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Healthcare bumps tech in new jobs

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For more than a decade, tech has dominated Seattle’s job market.

A scroll through job listing sites would call up a long list of openings for software engineers and developers.

Recent data from the Washington Employment Security Department says the market is shifting.

And healthcare has moved into the top spot for hiring.

Seattle Times reporter Paul Roberts is here to talk about what changes in the job market mean for the city.

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