Jeff Brody, Economy Team Leader . The business of government Municipalities offer service, employment - It could be argued that local municipalities take care of those things the rest of us don't want to deal with. Things like wastewater, roads and traffic signs. At a most basic level, local government contributes to the economy simply by redistributing wealth. State and local government employment has grown in Kitsap County as the county's population has grown - by nearly 3,500 jobs.
Some business owners view it as the way business is done.
Others will tell you they've been singled out and shut down. Table 1 - Kitsap County government employment growth. Kitsap County Employers. An online publication of The Sun newspaper of Bremerton, Wash., a Scripps Howard newspaper.