Yet another boom began as the city emerged from the Great Recession. Amazon.com moved its headquarters from North Beacon Hill to South Lake Union and began a rapid expansion. For the five years beginning in 2010, Seattle gained an average of 14,511 residents per year, with the growth strongly skewed toward the center of the city, as unemployment dropped from roughly 9 percent to 3.6 percent. The city has found itself "bursting at the seams," with over 45,000 households spending more than half their income on housing and at least 2,800 people homeless, and with the country's sixth-worst rush hour traffic. COUNT 5
QSN1 What large company moved its headquarters to South Lake Union in Seattle? ANS1 Amazon.com QSN2 When did Amazon begin its latest expansion? ANS2 2010 QSN3 How much of their income do half of Seattle's population have to spend on housing? ANS3 more than half QSN4 How many new people move to Seattle each year? ANS4 14,511 QSN5 Where does Seattle rank in rush hour traffic? ANS5 sixth-worst