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1/21/2016Read More...
Washington adds 68,000 jobs in 2015
OLYMPIA –Washington added 68,000 new jobs from December 2014 to December 2015 on a not seasonally adjusted basis. The private sector grew by 58,600 jobs and the public sector added 9,400, according to the December Monthly Employment Report.
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1/19/2016Read More...
Monthly employment data and unemployment rate conference calls scheduled
OLYMPIA – In 2016, the Employment Security Department will release monthly employment data and unemployment rates at 10 a.m. on the dates listed below. Employment Security will hold a monthly news teleconference for the statewide data at 11 a.m. on those dates and we will send conference call information before each call.
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1/15/2016Read More...
Washington Service Corps needs people now
OLYMPIA – The Washington Service Corps needs people 17 years and older who are interested in making a difference in the lives of disadvantaged people in Tacoma, Renton, Seattle, Everett, Moses Lake and Chewelah.
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1/11/2016Read More...
Washington Service Corps organizes volunteer opportunities for MLK Day
OLYMPIA – Hundreds of Washington Service Corps AmeriCorps members will plant trees, collect food for the hungry, beautify public places and protect wild spaces as they mobilize volunteers statewide in honor of the Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service.
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1/8/2016Read More...
Employment Security Commissioner to lead national workforce organization
OLYMPIA – The National Association of State Workforce Agencies (NASWA) Board of Directors announced today that President-Elect Dale Peinecke, Washington State Employment Security Department Commissioner, will assume the role of President, in accordance with its bylaws. He is replacing Curt Eysink, who is leaving his employment with the Louisiana Workforce Commission. These changes will take effect at the close of business today.
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1/6/2016Read More...
New unemployment tax rates released
OLYMPIA – The Employment Security Department has issued 2016 tax rate notices to employers and we updated our Web site with all the new information.
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12/22/2015Read More...
County unemployment numbers for November released today
OLYMPIA – County unemployment rates and employment data for November 2015 are now available online. Use the historical estimates report to view prior months’ data.
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12/16/2015Read More...
Washington adds more than 10,000 jobs in November
OLYMPIA –Washington added 10,100 new nonfarm jobs, on a preliminary, seasonally adjusted basis, from October 2015 to November 2015, according to the November Monthly Employment Report from the state’s Employment Security Department (ESD).