OneAmerica report outlines disparities in WA tech industry Aaron Kunkler
July 27, 2021
A new report released by OneAmerica outlines inequalities impacting women, people of color, contract, and gig employees in Washington state’s tech industry, and recommends ways to address them. Washington state is home to thousands of tech companies, but the big four are Amazon, Microsoft, Google and Facebook. The top two companies, Amazon and Microsoft, have a combined market capitalization of more than $3 trillion, the report states. The Morning Wire: Keeping you informed on politics, policies, and personalities of Washington State. In 2019, the tech sector employed nearly 246,000 workers in business services, electronic retail, internet services and software publishing. This includes all workers directly employed in the Seattle area, including Amazon’s warehouse workers, the report states.