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Is Seattle heading toward a recession?

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It’s been a weird time for the economy. On the plus side, we have a super competitive job market. On the down side, inflation and interest rates are rising.

Now Microsoft says it’s going into a hiring freeze And Amazon is slowing down construction projects. This got us wondering if an economic downturn is in our future.

Seattle Times business reporter Paul Roberts is here to help us make sense of things.

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