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About 40.4 percent of Seattle’s $1.5 billion general operating fund comes from sales and business and occupation taxes. Source: Downtown Seattle Association
About 40.4 percent of Seattle’s $1.5 billion general operating fund comes from sales and business and occupation taxes. Source: Downtown Seattle Association
Seattle was home to an estimated 33,491 retail jobs in 2019, an increase of 4% in the prior four years. Source: Downtown Seattle Association
Seattle retailers paid $636.7 million in federal, state, and local taxes in 2019. Source: Downtown Seattle Association
The retail industry concentrated in Seattle contributed $2.53 billion in net economic impact (Gross Regional Product) in 2019. Source: Downtown Seattle Association
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