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Creating jobs and boosting our economy
Publication Date: January 2010
Publisher(s): Economic Opportunity Institute
Author(s): Marilyn Watkins
Series:
Topic: Economics (Economic conditions)
Labor (Employment and labor supply)
Keywords: job creation
Type: Report
Coverage: Washington
Abstract:
Washington State is losing an estimated 44,000 private and public sector jobs due to billions of dollars in state budget cuts in 2009 – and further cuts could axe another 33,600. By contrast, a combination of new state taxes and federal aid to fill the state’s budget gap could save up to 30,000 jobs.