For many years a mainstay of the economy in Seattle, Washington was commercial fishing. Many people not employed in the fishing industry were employed providing goods and services to fishermen. This is an example of .

The above is an example of a basic employment generating nonbasic employment.

Explanation: Basic employment is employment as a result of businesses that operate on a very large scale, and usually these businesses export their products outside the location where they are because they can more than meet the demand of that locality.

As seen in the question above, where fishing is the mainstay of the economy of Seattle. This means the fishing industry in Seattle can meet the demand of Seattle and still have commercial quantities for export.

Non-basic employment often refers to small businesses who offer services to the local customers.

In the case of the question above, the fishing industry has brought about a rise in small businesses, these small businesses will make profit from meeting the needs of the fishermen.