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3/31/2014Read More...
Washington family epitomizes National Volunteer Week
OLYMPIA - A Washington dad and two of his sons are united by more than blood. Acting on a common passion for helping others, they’re all doing terms of service under the auspices of AmeriCorps, a national community-service organization.
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3/31/2014Read More...
Oso disaster victims get special unemployment-claims phone line
OLYMPIA – The Employment Security Department has activated a special unemployment-benefits phone line for people affected by the Oso landslide.
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3/28/2014Read More...
Unemployment benefits manual no longer being mailed to all applicants
OLYMPIA – Internet access is now so available in Washington that the Employment Security Department expects to use it to deliver key benefit information that until now automatically went out by mail.
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3/19/2014Read More...
Washington’s unemployment rate holds steady at 6.4 percent
OLYMPIA – The state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate didn’t budge in February, staying unchanged from January’s 6.4 percent, according to economists with the state’s Employment Security Department.
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3/5/2014Read More...
Washington has recouped its recession job losses
OLYMPIA – Washington now has more jobs than before the start of the Great Recession, according to economists with the state’s Employment Security Department.
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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.