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Economy & Competitiveness
Key national economic rankings for Washington state:
9th in per capita personal income ($56,283)
13th in state gross domestic product ($506.4 billion)
2nd in exports per capita ($10,318)
4th in total exports ($76.4 million)
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Featured WRC Analysis
Manufacturing Jobs Part III: A Costly and Uncertain Regulatory Burden Harms Competitiveness
Sept. 5, 2018
The Economic Contribution of Washington state’s Petroleum Refining Industry in 2015
Jan. 5, 2017
The Expanded SEPA Has Reduced Regulatory Certainty in Washington
Oct. 24, 2016
Rent Control
Feb. 29, 2016
Regulatory Reform: A Win-Win-Win for Agencies, Businesses, and Taxpayers
Aug. 20, 2015
Recent WRC economy Posts
Updated estimates of CCA compliance costs
Did Initiative 2117 reduce the bids that the state received in today’s cap-and-invest auction?
A modest increase to the forecast of state revenues
The truly good news about Washington state in the new ITEP report
Bills controlling rent and taxing rental income would reduce housing supply
Treasurer’s fiscal recommendations for the Legislature, and an improved credit outlook for Washington from S&P
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Monthly State Employment Report
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