Aerospaceemployment
135,600+ jobs
175 aerospace mfg. firms
1,353 related businesses
$11.5 billion in wages
The region
14x more people employed in aircraft manufacturing in the region than the national average
1/3 of jobs relate to production, machining parts, and building and assembling aircraft
King County
484 aerospace-related companies (half of the aerospace companies in the state)
45,576 jobs supported (half of the state’s aerospace engineers, machinists, and workers)
Research assets
- The University of Washington (Seattle)
- Washington State University (Pullman)
- University Center of North Puget Sound
Sources: http://aviationbenefits.org; www.commerce.wa.gov; http://www.psrc.org/; www.edc-seaking.org
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