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Only counties with at least 20,000 private-sector jobs in 2022 are ranked.","q":"How is the ranking calculated?"},{"a":"Every month. This is the November 2026 edition. Older editions stay on this site at their own dated addresses.","q":"How often is it updated?"}],"lead":"King County has the largest share of jobs in AI-exposed sectors in the Pacific Northwest: 37% of its private-sector jobs, against 15% in the typical large county.","minN":20000,"rows":[{"n":1255504,"bar":1,"key":"53033","sub":"WA","href":"/places/washington/county/king-county","name":"King County","rank":1,"stats":[{"label":"Private-sector jobs, 2025","value":"1,255,504"},{"label":"Largest exposed sector","value":"Professional & technical (12% of jobs)"},{"label":"Job growth since 2022","value":"−2.2%"}],"value":0.3716204806993845,"change":null,"employers":[],"valueLabel":"37%"},{"n":86994,"bar":0.7484668732859993,"key":"53005","sub":"WA","href":"/places/washington/county/benton-county","name":"Benton County","rank":2,"stats":[{"label":"Private-sector jobs, 2025","value":"86,994"},{"label":"Largest exposed sector","value":"Admin & staffing (13% of jobs)"},{"label":"Job growth since 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