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Explanation
Military branches employ a significant number of Thurston County residents. The majority of these jobs occur at Joint Base Lewis-McChord. The base employs more than 38,000 military personnel and 15,000 civilians, making it one of the top five employers in Washington in recent years (ahead of Amazon and Microsoft, but behind Boeing).
For the 2016-2020 time period, an average of about 4,670 active-duty military personnel lived in Thurston County - more than double the number in 2000.
Source
Joint Base Lewis-McChord, U.S. Census Bureau