Priority Workers are individuals prioritized for recruitment, training, and employment opportunities because the individual is a resident in an economically distressed area. Economically distressed areas are predetermined zip codes that allow workers who reside there to become a priority hire.
The zip codes are:
| Zip code | Location |
|---|---|
| 98001 | Auburn |
| 98002 | Auburn |
| 98003 | Federal Way |
| 98007 | Bellevue |
| 98023 | Federal Way |
| 98030 | Kent |
| 98031 | Kent |
| 98032 | Kent |
| 98036 | Lynnwood |
| 98037 | Lynnwood |
| 98043 | Mountlake Terrace |
| 98047 | Pacific |
| 98055 | Renton |
| 98057 | Renton |
| 98087 | Lynnwood |
| 98092 | Auburn |
| 98101 | Downtown / International District |
| 98102 | Capitol Hill / Eastlake |
| 98103 | Green Lake |
| 98104 | Downtown / International District |
| 98105 | Laurelhurst / University District |
| 98106 | Delridge |
| 98107 | Ballard |
| 98108 | South Beacon Hill / South Park |
| 98109 | Queen Anne |
| 98118 | Rainier Valley / Rainier Beach |
| 98121 | Belltown |
| 98122 | Central District |
| 98125 | Lake City |
| 98126 | Delridge |
| 98133 | Bitter Lake |
| 98134 | Industrial District |
| 98144 | Mount Baker |
| 98146 | White Center |
| 98148 | Burien |
| 98168 | SeaTac / Tukwila |
| 98178 | Rainier Beach |
| 98188 | SeaTac / Tukwila |
| 98198 | Des Moines |
| 98204 | Everett |
| 98208 | Everett |
| 98251 | Gold Bar |
| 98321 | Buckley |
