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Governor’s Committee honors employers who hire people with disabilities

  • Employers
Posted on October 12, 2023
GCDE honored 10 employers earlier this month for their exemplary work recruiting, hiring, retaining and advancing workers with disabilities

Federal grant to provide workforce training, support for local people exiting corrections custody

  • Job seekers
Posted on October 04, 2023
A new federal grant aims to help connect people exiting King County federal corrections custody with re-entry and employment services

Paid Leave program celebrates five-year anniversary of first phone call

  • Benefit programs
Posted on September 12, 2023
Washington state’s Paid Leave program just celebrated taking its first phone call five years ago

Community organizations: New program aims to help underserved communities navigate unemployment benefits

  • Benefit programs
Posted on September 11, 2023
Community organizations that help people in underserved communities file unemployment claims can learn more next week about a new program that aims to help

Community organizations: New program aims to help underserved communities navigate unemployment benefits

  • Benefit programs
Posted on September 08, 2023
ESD will host a virtual applicants’ conference for organizations interested in the Unemployment Insurance Navigator Program

The more you know: an update on WA Cares Fund

  • Benefit programs
Posted on September 01, 2023
Employment Security Department’s Leave & Care team put together this list to help spread the wealth of knowledge of our agency

History on Labor Day from ESD’s Date Architecture, Transformation & Analytics Division

  • ESD
Posted on September 01, 2023
Observed the first Monday in September, Labor Day is an annual celebration of the social and economic achievements of American workers

Labor Day message from Washington State Employment Security Department

  • ESD
Posted on September 01, 2023

Uniting for Support

  • Benefit programs
Posted on August 29, 2023
In response to the wildfires that have swept through the Spokane area, a beacon of hope has emerged in the form of the newly opened Disaster Assistance Center

July 2023 Monthly Employment Report

  • Data & metrics
Posted on August 21, 2023
Washington’s economy lost an estimated 6,400 jobs (seasonally adjusted) and the monthly unemployment rate decreased to 3.6% in July