About WorkSource
WorkSource is a partnership of state and local organizations, including our agency. Full-service WorkSource centers operate throughout the state. Other centers offer a smaller variety of services.
Use the WorkSource locator to find business services staff at a WorkSource center near you.
WorkSource services for employers
WorkSource services are free! Staff can help you develop a workforce with skills that meet your business needs.
Business services staff can help you:
Hire new employees
- Organize and attend job fairs and hiring events.
- Recruit and screen job applicants.
- Research the labor market in your location and industry.
- Use online recruitment tools on the WorkSource website.
- Hire veterans.
- Hire a recently graduated member of the Washington Service Corps.
Find tax incentives for hiring certain workers
Build your workers' skills and productivity
- Explore apprenticeship information on the WorkSource website.
- Consider on-the-job training. WorkSource will pay part of qualified workers' wages during their training period. During that time, you teach them the necessary skills to do the job. Afterward, you agree to keep them if they do their job well.
- Get help to accommodate employees with disabilities.
Build a pipeline for future workers
If you are a nonprofit or public service employer, check out the Washington Service Corps (WSC). Explore how you can expand your organization's capacity or take on a new project with the help of WSC members.
Find programs that pay workers unemployment benefits while in training
Avoid a layoff or connect your laid-off employees with help
- Access a team of local experts who can help your laid-off employees.
- Get help with layoffs with standby, programs for dislocated workers and more.
- Apply for the SharedWork program.
Video about WorkSource
Watch the 2-minute video below to learn what WorkSource can do for your business.