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• Agenda - 2019 Labor Market Symposium

   HOME  |  REGISTER  |  AGENDA  |  KEYNOTE SPEAKERS  |  BREAKOUT SPEAKERS  |  PRESENTATIONS  |  SPONSORSHOTEL  |  GETTING TO BELL HARBOR  |  ABOUT LMEA  |  CONTACT Agenda    Confirmed speakers are listed below.  MORNING 7:00am – 8:00am Breakfast 8:20-8:30am WelcomePort of Seattle 8:30am – 8:45am Keynote Suzi...

• COVID-19 (coronavirus) rulemaking response

  COVID-19 Emergency Rules    All pandemic era emergency rules have expired. Information on emergency rules that were adopted permanently is available here. Emergency rules listed here are for historical reference only.    DescriptionOn Saturday, Feb. 29, 2020, Gov. Jay Inslee proclaimed a State of Emergency in Washington regarding COVID-19 (coronavirus). The proclamation directs agencies and departments to support the state Department of Health and...

• Legislative resources

  Legislative resources 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 Directorcaitlyn.jekel@esd.wa.gov   ESD...

• Lincoln County profile

  Lincoln County profile by Doug Tweedy, regional labor economist - updated March 2022 Overview | Geographic facts | Outlook | Labor force and unemployment | Industry employment | Wages and income | Population | Useful links | PDF Profile copy Overview Regional context Lincoln County is a rural county at the northern edge of the Palouse wheat-growing region. The economy is dominated by wheat production. The entire northern boundary of the...

• Whitman County profile

  Whitman County profile by Doug Tweedy, regional labor economist - updated March 2022 Overview | Geographic facts | Outlook | Labor force and unemployment | Industry employment | Wages and income | Population | Useful links | PDF Profile copy Overview Regional context Whitman County covers 2,159.09 square miles of land, ranking 10th in size among Washington’s 39 counties. Whitman County was named after Marcus Whitman, an early pioneering...

• Grays Harbor County profile

  Grays Harbor County profile by Jim Vleming, regional labor economist - updated May 2022 Overview | Geographic facts | Outlook | Labor force and unemployment | Industry employment | Wages and income | Population | Useful links | PDF Profile copy  Overview Regional context Grays Harbor County, established in 1854, is bounded to its west by the Pacific Ocean. The Quinault Tribe and several other tribes lived along the coastal area. They...

• Mason County profile

  Mason County profile by Jim Vleming, regional labor economist - updated May 2022 Overview | Geographic facts | Outlook | Labor force and unemployment | Industry employment | Wages and income | Population | Useful links | PDF Profile copy Overview Regional context The county now known as Mason was first established as Sawamish County in 1854. Carved out of Thurston County, it extended to the Pacific Ocean. In 1864, it was renamed Mason...

• Pacific County profile

  Pacific County profile by Jim Vleming, regional labor economist - updated May 2022 Overview | Geographic facts | Outlook | Labor force and unemployment | Industry employment | Wages and income | Population | Useful links | PDF Profile copy   Overview Regional context Pacific County is located in the southwestern part of the state with the Pacific Ocean on its western border. It was established as a county­ in 1851, and its...

• Thurston County profile

  Thurston County profile by Jim Vleming, regional labor economist - updated May 2022 Overview | Geographic facts | Outlook | Labor force and unemployment | Industry employment | Wages and Income | Population | Useful links | PDF Profile copy  Overview Regional context Thurston County is located on the southern end of Puget Sound in Western Washington, referred to as the South Sound. It is the seventh smallest county in the state, but...

• Franklin County profile

  Franklin County profile by Ajsa Suljic, regional labor economist - updated June 2022 Overview | Geographic facts | Outlook | Labor force and unemployment | Industry employment | Wages and income | Population | Useful links | PDF Profile copy Overview Regional context Franklin County, named for Benjamin Franklin, was created from Whitman County in 1883. The county is located in southeastern Washington at the convergence of the...