Amazon still Bellevue’s top employer, but workforce growth slowed last year

Amazon remains the largest employer in Bellevue, though the company's workforce growth in the city slowed during the previous year.
Amazon's growth in Bellevue last year was slower than anticipated, but the company said it's still committed to an eventual 25,000 employees in the city.
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