest Multiple Listing Service.

Over the years, the Seattle-Bellevue-Everett area has had its ups and downs. The chart shows the rate of job growth and the corresponding unemployment rate since 1968.

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