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11/12/2015Read More...
WorkSource Vancouver move brings technology upgrade
VANCOUVER – WorkSource Vancouver will open Monday, Nov. 16, at noon in a new location at 204 S.E. Stone Mill Drive, Suite 215, in Vancouver.
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11/4/2015Read More...
Governor’s Committee honors employers who hire people with disabilities
OLYMPIA – The Washington State Governor’s Committee on Disability Issues & Employment and the Washington State Business Leadership Network has honored seven public and private employers for their exemplary work recruiting, hiring, retaining and promoting individuals with disabilities.
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10/29/2015Read More...
Employment Security rolls out new website for unemployment claimants
OLYMPIA – Job seekers receiving unemployment benefits in Washington can now access certain information about their claims on their computers or mobile devices. The Washington Employment Security Department debuted a new website that the agency believes will provide answers to many common questions and save claimants the trouble of calling the agency’s claims center for that information.
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10/22/2015Read More...
WorkSource’s new life skills training to prepare low-income people for work
OLYMPIA – For many Washington residents, moving out of poverty to self-sufficiency is especially challenging. Washington WorkSource centers are participating in a new pilot project to ease that transition.
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10/14/2015Read More...
Washington’s unemployment rate drops to 5.2 percent
OLYMPIA –While Washington experienced a loss of 2,200 jobs in September, on a preliminary, seasonally adjusted basis, the state’s unemployment rate dropped from 5.3 percent in August to 5.2 percent in September, according to estimates by the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).
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10/13/2015Read More...
WorkSource Wenatchee move offers advantages
WENATCHEE – WorkSource Wenatchee will move Monday, Oct. 19, to a newly designed space at 270 9th St. N.E. Suite 240, East Wenatchee across from the East Wenatchee Police Station.
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10/9/2015Read More...
WorkSource Everett Reemployment Team wins national award
OLYMPIA – The reemployment team at WorkSource Everett regularly celebrates helping people find jobs—and this week, the team and their peers are celebrating national recognition for that work.
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10/9/2015Read More...
2015 Olympia Economic Symposium
Join us at the 2015 Olympia Economic Symposium! Experts in business and economics will share their perspectives about Washington’s workforce needs in today’s labor market.