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3/20/2020Read More...
Initial unemployment insurance claims for week of March 29 – April 4, 2020
OLYMPIA – Initial claims for unemployment benefits remained at historical highs for the week of March 29-April 4, with over 170,063 initial claims filed during the week, according to the Employment Security Department (ESD). Although this was a 6.5 percent decrease over the previous week, the number of initial claims filed was a 2,627 percent increase year over year and seven times more than the peak week during the 2008/2009 recession which saw 26,075 weekly initial claims.
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3/18/2020Read More...
A message from Commissioner LeVine on demand for agency’s services
OLYMPIA – The Washington State Employment Security Department Commissioner, Suzi LeVine, released the following statement today regarding unprecedented demand for the agency’s services:
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3/17/2020Read More...
WorkSource offices temporarily converting to all-virtual service to address the economic and health needs of our communities
Starting Wed., March 18, 2020 the WorkSource offices across Washington State (American Job Centers) will be closed for in-person customer service and will be adopting a virtual-only customer service model until the science and health guidance suggests it is safe to re-open for direct service.
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3/17/2020Read More...
Monthly Employment Report for February 2020
Olympia - Washington’s economy gained 3,500 jobs in February and the state’s preliminary seasonally adjusted monthly unemployment rate for February was 3.8 percent according to the Employment Security Department.
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3/4/2020Read More...
Monthly Employment Report for January 2020: Unemployment rate drops again, falls to record low
OLYMPIA – Washington’s economy gained 6,800 jobs in January and the state’s seasonally adjusted monthly unemployment rate for January fell to 3.9 percent according to the Employment Security Department.
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2/12/2020Read More...
Putting customers first earns Employment Security two national awards
OLYMPIA – Giving excellent service to customers of WorkSource employment centers and of the new Paid Family & Medical Leave program seeded two national awards for the Washington State Employment Security Department.
The National Association of State Workforce Agencies (NASWA) today recognized Employment Security for:
Designing, building and implementing the Paid Family and Medical Leave technology platform.
Creating a cohesive and collaborative statewide team of equal opportunity officers to ensure that all customers have equal access to employment services. -
1/28/2020Read More...
Paid Family and Medical Leave working hard to address high demand
OLYMPIA – Thousands of Washingtonians are already taking advantage of the country’s best Paid Family and Medical Leave program!
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1/22/2020Read More...
December 2019 Monthly Employment Report
OLYMPIA – Washington’s economy gained 10,900 jobs in December and the state’s seasonally adjusted monthly unemployment rate for December fell slightly to 4.3 percent according to the Employment Security Department.