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12/31/2020Read More...
Initial unemployment insurance claims for week of December 20 - 26, 2020
During the week of December 20-26, there were 19,192 initial regular unemployment claims (up 9.1 percent from the prior week) and 497,370 total claims for all unemployment benefit categories (up 8.4 percent from the prior week) filed by Washingtonians, according to the Employment Security Department (ESD).
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12/30/2020Read More...
Statement from Commissioner LeVine on the rollout of the new federal legislation affecting unemployment
Employment Security Department (ESD) Commissioner Suzi LeVine has shared a statement on the ongoing rollout of the new federal stimulus measure, which extends and expands federal unemployment benefits:
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12/28/2020Read More...
Statement from Commissioner LeVine on federal stimulus becoming law
Employment Security Department Commissioner Suzi LeVine released a statement on Monday, following the new federal stimulus measure being signed into law by President Trump on Sunday evening.
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12/27/2020Read More...
Statement from Commissioner LeVine regarding pandemic relief for thousands of unemployed workers
Earlier today, Gov. Jay Inslee announced that the state will pay $550 to almost 100,000 Washingtonians who will lose federal Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) benefits at the end of December.
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12/23/2020Read More...
Initial unemployment insurance claims for week of December 13 - 19, 2020
During the week of December 13 – December 19, there were 17,596 initial regular unemployment claims (down 10.0 percent from the prior week) and 458,912 total claims for all unemployment benefit categories (down 6.6 percent from the prior week) filed by Washingtonians, according to the Employment Security Department (ESD).
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12/22/2020Read More...
Weekly initial claims press release for week of December 13 - 19 will be published on Wednesday December 23 at 10am instead of the usual Thursday morning release
The Washington State Employment Security Department will publish its weekly initial unemployment claims press release for the week of December 13 - 19 on Wednesday December 23 at 10am instead of the usual Thursday morning release.
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12/21/2020Read More...
Statement from Commissioner LeVine regarding the new federal stimulus package
Statement from Commissioner LeVine regarding the new federal stimulus package
“We are grateful that Congress has extended, expanded and updated the unemployment benefits on which so many Washingtonians and their families rely. The threat of these benefits going away at the end of December was terrifying, and this brings much needed hope and relief for the New Year." -
12/18/2020Read More...
Statement from Commissioner LeVine regarding first state audit findings
The Employment Security Department (ESD) Commissioner, Suzi LeVine, shared this statement following the release of the first state audit findings by the Washington State Auditor’s Office