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3/5/2014Read More...
Governor Inslee announces new effort to help long-term unemployed workers
OLYMPIA – Gov. Jay Inslee has directed the state Employment Security Department to deploy $4 million in federal funds in new efforts to put the long-term unemployed back to work.
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1/29/2014Read More...
Washington employers earned record tax credits for hiring in 2013
OLYMPIA – Washington employers earned a record $82 million in federal tax credits in 2013 for hiring certain hard-to-place job seekers.
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1/23/2014Read More...
State unemployment rate drops to 6.6 percent, lowest in 5 years
OLYMPIA – A significant drop in the seasonally adjusted rate of unemployment in December, combined with an increase in estimated total jobs, provide reasons for optimism about the state’s labor market.
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12/19/2013Read More...
Unemployment insurance no longer mandatory for corporate officers
OLYMPIA – Washington corporations will no longer pay state unemployment taxes on their corporate officers unless a corporation requests coverage for all its officers and the Employment Security Department approves the request.
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12/18/2013Read More...
Unemployment rate resumes downhill path, jobs decline again too
OLYMPIA – After a slight increase related to the federal shutdown in October, Washington’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate declined again in November, to an estimated 6.8 percent.
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12/17/2013Read More...
Job vacancies expected to double from spring 2013 to spring 2014
OLYMPIA – In a survey last spring, Washington employers reported they expect to nearly double their job openings by spring 2014.
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12/12/2013Read More...
About 25,000 to lose unemployment benefits at end of year
OLYMPIA – An estimated 25,000 jobless workers in Washington will be shut off of unemployment benefits when the federal Emergency Unemployment Compensation program ends on Dec. 28.
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12/10/2013Read More...
2014 unemployment tax rates will be lower or stable for most Washington employers
OLYMPIA – More than 80 percent of Washington employers will have lower or stable unemployment tax rates in 2014 compared to 2013, according to the state’s Employment Security Department.