Editing Mill Creek, Washington (section)

==Economy==
{{As of|2015}}, Mill Creek has an estimated [[workforce]] population of 10,227 people and an [[unemployment rate]] of 2.2 percent.<ref name="ACS">{{cite web |date=September 15, 2016 |title=Selected Economic Characteristics: Mill Creek, Washington |url=https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/15_5YR/DP03/1600000US5345865 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213104556/https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/15_5YR/DP03/1600000US5345865 |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 13, 2020 |work=[[American Community Survey]] |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=April 7, 2019}}</ref> The largest industry of employment for Mill Creek residents is in educational services and health care, at over 21 percent, followed by manufacturing (16%), professional services (15%), and retail trade (12%).<ref name="ACS"/> Approximately 3 percent of the city's workers have jobs located within city limits, with the majority commuting to employers in other cities, with an average commute time of 31 minutes.<ref name="ACS"/> Over 21 percent of workers commute to Seattle, the largest destination, followed by Everett (16%), [[Bellevue, Washington|Bellevue]] (8%), and [[Bothell, Washington|Bothell]] (5%).<ref>{{cite web |title=Work Destination Report&nbsp;— Where Workers are Employed Who Live in the Selection Area&nbsp;— by Places (Cities, CDPs, etc.) |url=https://onthemap.ces.census.gov/ |work=OnTheMap |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=November 27, 2018}}</ref>

The [[Puget Sound Regional Council]] estimated that the city had a total of 6,262 jobs {{as of|2018|lc=y}}, with the largest sectors being professional services and construction.<ref>{{cite web |title=Covered Employment Estimates |date=May 2019 |url=https://www.psrc.org/covered-employment-estimates |publisher=[[Puget Sound Regional Council]] |access-date=September 15, 2019}}</ref> Mill Creek's largest employers include [[Albertsons]], [[Town & Country Markets|Central Market]], [[The Everett Clinic]], [[Lowe's]], [[Safeway Inc.|Safeway]], and the Mill Creek County Club.<ref name="Budget">{{cite web |date=December 16, 2018 |title=City of Mill Creek 2019–2020 Biennial Budget |page=142 |url=https://www.cityofmillcreek.com/UserFiles/Servers/Server_9100852/File/City%20Government/Finance%20&%20Administration/Budget/BudgetBook_2019-2020_Final.pdf |publisher=City of Mill Creek |access-date=September 15, 2019}}</ref> The city was formerly the headquarters of video games developer [[Handheld Games]] and food manufacturer [[Dream Dinners]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Fetters |first=Eric |date=December 7, 2003 |title=Where the games begin |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/business/where-the-games-begin/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=September 15, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Shevory |first=Kristina |date=August 28, 2005 |title=You Made the Meatloaf. You Just Didn't Make It at Home. |page=5 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/28/business/yourmoney/you-made-the-meatloaf-you-just-didnt-make-it-at-home.html |work=The New York Times |access-date=September 15, 2019}}</ref>