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9/24/2020Read More...
Initial unemployment insurance claims for week of September 13 - 19, 2020
During the week of September 13 through September 19, there were 19,574 initial regular unemployment claims (up 6.4 percent from the prior week) and 540,153 total claims for all unemployment benefit categories (down 4.6 percent from the prior week) filed by Washingtonians, according to the Employment Security Department (ESD).
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9/24/2020Read More...
Washington state named Community Impact Leader of the Year for its support of military spouses
OLYMPIA – Washington state has been named Community Impact Leader of the Year by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Hiring Our Heroes division for extensive efforts to boost employment for military spouses – a result of collaboration between the state’s Employment Security Department, the Washington State Department of Veteran’s Affairs and Joint Base Lewis-McChord.
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9/17/2020Read More...
Initial unemployment insurance claims for week of September 6-12, 2020
During the week of September 6 through September 12, there were 18,403 initial regular unemployment claims (down 8.0 percent from the prior week) and 566,443 total claims for all unemployment benefit categories (up 6.6 percent from the prior week) filed by Washingtonians, according to the Employment Security Department (ESD).
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9/16/2020Read More...
August 2020 Monthly Employment Report
Olympia- Washington’s economy added 19,800 jobs in August and the state’s preliminary seasonally adjusted monthly unemployment rate for August decreased from 10.2 percent (adjusted) to 8.5 percent according to the Employment Security Department (ESD).
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9/10/2020Read More...
Initial unemployment insurance claims for week of August 30 – September 5, 2020
During the week of August 30 through September 5, there were 20,006 initial regular unemployment claims (up 10.1 percent from the prior week) and 531,425 total claims for all unemployment benefit categories (down 6.5 percent from the prior week) filed by Washingtonians, according to the Employment Security Department (ESD).
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9/3/2020Read More...
Initial unemployment insurance claims for week of August 23-29, 2020
During the week of August 23 through August 29, there were 18,172 initial regular unemployment claims (down 1.2 percent from the prior week) and 560,920 total claims for all unemployment benefit categories (down 1.4 percent from the prior week) filed by Washingtonians, according to the Employment Security Department (ESD).
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9/1/2020Read More...
‘Lost Wages Assistance’ unemployment funds to be available the week of Sept. 21
The Employment Security Department (ESD) announced today that they will start processing the payments for the Lost Wages Assistance program Mon., Sept. 21. Eligible claimants will receive the money in their accounts as soon as their bank processes the payment from ESD, usually 2-3 days later.
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8/27/2020Read More...
Initial unemployment insurance claims for week of August 16-22, 2020
All initial and continued unemployment benefit claims declined during week of August 16-22. During the week of August 16 through August 22, there were 18,389 initial regular unemployment claims (down 16.2 percent from the prior week) and 568,881 total claims for all unemployment benefit categories (down 4.8 percent from the prior week) filed by Washingtonians, according to the Employment Security Department (ESD).