‘Taxes are going one way, jobs are going the other,’ Seattle business leader says of new analysis — Live Feedhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/taxes-are-going-one-way-jobs-are-going-the-other-seattle-business-leader-says-of-new-analysisContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. Seattle Taxes Surge as Businesses Shoulder Burden and Shed Jobshttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/taxes-are-going-one-way-jobs-are-going-the-other-seattle-business-leader-says-of-new-analysishttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/taxes-are-going-one-way-jobs-are-going-the-other-seattle-business-leader-says-of-new-analysis#u111652Fri, 09 Oct 2026 09:55:16 +0000A new September 2026 analysis reveals that Seattle tax collections grew 172 percent since 2013, outpacing population, inflation, and employment growth by five times. Businesses now shoulder roughly two-thirds of the city tax burden. The report highlights a stark economic divergence as tax obligations climb while the local economy sheds employment. Seattle lost 18,000 jobs last year, marking job losses for the first time in decades, while neighboring areas like Tacoma and Bellevue saw their labor forces expand. Business leaders describe the trend as taxes moving in one direction and jobs moving