Unemployment insurance claims and benefits data

See how many workers are filing for unemployment benefits across Washington and by county.

The Unemployment Insurance (UI) program provides unemployment benefits to eligible workers who become unemployed through no fault of their own and meet certain other eligibility requirements.

Claims and benefits data updated for 2024

Weekly initial claims applications for unemployment benefits through week 48:

Weekly claims filed for unemployment benefits through week 48:

Additional UI statistics are available in the report library.

Data set (Excel, 969KB) for the figure shown below.