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• Job seekers contact

  Contact information for job seekers For job listings and career resources at WorkSource: WorkSource office locations For job opportunities with Employment Security: Online (back to contact home)  &#160...

• Frequently asked questions (FAQ) on UI benefits

  Frequently asked questions (FAQ) on UI benefits   Many of your questions can be answered by referring to the Handbook for Unemployed Workers.   General Q. What are unemployment-insurance benefits?A. Unemployment benefits partially replace your regular earnings and help you meet expenses while you look for another job. They are not based on financial need. While receiving benefits, it’s your responsibility to get back to work as quickly...

• Data-sharing requests

  Data-sharing requests In the course of administering unemployment-insurance programs and benefits, we collect information from individuals, employers and WorkSource service providers. Some of that information is public; most is confidential. Information that identifies a person or an employer is protected by Employment Security, in accordance with stringent state and federal laws. Those laws allow us to release some confidential information, if the request or requester meets specific...

• GCDE Calendar

  Governor's Committee on Disability Issues & Employment CALENDAR 2023 calendar link (2024 coming soon!) *Updated 5/11/23 - corrections made GCDE Meetings We invite you to join us for our public and quarterly meetings. CART and ASL interpreters will be provided. For any additional reasonable accommodation requests, please contact GCDE staff at gcde@esd.wa.gov, at least two weeks prior to the event. We will do our best to accommodate any requests made after that...

• Late tax payment penalties

  Late tax payment penalties If your tax payment is late, you will be charged interest at a rate of one percent of total taxes due per month. A late payment penalty fee is also charged for overdue taxes (RCW 50.12.220 (4); WAC 192-310-030 (5)): First month - 5 percent of the total tax due or $10, whichever is greater. Second month - an additional 5 percent of total tax due or $10, whichever is greater. Third month - an additional 10 percent of total tax due or $10,...

• Sign up for direct deposit

  Receive your unemployment benefits by direct deposit Please note: You may choose to receive your unemployment benefits by direct deposit or on a debit card. Prior to choosing how you would like to receive your benefits, you must review the debit card disclosure information that explains all the fees relating to the benefits card program.  How to sign up You must sign up for direct deposit online. Sign up when you apply for unemployment benefits. You’ll need your bank or credit...

• Furloughed state employees: SharedWork Q&A

  Furloughed state employees: SharedWork Q&A   Filing the initial application When should I apply for unemployment benefits?You can set up your SAW account and use ESD’s eServices to apply for benefits once ESD approves your employer’s SharedWork application. A SharedWork representative from your agency will contact staff about next steps. Open this PowerPoint chart. I heard the base year changed on July 1. Should I wait to file to get more benefits?It depends on your situation. If you...

• Voluntary Contribution Program

  Voluntary Contribution Program How it works Want to reduce your tax rate? The Voluntary Contribution Program allows you to reimburse the unemployment insurance trust fund for unemployment benefits. In exchange, we will subtract those benefit charges from your experience rating account. You make a one-time payment – for either part or all of the unemployment benefits paid to former (or current) employees during the past two fiscal years. We subtract those benefit...

• Guidance - Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) eligibility questions

  Guidance for answering the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) eligibility questions This page will help you answer questions on the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) application and weekly claims. The PUA program expired on the week ending Sept. 4, 2021.   If you never applied for PUA but believe you have past weeks to claim You can apply through Oct. 6, 2021, but the week ending Sept. 4 is still the last payable week for PUA benefits. That means, if you...

• ALERT - UTAB Computer Upgrade Outage

  ALERT: Phone service and some online services unavailable today - Saturday, Sept. 16 Updated Saturday, Sept. 16, 2017 Some services are unavailable today, Sept. 16, while we upgrade our unemployment benefits computer system. Unemployment claimants: Today you won’t be able to apply for benefits, submit weekly claims or send secure messages by phone or online.  You will still be able to use the Look up your past wages tool online using eServices. Employers...