Economic Update: Region Loses 12,900 jobs in 2025 | Puget Sound Regional Council
Created 1/29/2026 at 10:41:07 PM • Edited 1/29/2026 at 10:41:26 PM
In 2025, the central Puget Sound region lost 12,900 jobs. If you exclude the anomaly of the COVID-19 pandemic, this is the first time the region has experienced an annual decrease of jobs since 2009, during the depths of the Great Recession.
Historically, jobs in the Puget Sound region have grown by between 30,000-40,000 jobs per year. Employment growth during the Amazon boom was significantly higher, peaking at 61,100 jobs added in 2016.
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