Sustainable Shoreline Education Association

Jobs Creation

The Puget Sound Regional Council Set a goal of 1.66 jobs/household. In Shoreline the ratio is 0.78 jobs per household.
This means that most of our citizens have to travel outside of Shoreline to work.

According to the King County Annual Growth Report Shoreline had 1,193 Business Units and 16,187 jobs

According to the Puget Sound Regional Council 2008 Report Shoreline had 17,035 jobs.
Covered jobs Construction & Resources Financial Insurance & Real Estate Manufacture Retail Services Wholesale Transport & Utilities Government Education
17,035 875 621 316 7,174 146 3,132 2,073

Source 2008 Puget Sound Regional Council

The real question is how many of these jobs provide a living wage?
Data from www.communitescount.org

Persons Living in Shoreline Below the Poverty Level by age group in 1999

Total Population Under 18
18-64
65+
Total Persons Living in Poverty
52,377 786 6.6% 2,308 6.9% 520 6.7% 3,614 6.9%
Source 2005 King County Annual Growth Report
Sustainable Shoreline Education Association(c)2009
Modified 7/1/09