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Economy
While nationally the U.S. Navy has seen a general downsizing, the Navy's population in Kitsap County stayed steady in the last decade and, in many areas, experienced growth.
Because of the strong military presence, Kitsap's economy fares well during economic downturns. Kitsap is also home to a number of cutting-edge companies such as Art Anderson Associates, Concurrent Technologies Corporation, Dimension4, and Extrude Hone that contribute significantly to our economy. In addition, Seattle and its employment opportunities are just a short ferry ride from Bremerton, Port Orchard, Kingston and Bainbridge Island.
Major Bremerton Area/Kitsap Employers | Military | Military | Civilian | Total | | Naval Base Kitsap | 5,753 | 9,658 | 15,586 | | Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility | 905 | 9,879 | 10,784 | | Naval Undersea Warfare Center | 32 | 1,355 | 1,979 | | Naval Hospital Bremerton | 598 | 287 | 885 | | Defense Contractors | | IAP World Services | | 870 | | AMSEC LLC | | 371 | | BAE Systems | | | Lockheed Martin Bangor-Space Systems | | 296 | | Manufacturing/Software/Publishing Firms | | Kitsap Sun Newspaper | | 200 | | Seattle Systems | | 199 | | EAcceleration | | 189 | | Ace Paving Company, Inc. | | 150 | | Sage Manufacturing Corporation | | 146 | | Sound Publishing | | 146 | | Watson Furniture | | 112 | | Powder Hill Group (Boxlight, ActiveLight, etc.) | | 108 | | Dimension4 | | 89 | | Other Private Sector Employers | | Harrison Medical Center | | 1,235 | | TeleTech | | 699 | | | Safeway, Inc. | | 683 | | Albertsons | | 526 | | Wal-Mart (Bremerton & Port Orchard) | | 475 | | McDonalds | | 481 | | Ostrom Management | | 410 | | Martha & Mary Lutheran Services | | 397 | | Encore Communities | | 364 | | Town & Country Markets | | 348 | | The Doctors Clinic | | 425 | | Haselwood Auto Group | | 330 | | Crista Ministries | | 300 | | COSTCO Wholesale | | 305 | | Kitsap Mental Health Services | | 295 | | Sound City Food (Burger King) | | 284 | | Group Health | | 262 | | Kitsap Credit Union | | 258 | | Kitsap Bank | | 254 | | General Construction Company | | 169 | | Government and Tribes | | Central Kitsap School District | | 1,674 | | Kitsap County | | 1,194 | | South Kitsap School District | | 1,211 | | Olympic College | | 972 | | North Kitsap School District | | 956 | | Port Madison Enterprises/Suquamish Tribe | | 707 | | Bremerton School District | | 670 | | Bainbridge Island School District | | 511 | | Kitsap Transit | | 411 | | City of Bremerton | | 401 | | Port Gamble S'Klallam Point No Point Casino | | Source: Kitsap Economic Development Alliance *bold listing denotes Bremerton Chamber members
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