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Washington #14
60.5 composite of 100 Based on 61% of intended metrics
BF
Bob Ferguson D
Mayor · since 2025-01-15
Source: Wikidata (P6 head of government), retrieved 2026-06-18
Establishment entry rate (new business formation)12.076% · Census BDS 2022 ·
60.3
Job creation rate16.844% · Census BDS 2022 ·
49.1
Nonfarm job growth (YoY)-0.06% · April 2026 ·
72.1
Not yet sourced: Metro GDP growth (BEA metro GDP key blocked by signup CAPTCHA); Business survival rate (BLS BED ingest pending); Cost of doing business (C2ER + Tax Foundation feed pending).