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It was a big year for labor in Seattle

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Strikes, layoffs, worker shortages.

There’s been a lot going on in the labor market this year.

And unemployment has stayed low which means there’s work out there for job seekers.

KUOW’s labor and economy reporter Monica Nickelsburg talks us through some of Seattle’s top labor stories of 2023.

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