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5/15/2013Read More...
April unemployment rate drops to 7 percent
OLYMPIA – Washington’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate dropped to an estimated 7 percent in April, the lowest point since December 2008, when the rate was 7.1 percent.
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5/8/2013Read More...
Emergency unemployment benefits being reduced due to federal sequester
OLYMPIA – The state’s Employment Security Department is preparing to reduce emergency unemployment compensation benefits by 21.08 percent due to the federal sequester law.
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5/1/2013Read More...
Workshops for growers, farmworkers on federal ag-labor laws
OLYMPIA – The U.S. Department of Labor is hosting three days of seminars in Eastern Washington next week to provide information to growers and farmworkers about agricultural labor laws and requirements.
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4/17/2013Read More...
March unemployment rate breaks three-month holding pattern
OLYMPIA – After three months at 7.5 percent, Washington’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate dropped to an estimated 7.3 percent in March, according to Washington’s Employment Security Department.
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3/27/2013Read More...
State recoups $446,000 from income-tax refunds, with more to come
OLYMPIA – The federal tax-filing season is turning into debt-repayment season for Washington residents who owe money to the state’s Employment Security Department.
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3/25/2013Read More...
Washington businesses earned $66 million in 2011 tax credits
OLYMPIA – Washington employers received a record $66 million in tax credits from Uncle Sam for the 2011 tax-filing season for hiring certain hard-to-place job seekers.
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3/20/2013Read More...
Labor economy steady in February
OLYMPIA – Washington added an estimated 4,000 jobs in February, while the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate remained at 7.5 percent for the third month in a row.
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3/6/2013Read More...
Unemployment rate unchanged in January
OLYMPIA – The state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was unchanged in January at 7.5 percent, while preliminary numbers from the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics suggest the state gained an estimated 24,100 jobs.