Editing Lynnwood, Washington (section)

==Economy==
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|+ Largest employers (2015)<ref name="CAFR">{{cite report |date=December 12, 2016 |title=City of Lynnwood, Washington Comprehensive Annual Financial Report For the Year Ended December 31, 2015 |page=287 |url=http://www.lynnwoodwa.gov/Assets/Departments/Administrative+Services/CAFR/2015+Audited+Comprehensive+Annual+Financial+Report.pdf |publisher=City of Lynnwood |access-date=July 14, 2017 |archive-date=July 10, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170710020702/http://www.lynnwoodwa.gov/Assets/Departments/Administrative+Services/CAFR/2015+Audited+Comprehensive+Annual+Financial+Report.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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! Employer || Employees
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| 1. [[Edmonds School District]] || 2,965
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| 2. City of Lynnwood || 513
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| 3. [[Nordstrom]] || 490
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| 4. [[Costco]] || 488
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| 5. [[Macy's]] || 366
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| 6. [[Fred Meyer]] || 306
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| 7. [[J. C. Penney]] || 241
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| 8. [[Automatic Data Processing|ADP]] || 211
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| 9. [[Zumiez]] || 211
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| 10. [[Target Corporation]] || 181
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{{As of|2015}}, Lynnwood has an estimated 19,095 residents who were in the [[workforce]], either employed or unemployed.<ref name="ACS">{{cite web |date=September 15, 2016 |title=Selected Economic Characteristics: Lynnwood, Washington |url=https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/15_5YR/DP03/1600000US5340840 |work=[[American Community Survey]] |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=May 14, 2017 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213103505/https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/15_5YR/DP03/1600000US5340840 |archive-date=February 13, 2020 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Only 12 percent of Lynnwood residents work within city limits, while approximately 31 percent commute to Seattle, 9 percent to Everett, 6 percent to Bellevue, and 4 percent to [[Edmonds, Washington|Edmonds]].<ref name="EconomicProfile"/>{{rp|22}} Regional job centers in [[Downtown Seattle]], the [[Boeing Everett Factory|Boeing assembly plant]] near [[Paine Field]] in Everett, [[Downtown Bellevue]], and the [[Microsoft Redmond Campus]] employ the majority of Lynnwood workers.<ref name="EconomicProfile"/>{{rp|22}} The average one-way commute for Lynnwood workers in 2015 was approximately 30&nbsp;minutes; 69 percent of workers drove alone to their workplace, while 12 percent [[carpool]]ed, and 10 percent used [[public transit]].<ref name="ACS"/> The largest industry of employment for Lynnwood workers are educational services and health care, with approximately 23 percent, followed by retail (15%), food services (13%), and professional services (12%).<ref name="ACS"/>

Lynnwood is also a major job center for Snohomish County, with approximately 24,767 jobs in 2012, but only seven percent of workers in Lynnwood live within the city limits. Over 52 percent of workers in Lynnwood reside within Snohomish County, while 9 percent reside in Seattle.<ref name="EconomicProfile"/>{{rp|22}} The largest industry in Lynnwood is the services sector, with approximately 45 percent of workers, followed by retail (28%) and education (8%).<ref name="EconomicProfile"/>{{rp|24}} The retail sector, centered around Alderwood Mall, employs 7,000 people and generates 50 percent of the city's tax revenue.<ref name="EconomicProfile"/>{{rp|25–27}} Professional services are concentrated in [[office park]]s near Alderwood Mall, comprising 176 buildings with nearly {{convert|2.8|e6sqft|sqm}} of leasable office space.<ref name="Times-History"/><ref name="EconomicProfile"/>{{rp|44}} The largest non-retail employers in the city include the [[Edmonds School District]], the city government, and [[Automatic Data Processing]] (ADP).<ref name="CAFR"/> Clothing retailer [[Zumiez]] and knife manufacturer [[SOG Specialty Knives]] are headquartered in Lynnwood.<ref>{{cite news |last=Dunlop |first=Michelle |date=February 10, 2012 |title=Everett-based clothing retailer Zumiez moving 70 e-commerce workers to Kansas |url=http://www.heraldnet.com/business/everett-based-clothing-retailer-zumiez-moving-70-e-commerce-workers-to-kansas/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=March 11, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Williams |first=Mina |date=April 10, 2012 |title=Lynnwood's SOG Knives has come a long way from its start in an apartment |url=http://www.heraldnet.com/uncategorized/lynnwoods-sog-knives-has-come-a-long-way-from-its-start-in-an-apartment/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=March 11, 2018}}</ref>