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When Shannon Kelley started a free worker retraining program last summer, he was 43 years old and had been laid off for five years.He made some money…
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Our one hour special, The Big Reset, explores how the Puget Sound region has emerged from the Great Recession.Liz Jones looks at child care as an economic…
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Technology companies have been among the bright spots for job growth in the region. They are hiring a lot of one particular kind of employee—software…
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Construction is now the fastest-growing industry in Washington state. Construction cranes fill the skyline. Public works projects like light rail lines…
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For decades, government agencies and business groups have equated science degrees with job security. Employment projections from Washington state show…
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In 2009 President Obama signed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act into law. It provided $500 million for research and green-jobs training. Here in…
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From Anacortes, Wash., you get the classic, gorgeous views of the San Juan Islands. But tourists mostly breeze by this city, thinking of it as just the…
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This week, KUOW has been taking a deeper look at the jobs recovery in Washington state in our series, The Big Reset. In this segment, we're talking…
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One reason the Puget Sound region stayed stronger than some surrounding areas during the economic downturn is because of its tech industry. A particular…
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Welding torches have sizzled at the Vigor Industrial shipyard on Seattle’s Harbor Island for a century. But the men and women behind the welding masks in…