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Kitsap wages are below state average, above national

Kitsap County workers earned nearly $1.50 less an hour than the average Washington worker in 2013. But they were $1.26 better off than employees across the U.S. The county also employed a...

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Employment: More people looked for work in May

Employment/unemployment The May employment report for Kitsap contained at least one promising nugget. Kitsap’s labor force (the number of people either employed or looking for work) grew by an...

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Is it time to rename SKIA?

The Port of Bremerton needs to recruit manufacturers to the slow-growing South Kitsap Industrial Area. But most companies outside the region have never heard of Kitsap County, let alone its southern...

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Mixed bag of job numbers midway through 2014

The Kitsap County unemployment rate fell to 5.1 percent by the end of June, due mostly to continued decline in the labor force. Meanwhile, the number of people working for Kitsap County employers...

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New owners for Express Employment Professionals

Express Employment Professionals of Kitsap County changed ownership in June. Wayne and Phylis Sargent owned the Bremerton franchise location since 1987. The new owners are Ken and Kristal Baker of Port...

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July employment: Local companies keep hiring

Familiar storylines continued in the July employment report for Kitsap County. First, the (relatively) good news: Jobs in Kitsap | Create Infographics The number of jobs supported by Kitsap employers...

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Kitsap poverty rate is low but rising

Nearly six hundred more Kitsap residents were living in poverty last year than in 2012. And while the county’s poverty rate is low compared with other areas, it continues to rise. An estimated 27,727,...

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More Kitsap residents found work in August

More Kitsap County residents were working in August, and more were looking for work, according to a monthly labor report. But fewer people held jobs with Kitsap employers. Jobs In Kitsap It’s typical...

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How do Kitsap wages stack up?

In a recent post I explored how Kitsap County workers make more than their counterparts across the country, but less than the average Washington worker. Of course it’s not quite that simple. Wages...

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September employment: local jobs lull continues

Employment was looking up in Kitsap County for the first seven months of the year. That changed in August when employment took a dive. The 83,700 working for Kitsap employers in September was roughly...

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New jobs website launched for veterans

On the eve of Veterans Day, the state’s WorkSource program announced a new web tool for connecting veterans and other departing service members with civilian employment. The web portal, called...

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Employment: More people looked for work in May

Employment/unemployment The May employment report for Kitsap contained at least one promising nugget. Kitsap’s labor force (the number of people either employed or looking for work) grew by an...

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Is it time to rename SKIA?

The Port of Bremerton needs to recruit manufacturers to the slow-growing South Kitsap Industrial Area. But most companies outside the region have never heard of Kitsap County, let alone its southern...

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Mixed bag of job numbers midway through 2014

The Kitsap County unemployment rate fell to 5.1 percent by the end of June, due mostly to continued decline in the labor force. Meanwhile, the number of people working for Kitsap County employers...

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New owners for Express Employment Professionals

Express Employment Professionals of Kitsap County changed ownership in June. Wayne and Phylis Sargent owned the Bremerton franchise location since 1987. The new owners are Ken and Kristal Baker of Port...

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July employment: Local companies keep hiring

Familiar storylines continued in the July employment report for Kitsap County. First, the (relatively) good news: Jobs in Kitsap | Create Infographics The number of jobs supported by Kitsap employers...

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Kitsap poverty rate is low but rising

Nearly six hundred more Kitsap residents were living in poverty last year than in 2012. And while the county’s poverty rate is low compared with other areas, it continues to rise. An estimated 27,727,...

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More Kitsap residents found work in August

More Kitsap County residents were working in August, and more were looking for work, according to a monthly labor report. But fewer people held jobs with Kitsap employers. Jobs In Kitsap It’s typical...

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More local jobs, but unemployment still up

October saw more government jobs come on locally, but fewer Kitsap residents working overall. Kitsap County’s unemployment rate — which includes Kitsap residents working in and outside the county —...

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Is it time to rename SKIA?

The Port of Bremerton needs to recruit manufacturers to the slow-growing South Kitsap Industrial Area. But most companies outside the region have never heard of Kitsap County, let alone its southern...

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