11th District 2023 WA Workforce Survey From the office of State Representative Steve Bergquist Question Title * 1. Which 11th LD community do you live in? Renton Tukwila Kent Unincorporated Seattle Other (please specify) Question Title * 2. What workforce shortages are felt most by your household? (choose up to 5) Education Childcare Nursing Long term care, assisted living, and nursing home care Computer sciences/tech Dental health & services Transportation such as bus drivers, ferry workers, etc Behavioral Health support Food service/hospitality Construction Law enforcement Manufacturing None Other (please specify) Question Title * 3. Which sectors would you like the State Legislature to provide the most workforce support to? Education Childcare Nursing Long term care, assisted living, and nursing home care Computer sciences/tech Dental health & services Transportation (bus drivers, ferry workers, etc) Behavioral Health support Food service/hospitality Construction Law enforcement Manufacturing None Other (please specify) Question Title * 4. Which solutions do you think would most effectively solve the problem of workforce shortages? Decreased education costs or student loan forgiveness to improve accessibility to higher education More career pathways embedded in education More accessible childcare to allow parents to work fulltime Increased wages and benefits to promote employee retention Remove occupational licensing barriers Improved immigration reform to allow more workers into Washington Stronger worker health and safety protections Other (please specify) Question Title * 5. What barriers (if any) have you faced in entering the workforce or staying in the workforce? Done