Facebook’s footprint in the Seattle area continues to grow as the social media giant now employs more than 5,000 people across the region.

Facebook’s Seattle site lead, Vijaye Raji, revealed the latest workforce numbers Thursday at an engineering fair to celebrate the company’s newest office at Arbor Blocks 333 in South Lake Union — just a stone’s throw away from Amazon’s headquarters.

“This kind of growth is a reflection of our commitment to being in this city and the region and our investment in the community that we’re making, not only in the local neighborhood but also in the engineering talent in the area,” Raji said.

Outside of its own HQ at Menlo Park, Calif., Facebook’s next-largest outpost is in Seattle, where it has added about 2,000 employees since 2018. The Seattle office’s areas of focus include ads, analysts, gaming, and groups, Messenger, and others.

“As we grow our footprint, we also have products coming out of Seattle,” Raji said. “This has been growing over the years and I’m happy to share we have over 20 different product areas represented in the Seattle offices.”

The new office at 333 8th Ave N is part of a two-structure complex; the first building, Arbor Blocks 300, opened to employees this past May. There is room for 2,000 employees across the two buildings.

Facebook has 18 offices in total throughout the region. It just inked a lease for Block 24, a 200,000 square-foot building in Bellevue, Wash. at the new Spring District. The company also has a growing campus near Microsoft in Redmond, Wash., for Facebook Reality Labs, its virtual/augmented reality unit.

Facebook has more than 400 job openings in the region. It employs 39,651 people worldwide, up 31 percent from a year ago.