Advanced Manufacturing Apprenticeships provided by Aerospace Joint Apprenticeship Committee ( AJAC ).
She said the report demonstrates “ economic impact beyond the aerospace industry . For every job created in the industry , two more jobs are created in the community . This shows the true economic impact of the industry . All the people in Everett eat out , buy cars , and see doctors ; all that money gets reinvested in the economy .”
Report outcomes and why they matter .
Bill McSherry , vice president of Boeing Government Operations , shared , “ Washington state and the aerospace industry share a deep-rooted connection , with Boeing at its core , and we continue to drive Washington ’ s economy forward . Aerospace creates jobs for 194,000 Washingtonians , and 80 percent of the state ’ s aerospace economic activity comes from Boeing . Aerospace ’ s connections in Washington are as strong as ever .”
Because the report was data intrinsic , Mefford weighed in on data sources to demonstrate report validity .
He said one source of the data included in the report came from the state of Washington . He said , “ The state of Washington does a good job publishing data ; the challenge is to be narrow geographically . The Employment Security Department ( also ) communicates well ; they update the data every month . The challenge with jobs data is there are always five different reports ; they all mean something different , but the June 2024 info shows statewide aerospace at 82,000 jobs in June ; they break it down by county , and King and Pierce counties have good numbers .”
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