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3/6/2019Read More...
Strong payroll hiring continues into January
OLYMPIA – Washington’s economy added 12,300 jobs in January and the state’s seasonally adjusted monthly unemployment rate for January was 4.5 percent according to the Employment Security Department. The January unemployment rate was unchanged from the revised December 2018 unemployment rate of 4.5 percent. The January figures are preliminary and are subject to revisions.
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1/24/2019Read More...
Washington extends unemployment safety net to help federal workers working full- or part-time without pay
OLYMPIA - Governor Jay Inslee and Commissioner Suzi LeVine today announced an emergency rule allowing federal workers working without pay to receive unemployment benefits.
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1/16/2019Read More...
Payroll hiring surged in December
OLYMPIA – Washington’s economy added 11,400 jobs in December and the state’s seasonally adjusted monthly unemployment rate for December was 4.3 percent according to the Employment Security Department. The December unemployment rate was unchanged from the revised November 2018 unemployment rate of 4.3 percent. The December figures are preliminary and are subject to revisions.
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1/16/2019Read More...
Get into the greenery with AmeriCorps for MLK Day
OLYMPIA – If you feel a need to kneel in the weeds, the Washington Service Corps knows about plenty of opportunities to play in the greenery this month to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
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1/8/2019Read More...
Washington ready to assist federal employees with unemployment benefits
OLYMPIA – Federal workers furloughed due to the partial government shutdown may apply for unemployment benefits to help them meet their financial obligations while they wait to return to their jobs.
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12/20/2018Read More...
Toby Olson, disability community leader, passes away
OLYMPIA - Toby Olson, Executive Secretary of Governor’s Committee on Disability Issues and Employment, passed away suddenly on Sunday, Dec. 16.
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12/19/2018Read More...
Payroll hiring continues into the holiday season
OLYMPIA – Washington’s economy added 5,100 jobs in November and the state’s seasonally adjusted monthly unemployment rate for November was 4.3 percent according to the Employment Security Department. The November unemployment rate was unchanged from the revised October 2018 unemployment rate of 4.3 percent. The November figures are preliminary and are subject to revisions.
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11/30/2018Read More...
Premium collection for Paid Family and Medical Leave program starts Jan. 1, 2019
Premium collection for Washington’s new Paid Family and Medical Leave program is set to begin on Jan. 1, 2019.
Passed with bipartisan support in the state Legislature in 2017, Paid Family and Medical Leave will provide every eligible employee in Washington paid time to care for themselves or a loved one through serious illness or injury, to bond with a child coming into the family, and for certain military related events. Eligible individuals may file benefit claims starting Jan. 1, 2020.