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lndustry Snapshot <br />The largest sector in Kittitas County, Washington is Educationalservlces, employlng 2,535 workers. The next-largest <br />sectors in the region are Accommodation and Food Services 12,370 workers) and RetallTrade (1,984). High locatlon <br />quotients (LQs) indicate sectors in whlch a region has high concentrations of employment compared to the national <br />average. The sectors with the largest LQs ln the region are Agriculture, Forestry Fishing and Hunting (LQ = 5.51), <br />Utilities (4.40l,, and Educatio nal Services (1.88). <br />Total Workers for Kittitas County, Washington by lndustry <br />Agrlrldtlrr, For€rtry, Fhhlng.nd Hlnllng8.g% <br />Ohrr Serlcor (cxc.pt Publlc Admlnldradon)3.4t6 <br />t 0lltl.sz.3es <br />Constructfi8.4% <br />M.nuflrfrrrlnC3.896 <br />Arb. Arlcrtelnmcnl, .nd Rcararilonl.l 9i * Wholerale Trede3.S* <br />R.tlllTrds11,8% <br />Tranryortrtlon .nd WrilhouslnlE.4% <br />RG.l E!t!l..nd R.ntal .nd L$lng2,o* <br />Elucrllonal S.wlccrl $.0*Pruferrlonal, Sclentlfrc, .nd T.dlnlcd SsvlcosZg$ <br />Ajfl l$fr t1's"'#jl8.Do?r rd mlte M'nrsrmdrt'hd <br />.ltlft.tos updatod to 2022Q.1. <br />Sectors in Kittitas County, Washington with the highest average wages per worker are Management of Companles <br />and Enterprises {$85,102}, Finance and lnsurance ($80,280), and Construction {$69,099). Reglonalsectors with the <br />best job growth (or most moderateJob losses) over the last 5 years are Constructlon (+331jobs), Educational Services <br />l+1971, and RetailTrade (+127). <br />Over the nelt 1 year, employment in Kittitas County, Washlngton is proJected to expand by 286 jobs. The fastest <br />growing sector in the region is expected to be Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation with a +3.5% year-over-year rate <br />of growth. The strongest forecast by number of jobs over this perlod is expected for Accommodation and Food <br />Services (+70 jobs|, Educational Services (+43|, and Health Care and Social Assistance {+42). <br />\ource: <br />(.opyr <br />trttp:// wrir t,Econrt t'Ls AI eo