Although 200 1 Boeing moved its headquarters to Chicago, it is still the most important employer in Seattle and even Washington State besides the military. Greater Seattle is also its main commercial airliner production center. Boeing 737 and 757 are assembled in Renton, and Boeing 747, 767, 777 and Future 787 are assembled in Everett.
Seattle was built in 1869, with a population of 540,000 and a municipal area of 2 18 square kilometers. It is the center of fishing and wood processing, high-tech manufacturing and medical care in Washington. Financial, service, education, tourism and cultural centers in the western United States; The trade center in the Pacific region of the United States and the scattered areas of trade between the United States and the Far East; In recent years, it is becoming the center of computer high-tech, biotechnology, electronics and environmental engineering technology in Washington area. There are 2,200 computer development companies in Seattle, among which Microsoft is the largest private computer software company in the world. Boeing, the world's largest aircraft manufacturer, is the largest employer in the region, with four manufacturing subsidiaries and annual revenue of $22 billion. 1 15 companies engaged in biotechnology engineering have provided12,400 jobs with an annual output value of $2 billion.