| Explanation | In 2017, Thurston County employment (full- and part-time) totaled 148,735* jobs. This marks the sixth consecutive year of overall job growth since the Great Recession in the mid-2000s.
The largest industry – Government and government services – employs over 26% of all the workers in Thurston County; the 5 largest industries employ over 58% of all workers in Thurston County.
Between 2016 and 2017 the following employment sectors saw the greatest increase in the number of jobs:- Construction (875)
- Health care and social assistance (719)
- Government and government enterprises (627)
- Retail trade (355)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (292)
The following employment sectors saw job losses during the same period:
- Wholesale trade (-893)
- Administrative and waste services (-552)
*2017 employment numbers were not available for the mining and information industries.
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