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8/20/2020Read More...
Initial unemployment insurance claims for week of August 9-15, 2020
OLYMPIA – More than 1 million Washingtonians have received almost $10 billion in benefits since the start of the pandemic. During the week of August 9 through August 15, there were 21,942 initial regular unemployment claims (down 0.9 percent from the prior week) and 589,631 total claims for all unemployment benefit categories (down 3.7 percent from the prior week) filed by Washingtonians, according to the Employment Security Department (ESD).
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8/20/2020Read More...
Employment Security Department will apply for “Lost Wages Assistance” unemployment funds
OLYMPIA – The Employment Security Department (ESD) announced today it will apply for the Lost Wages Assistance program through the Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA) no later than tomorrow, Friday, Aug. 21, 2020.
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8/19/2020Read More...
Monthly Employment Report for July 2020
Washington economy recovers more jobs but unemployment rate rises. Washington’s economy added 44,500 jobs in July and the state’s preliminary seasonally adjusted monthly unemployment rate for July rose slightly from 10.0 percent to 10.3 percent according to the Employment Security Department (ESD).
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8/13/2020Read More...
Initial unemployment insurance claims for week of August 2 - 8, 2020
During the week of August 2 through August 8, there were 22,140 initial regular unemployment claims (down 11.4% from the prior week) and 571,410 total claims for all unemployment benefit categories (down 13.0% from the prior week) filed by Washingtonians, according to the Employment Security Department (ESD).
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8/6/2020Read More...
Initial unemployment insurance claims for week of July 26 – August 1, 2020
During the week of July 26 through August 1, there were 24,985 initial regular unemployment claims (down 13.4% from the prior week) and 656,556 total claims for all unemployment benefit categories (down 3.1% from the prior week) filed by Washingtonians, according to the Employment Security Department (ESD).
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8/3/2020Read More...
Initial unemployment backlog cleared as Employment Security Department meets "Operation 100%" targets
The Washington Employment Security Department (ESD) announced on Monday it has resolved all claims included in the Operation 100% initiative. These include all individuals who had applied between March 8 and June 18 who had yet to receive payment and needed ESD to take action to resolve their claims.
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7/30/2020Read More...
Initial unemployment insurance claims for week of July 19-25, 2020
During the week of July 19 through July 25, there were 28,840 initial regular unemployment claims (down 1.7% from the prior week) and 677,355 total claims for all unemployment benefit categories (up 0.6% from the prior week) filed by Washingtonians, according to the Employment Security Department (ESD).
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7/23/2020Read More...
Initial unemployment insurance claims for week of July 12-18, 2020
During the week of July 12 through July 18, there were 29,438 initial regular unemployment claims (down 27.3% from the prior week) and 673,444 total claims for all unemployment benefit categories (down 4.7% from the prior week) filed by Washingtonians, according to the Employment Security Department (ESD).