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7/22/2010Read More...
Washington claimants will be notified automatically about newly extended federal jobless benefits
OLYMPIA – Now that Congress has approved another extension to federal jobless benefits, officials with the Washington State Employment Security Department are urging claimants to not call the claims center to inquire about their eligibility.
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7/19/2010Read More...
Washington job-vacancy report shows first gains in three years
OLYMPIA – Job openings in Washington increased for the first time in nearly three years, according to the Employment Security Department’s “Spring 2010 Washington Job-Vacancy Survey.”
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7/15/2010Read More...
Private-sector jobs increased in June
OLYMPIA – Private-sector payrolls continued to grow in June and Washington’s unemployment rate fell for the third straight month, to 8.9 percent – the lowest rate since April 2009. The May unemployment rate was revised upward from 9.1 percent to 9.2 percent after more analysis.
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7/14/2010Read More...
New law improves tax fairness for employers
OLYMPIA – A new law improves the fairness of Washington’s tax system for employers who fail to pay unemployment taxes on time. Until now, delinquent employers were assigned the maximum possible tax rate, plus a penalty amount, regardless of whether their regular tax rate was 1 percent or 6 percent.
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7/8/2010Read More...
Annual report: No job shortage in agriculture
OLYMPIA – Washington state produced a bumper crop of agricultural jobs in 2009, according to a report released today by the Employment Security Department.
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7/7/2010Read More...
Supplemental green-jobs report focuses on forestry
OLYMPIA – More than 10 percent of forestry-related jobs are green, compared to about 3 percent for the state economy as a whole, according to a new report by the Employment Security Department.
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7/1/2010Read More...
Dislocated-worker funds released
OLYMPIA – The state Employment Security Department has distributed $18.5 million statewide to fund local services for dislocated workers during the July 2010 through June 2011 fiscal year.
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6/17/2010Read More...
Increase in 2009 wages brings small bump in jobless benefits
OLYMPIA – The loss of thousands of low-paying jobs helped to increase the average wage in Washington in 2009, according to the Employment Security Department. The 1.9 percent increase drove the average annual wage to $47,153, the smallest increase since 2004. The average weekly wage was $906.