Bellingham is on the national lists of "recession-proof" cities as compiled by JobBait.com.
Researchers looked at the current slowdown and the two previous recessions. Cities that sustained job growth during all three qualified as recession-resistant. Bellingham, Coeur d'Alene, Bend, Olympia, and the Tri-Cities (Kennewick, Pasco, and Richland) made the list for the Northwest, published by the website JobBait.com.
Seattle is the only Northwest city on the top-ten list of "recession-proof" big cities named by Forbes magazine. Oklahoma City came in first.
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