The Economy Spokane is recognized as the financial and economic hub of the Inland Northwest. From 1984 to 1993, employment growth, home prices and sales, construction spending population, household income levels, payrolls and tax revenues to the city and county government hit new high levels.
Economic projections predict a decade of exciting economic growth in the area.
Spokane's 1996 unemployment rate was 5.1 percent. Spokane's employment opportunities have expanded by 18 percent from 1987 to 1996. The largest aggregate sector employer in the county is the health care system. Nearly 20,000 professionals work in health care, making Spokane one of the finest medical centers in the west. Doctors, dentists, nurses, chiropractors, psychiatrists and other medical professionals combine to make this area the health care center for the region.