The NWSA supported over 265,000 jobs and generated nearly $55 billion in business output, with significant contributions from Seattle and Tacoma ports.
The Northwest Seaport Alliance (NWSA), together with the ports of Seattle and Tacoma, supported more than 265,000 jobs and generated nearly US$55 billion in business output, reported London's Container Management.
A new study found that the NWSA alone handled nearly three million TEU of containerized cargo last year. Operations, including vehicle imports and breakbulk cargo, supported about 52,100 jobs, of which 18,000 were direct. This activity generated US$4.4 billion in wages and benefits and nearly US$14 billion in business output across Washington State.
Trade moving through NWSA's South Harbour and the Port of Tacoma accounted for more than 41,000 jobs and nearly US$10.8 billion in output. John McCarthy, Co-Chair of the NWSA and President of the Port of Tacoma Commission, stated that gateway trade acts as a catalyst for supply chain employment and living-wage jobs statewide.
The Port of Seattle contributed the largest share, with almost US$39 billion in business output and more than 205,000 jobs. Seattle-Tacoma International Airport accounted for nearly 175,000 of those positions and US$33.3 billion in output, making aviation the gateway's single biggest economic driver.
