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• Rule-making - Hours of Availability

  Hours of availability Description The Department is engaging in rulemaking to adjust the standard for the hours a claimant must be available for work in order to be eligible for unemployment benefits and updating factors used to determine suitable work. Documents CR 101 (WSR 19-11-095 withdrawn) | CR 101 (WSR 19-11-095) - Withdrawal notice | CR 101 | Pre-CR 102 Draft rules | CR 102 | Proposed rule | Preliminary cost-benefit analysis | CR 102...

• Rule-making - Tax Rates, Benefit Charging and Availability for Work technical corrections

  Tax Rates, Benefit Charging and Availability for Work technical corrections DescriptionThe adoption of amendments corrects the numbering of subsections within WAC 192-170-010, which was amended by WSR 20-11-022 and WSR 20-10-056. It also corrects cross-references to subsections of RCW 50.29.021, which was amended in 2020 by the Legislature in Substitute House Bill 2613, Laws of 2020, Chapter 86, Section 3, and RCW 50.29.025 and RCW 50.29.062, which were amended by the Legislature in 2021 in...

• SharedWork

  SharedWork program Businesses, employees, families and communities WIN with SharedWork!  Here are five reasons SharedWork could work for you: SharedWork helps stabilize businesses during temporary economic setbacks. Employers keep their workforce intact by temporarily reducing hours to save payroll costs and keep the businesses operating. SharedWork pays employees a prorated percentage of unemployment insurance benefits....

• 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...

• Jefferson County profile

  Jefferson 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 Jefferson County is located on the Olympic Peninsula in northwestern Washington state. Jefferson County is nestled between the Admiralty Inlet and Clallam, Mason, Grays...

• Lewis County profile

  Lewis 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 Lewis County, located in southwestern Washington, is the sixth largest county in the state. The Chehalis and Cowlitz rivers are the two major rivers in the county. Lewis, named...

• Wahkiakum County profile

  Wahkiakum County profile by Scott Bailey, regional labor economist - updated July 2022 Overview | Geographic facts | Outlook | Labor force and unemployment | Industry employment | Wages and income | Population | Useful links |  PDF Profile copy  Overview Regional context Wahkiakum is a small, heavily forested, beautiful county located on the Columbia River roughly 15 miles inland from the Pacific Ocean. Logging is the main industry,...

• Walla Walla County profile

  Walla Walla 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 Walla Walla County was formed in 1854 and was named after the Walla Walla tribe of Native Americans. Walla Walla covers 1,271 square miles of land, ranking 26th in...

• Whatcom County profile

  Whatcom County profile by Anneliese Vance-Sherman, Ph.D., regional labor economist - updated July 2022 Overview | Geographic facts | Outlook | Labor force and unemployment | Industry employment | Wages and income | Population | Useful links |  PDF Profile copy  Overview Regional context Whatcom County is bordered to its north by British Columbia, Canada, Skagit County to its south and Okanagan County to its east. The Salish Sea lies...

• 2020 Eastern Washington Labor Market Symposium - Tours

  April 13 Pre-Symposium Tours Tour times: 10am – 4pm The cost for each Pre-Symposium Tour is $50 Lunch is included in the tour fee Tour shuttles will leave from the Pasco Red Lion Hotel & Conference Center Specific tour stops will be posted on this page and sent to you once confirmed Tour 1: Wine Industry Tour Tour 2: Food Processing Tour: From Farm to Customer Tour 3: Clean Energy Tour Tour 4: Innovative Schools TourTWO ways to register:- As...