Puget Sound Regional Competitiveness Indicators

The Puget Sound Regional Competitiveness Indicators report tracks the region’s competitiveness through a set of more than 20 economic and social indicators, and reports on progress implementing yearly Action Items. The Puget Sound region is compared against five U.S. peer regions in the areas of education and the workforce, technology and innovation, enterprise and investment, business climate, transportation and infrastructure, and quality of life and social capital.

	Puget Sound Regional Competitiveness Indicators: 2008-2009 Update. Nov 2008. 60p. [pdf 5MB] This annual report tells how the region is performing along a set of economic and social measures. It highlights areas of improvement as well as areas that need continued attention in our region’s economy. It also reports on progress made in implementing the Regional Economic Strategy’s 2008 Action Items.
	2007 Prosperity Partnership Highlights. Nov 2007. 14p. [pdf 470KB] Summary of the full Indicators report, presenting a few indicators with particular relevance to our 2007 action items or that have shown significant change from the previous year. It also highlights the region’s proudest achievements in implementing the Prosperity Partnership’s 2007 Action Items, and presents the 2008 Action Items.
	Puget Sound Regional Competitiveness Indicators: 2007-08 Update. Nov 2007. 65p. [pdf 1MB] Full Report
	Puget Sound Regional Competitiveness Indicators: 2006-2007. Nov 2006. 49p. [pdf 6.2MB] A first-ever report that: • Gauges 20 economic and social indicators. • Reports progress made on the 2006 Action Items of the Regional Economic Strategy.
Contact For print copies, contact the PSRC Information Center, 206-464-7532. For more information about the indicators, contact Joan Chen, 206-389-2889.