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9/7/2018Read More...
Washington Retail Association, WorkSource and Gov. Inslee team up to promote careers in retail
OLYMPIA – Gov. Jay Inslee has declared September 2018 Careers in Retail Month saluting Washington retailers for the difference they make through employment opportunities and economic impact.
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8/24/2018Read More...
New agreement formalizes support for Mexicans and Mexican-Americans in Washington
OLYMPIA – Just days before National Labor Rights Week, leaders from the Employment Security Department (ESD) and the Consulate of Mexico in Seattle signed an agreement today formalizing their partnership to help Mexican nationals understand their rights to employment and unemployment services in Washington.
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8/15/2018Read More...
Labor market takes a step up in July
OLYMPIA – Washington’s economy added 12,400 jobs in July and the state’s seasonally adjusted monthly unemployment rate for July was 4.6 percent according to the Employment Security Department. The July unemployment rate decreased slightly from the June 2018 unemployment rate of 4.7 percent, matching a historical low.
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7/26/2018Read More...
Washington awarded nearly $5 million in federal funds to help people affected by the opioid crisis find employment
OLYMPIA - Gov. Jay Inslee today announced nearly $5 million in new federal grant funds to help Washingtonians affected by opioid use disorder find employment. The National Health Emergency Dislocated Worker Demonstration Grant will support projects in Snohomish, Grays Harbor, Mason, Thurston, Lewis and Pacific counties.
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7/25/2018Read More...
Community service generates reading explosion and other rewards
Washington Reading Corps member Kathryn Dressler caused an explosion in an elementary school classroom last year and didn’t hurt a soul.
In fact, the kids felt like superheroes and the teachers cheered because the blast blew the kids’ reading scores through the roof. It was a “reading explosion,” said some teachers at the Olympia Regional Learning Academy. -
7/18/2018Read More...
Labor market strengthened further in June
OLYMPIA – Washington’s economy added 4,100 jobs in June and the state’s seasonally adjusted monthly unemployment rate for June was 4.7 percent according to the Employment Security Department. The June unemployment rate was unchanged from May 2018 unemployment rate of 4.7 percent.
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7/10/2018Read More...
Veterans, employers celebrate YesVets veteran hiring initiative with event in Yakima
YAKIMA — Leaders of the Washington State Department of Veterans Affairs (WDVA) and Employment Security Department (ESD) joined with area businesses, veterans and legislators today in Yakima to celebrate the third anniversary of YesVets, a statewide veterans hiring program.
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7/9/2018Read More...
Employment Security Department welcomes new commissioner
Washington’s Employment Security Department welcomes Suzan “Suzi” LeVine, former U.S. Ambassador to Switzerland and Liechtenstein, as its new commissioner today.