Monica Nickelsburg
Labor & Economy Reporter
About
Monica Nickelsburg is an economy reporter covering labor issues, the changing nature of work, the rise and fall of industries, technology trends and workplace equity. She has extensive experience covering Amazon, Microsoft and other major players re-shaping the Seattle region.
Monica spent six years covering the intersection of technology and public policy as GeekWire’s civic editor. As a freelancer, she’s covered food and sustainability for The Food and Environment Reporting Network, Civil Eats, Grist and others. Before moving to Seattle, Monica worked as a digital producer for The Week and interned for NBC, The Daily Beast and Forbes. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from New York University in Journalism and History.
Location: Seattle
Languages Spoken: English
Pronouns: she/her
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Ghost Mall: Lululemon is latest store to abandon Seattle’s Pacific Place
On a sunny Wednesday morning in Downtown Seattle, you could count the number of shoppers at Pacific Place mall on two hands.
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Can $500 a month make a dent in Seattle-area poverty?
About 100 people were selected for a 10-month “Guaranteed Basic Income” pilot in King County that launched in the fall of 2022.
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Back to work! Seattle City Council staff ordered to return in person 4 days a week
Workers who support the Seattle City Council will soon be required to return to the office four out of five days per week.
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Did Boeing bring in a woman to clean up its mess in a ‘glass cliff’ scenario?
A few days before Boeing tapped the first-ever woman to lead its Commercial Airplanes division, Christy Glass predicted it would happen.
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Inslee signs Washington's 'Strippers' Bill of Rights' into law
Strippers in Washington state will have some of the broadest workplace protections in the country under a bill signed into law by Gov. Jay Inslee on Monday.
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Can your Seattle neighborhood pass the ice cream test? The goal of a 15-minute city
The idea of a 15-minute city is pretty straightforward — a city designed in a way that allows people to easily get to a store, a barber, a café, a restaurant, or wherever they need without having to jump into a car.
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As Seattle lost 10K Amazon employees, the company added corporate workers in Bellevue
Amazon’s Seattle headcount shrunk significantly over the past few years, while the tech giant steadily added employees in nearby Bellevue.
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Booming: Seattle's 15-minute makeover, TikTokers fear ban, what's missing from your neighborhood
Who killed the 15-minute city? And what will it take to get it back?
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Seattle area TikTok influencers slam Congress's proposed ban
Seattle area content creators are speaking out about legislation that could ban TikTok across the U.S.
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Hybrid revolution leads to surge of working moms. But can they have it all?
The rise of remote work appears to be helping women stay in the labor force after having kids, which has clear benefits for the economy and individuals. But hybrid work may not be a golden ticket to career advancement and satisfaction.