An official website of the Washington state government
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All Washington state agencies will be closed for Christmas on Wednesday, Dec. 25, and for New Year's Day on Wednesday, Jan. 1. Weekly unemployment benefit payments may be delayed slightly due to holiday closures that affect banks and credit unions.
Your Employment Security Department: current news and history, programs we manage, definitions of our terms, how to contact us and more.
Learn about the programs we manage. Also meet our leaders, see our organizational structure and dig into our history.
Access all our online services for individuals and employers.
Alerts are important, timely information, such as service delays and interruptions. Updates are less timely information about our programs.
Find the best ways to contact us about different topics.
We offer free help in different languages to people seeking benefits and services.
Employment Security Department news.
