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Government Relations
The role of the Government Relations Office is to assist the legislature and governor in ensuring Washington has efficient and effective workforce-development and unemployment insurance systems. The office does that by communicating data and analysis to state policy makers and elected officials.
Contact us:
Caitlyn Jekel, Government Relations Director
caitlyn.jekel@esd.wa.gov
ESD's 2024 legislative priorities
Participate in the agency's rule-making process.
View additional resources for legislative and other government staff.
Legislative reports
2024
2024 Paid Family & Medical Leave Program Needs and Resources
June 2024 Economic Security for All
2023
2023 Labor Market and Economic Report
2023 Impact of Increasing the Minimum Weekly Benefit Amount
December 2023 Economic Security for All
2023 Confidentiality of ESD Records and Data
2023 Annual Report: Paid Family and Medical Leave
2023 Federal Funding Shortfall
2023 Actuarial Annual Report for Paid Family and Medical Leave
2023 Paid Family & Medical Leave Program Needs and Resources
2022 Annual Labor Market and Economic Report
May 2023 Economic Security for All
2023 ESSB 5097 Family Member Expansion Analysis: 2nd Report
2023 Employment Services for Individuals with Disabilities
2022
2022 ESSB 5193 Quarterly Report (Q3)
2022 Transportation network companies
2022 Economic Security for All
2022 Impact of increasing the minimum weekly benefit amount
2022 Annual report: Paid Family and Medical Leave
2022 Work search flexibilities
2022 Integrating Paid Family and Medical Leave and Help Me Grow Washington Services
2022 ESSB 5193 Quarterly Report (Q2)
2022 Agricultural Seasonal Workforce Services Report
Paid Leave Program Operational Needs and Resources
2022 Paid Family and Medical Leave Voluntary Plan Costs and Fees
2022 ESSB 5193 Quarterly Report (Q1)
2022 ESSB 5097 Family Member Expansion Analysis
2021
2021 ESSB 5193 Quarterly Report (Q4)
2021 Annual Labor Market and Economic Report
2021 Paid Family and Medical Leave Program Participation by Industry
2021 Paid Family and Medical Leave Voluntary Plan Report
2021 Paid Family and Medical Leave Annual Report
Unemployment benefits for undocumented workers
2021 Impact of increasing the weekly minimum benefit amount
2021 ESSB 5193 Quarterly Report (Q3)
2021 Confidentiality of ESD Records and Data
2021 Integrating Paid Leave and Help Me Grow Report
2021 Financial Services Report
2021 ESSB 5193 Annual Report on Reserve Adjudicator Training
2021 Paid Leave Program Needs and Resources
2021 ESSB 5193 Quarterly Report (Q2)
2021 Upgrading the Unemployment Insurance Call Center Phone System Report
2021 Employment Services to Individuals with Disabilities Report
2020
2020 Labor Market and Economic Report
2020 Agricultural and Seasonal Workforce Services Report
2020 Paid Leave Program Report
2020 Integrating Paid Leave and Help Me Grow Report
2020 Unemployment insurance voluntary quit report
Archived reports
Training Benefits reports (PDF)
Training Benefits Program Report
Net Impact Study for the Training Benefits Program 2002 through 2016 - technical report
Net Impact Study for the Training Benefits Program 2002 through 2016 - plain talk
2016 Training Benefits Annual Report
2015 Training Benefits Annual Report
2015 Training Benefits Net Impact Study
Effect of community and technical college course work
Historical reports
2022 Supplemental Budget Requests (PDF)
2022 Supplemental Budget Transmittal Letter
FA-FTE Staffing Adjustment Decision Package
ES-EcSA Economic Security for All Decision Package
9F-Federal Funding Adjustment Decision Package
WS-WorkSource System Replacement Decision Package
Other plans and reports (PDF)
IT Strategic Plan (2021)
2021 Opioid Evaluation Report
Additional resources and information
Employment Security Advisory Committee (ESAC)
Governor's Committee on Disability Issues and Employment (GCDE)
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