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• Statement of wages and hours

  Unemployment Claim Determination After you apply for benefits, we will mail you an Unemployment Claim Determination letter. It gives you information about your claim, including how much you are potentially eligible to receive. What is in the letter? The letter will contain your statement of wages and hours. The statement shows: Your weekly benefit amount – the most you may receive in a week. Your maximum benefits payable – the total amount potentially available on your...

• Supply/demand report

  Supply/demand report The labor market supply/demand report (Excel file) provides a gap analysis for detailed occupations along with comparisons of online job postings and Employment Security Department data on unemployment insurance (UI) claimants. The annual version takes into account the number of graduates from colleges and universities entering the workforce as well as the number of UI claimants. Supply-demand report update: In February 2020, Help Wanted OnLine®, the company...

• Resources for Legislative and other government staff

  Resources for Legislative and other government staff ESD offers a variety of services and resources for Legislative and government staff. Along with receiving constituent inquiries from Legislative and other government staff, the Government Relations Office is available to: Help policy-makers connect with ESD divisions and staff for further information or data. Identify subject matter witnesses for work sessions or hearings. Make connections with our partners in the...

• Rulemaking for Topics Covered by Emergency Rules

  Rulemaking for topics covered by Emergency Rules   DescriptionIn February 2020, Governor Inslee proclaimed a state of emergency in Washington state regarding COVID-19. Following that, the Employment Security filed a series of emergency rules, in order to support the state’s response.   Phase 1 Emergency Rules topics: Registration for work. Certification of satisfactory progress for training programs. Penalty waivers. Updates to certain definitions. WorkSource closures....

• Labor force (LAUS)

  Labor force (LAUS) Local area unemployment statistics (LAUS) are monthly estimates of the labor force, including employment, unemployment and unemployment rates statewide, by county and by metropolitan area. Every month, the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) surveys households to learn whether residents are employed or unemployed and looking for work. The survey does not count people who have stopped looking for work. We use these survey data to create local unemployment estimates....

• Paid Family & Medical Leave - Timeline

  Paid Family & Medical Leave Implementation Timeline July 2017 - January 2020 July 5th 2017 Paid Family and Medical Leave legislation is passed in the Washington State House and Senate. May 2018 Software partners begin development of reporting and remitting tools. August 2018 Voluntary plan applications are available January 2019 Premium collection begins through employer withholding premiums from employee paychecks April 2019 First quarter reporting of employee wages, hours, and more by...

• Mailing addresses and fax numbers for benefit claimants

  Mailing addresses and fax numbers for benefit claimants Request for an appealClaims Center AppealsP.O. Box 19018Olympia, WA 98507-0018Fax: 800-301-1795 Petition for reviewAgency Records CenterP.O. Box 9555Olympia, WA 98507-9555 Advice-of-rights form, questionnaires about your job separation, and other requests for information to determine your eligibility for benefitsUnemployment Insurance ImagingP.O. Box 19019Olympia, WA 98507-0019Fax: 800-301-1796      Paper...

• Brief Adjudicative Proceedings

  Brief Adjudicative Proceedings Description Due to unprecedented unemployment insurance claims during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Department and the Office of Administrative Hearings have a backlog of 40,947 pending appeals as of December 31, 2021, more than twice the totals from 2020 and nearly twenty times more than 2019. To address the backlog, the Department is adopting a brief adjudicative proceeding process. The Department anticipates that this new process will eliminate between...

• COVID-19 information

  COVID-19 information   Federal pandemic benefits Federal pandemic unemployment benefits ended  The CARES Act and other federal programs expanded and extended unemployment benefits for many claimants. The week ending Sept. 4, 2021, was the last payable week for: Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation (PEUC) The additional $300 per week for all eligible claimants also expired on...

• 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...