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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).
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12/15/2015Read More...
WorkSource Lakewood closing; services for job seekers and employers available at other WorkSource locations
LAKEWOOD – WorkSource Lakewood will close Friday, Dec. 18, but job seekers and employers will be able to conveniently access no-cost employment and training services at other WorkSource locations in Pierce County.
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11/24/2015Read More...
County unemployment numbers for October released today
OLYMPIA – County unemployment rates and employment data for October 2015 are now available online. Use the historical estimates report to view prior months’ data.
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11/18/2015Read More...
Private sector job growth helps Washington add 6,900 new jobs in October
OLYMPIA –While Washington’s public sector lost 2,900 jobs in October, the state’s private sector gained 9,800 jobs for a net gain of 6,900 new jobs this month, on a preliminary, seasonally adjusted basis, according to the October Monthly Employment Report from the state’s Employment Security Department (ESD).