Downtown Seattle Lost 30,000 Jobs Since 2020 Payroll Tax: Report

Downtown Seattle Lost 30,000 Jobs Since 2020 Payroll Tax: Report Authored by Dylan Morgan via The Epoch Times, A new report from the Downtown Seattle Association published June 15 stated that downtown Seattle has lost around 30,000 jobs since 2020, when city leaders passed the “JumpStart” business tax, while neighboring Bellevue has become more attractive for businesses. “What we have seen in downtown Seattle is not a ‘jump start,’ but instead, a slowdown,” the report stated. “Se...