Tri-Cities economy shows stability, growth and expansion

By Ajsa Suljic, Regional Labor Economist
Tel: 509-734-5928 or email: asuljic@esd.wa.gov

Looking at the Tri-City economy and population change, one is to ask: How do we measure economic progress in any given geographic area? This tends to be a debatable question and you might not get an easy answer, but you sure will get many different perspectives. Taking a look at the business and population segments in one geographic area and comparing that to the same or higher geographic levels is one perspective.

The Tri-Cities labor force grew to over 134,400 participants in 2016, with 2.9 percent growth over the year.

Read more in today’s Tri-City Herald story.