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4/15/2020Read More...
Monthly Employment Report for March 2020
OLYMPIA – Washington’s economy lost 11,100 jobs in March and the state’s preliminary seasonally adjusted monthly unemployment rate for March increased from 3.8 percent to 5.1 percent according to the Employment Security Department (ESD).
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4/9/2020Read More...
Initial unemployment insurance claims for week of March 29 – April 4, 2020
Initial claims for unemployment benefits remained at historical highs for the week of March 29-April 4, with over 170,063 initial claims filed during the week, according to the Employment Security Department (ESD). Although this was a 6.5 percent decrease over the previous week, the number of initial claims filed was a 2,627 percent increase year over year and seven times more than the peak week during the 2008/2009 recession which saw 26,075 weekly initial claims.
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4/2/2020Read More...
Initial unemployment insurance claims for week of March 22 – 28, 2020
OLYMPIA – Initial claims for unemployment benefits soared to a record 181,975 for the week of March 22-28, according to the Employment Security Department (ESD). This represents a 3,513% increase year over year, and a 41% increase over the previous week. By comparison, this is seven times the peak week during the 2008/2009 recession which was 26,075 weekly initial claims. Including the ongoing weekly claims that were filed, ESD saw roughly 350,000 claims come into its claims center last week.
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3/30/2020Read More...
Retroactive unemployment payments ensure full benefits for eligible Washingtonians
OLYMPIA – Washington State Employment Security Department Commissioner, Suzi LeVine, released this statement on Monday:
“What people need right now is reassurance of economic support during this crisis. There are two factors causing people concern that I want to address right away: -
3/26/2020Read More...
New unemployment insurance claims for week of March 15 – 21, 2020
OLYMPIA – During the week of March 15-21, 133,464 new claims for unemployment benefits were filed with the Employment Security Department (ESD) which was an increase of 119,310 new claims over the previous week.
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3/26/2020Read More...
Statement from Commissioner LeVine on federal stimulus proposal
OLYMPIA – Washington State Employment Security Department Commissioner, Suzi LeVine, released this statement on Thursday, following the vote in the U.S. Senate to provide sweeping stimulus measures, including the expansion of unemployment benefits:
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3/24/2020Read More...
Job search requirement now optional to increase access to unemployment benefits
OLYMPIA – The job search requirement to receive Unemployment Insurance benefits was made optional on Tuesday, another in a series of measures by Gov. Jay Inslee and the state Employment Security Department to increase access to unemployment benefits for workers affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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3/20/2020Read More...
New unemployment insurance claims for week of March 8 – 14, 2020
During the week of March 8-14, 2020 14,154 new claims for unemployment benefits were filed with the Employment Security Department (ESD) which was an increase of 7,606 new claims over the previous week. In King County the number of new initial claims filed increased from 1,837 to 5,834 over the same period.