Robert Daniels mops the floor with Maria Aguilar cleaning glassware at Silver Cloud Hotel on Dec. 21, 2022, in Seattle. - Kevin Clark/The Seattle Times/TNS
Almost three years after COVID-19 shut down the economy and put nearly half a million Washingtonians out of work, the job market remains in a state of confusing, unnerving flux. In some industries, such as hospitality and white-collar services, recovering demand continues to fuel hiring and keep opportunities plentiful for workers. In September, Justin Fernandez was recruited by Zen Techworks, a small but growing IT support services firm in Ballard — and is still getting five to 10 recruiter emails a week. "It just seems that the skill set I have is, at least for the foreseeable future, going ...
