This page covers what is specific to Sequim: local employers, seasonal hiring, and where to get help. For the statewide rules, see the Washington Saves requirements and deadlines.
ZIP codes with a Sequim mailing address had 875 business locations in 2023, with about 6,951 people on payroll in the March pay period.
The most common types of business in these ZIP codes are construction (177 locations), health care and social assistance (95 locations) and retail trade (88 locations). Across Clallam County, the largest industry by employment is health care and social assistance (4,431 jobs), and private leisure and hospitality employment ran from 2,532 in January 2024 to 3,211 in August 2024.
90 of the 875 business locations in Sequim's ZIP codes are in accommodation and food services or arts, entertainment and recreation, the leisure and hospitality industries where staffing levels tend to change with the season. Washington counts employees under RCW 19.05.010(6)(d). The rule reads: “employs, and at any point during the immediately preceding calendar year employed, employees working a combined minimum of 10,400 hours”. If your Sequim business's headcount rises and falls during the year, that wording decides whether you meet the threshold, so confirm your status with Washington Saves.
Free one-on-one advising for Sequim businesses is available from the Washington SBDC – Port Angeles, the nearest Washington SBDC office, in Port Angeles.
Local business network for Sequim: Sequim-Dungeness Valley Chamber of Commerce.
Washington Saves: 360-725-7814 · [email protected].
Washington Saves has not launched yet. Statutory launch by July 1, 2027; employer registration proposed for December 1, 2028 (20,800+ hours) and December 1, 2029 (all others).
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