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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.
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2/26/2013Read More...
Layoff-avoidance program saves businesses and jobs
OLYMPIA – For the past three years, more than 97 percent of employers that have used Washington’s Shared-Work Program say they’d recommend the program to other businesses.
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1/30/2013Read More...
Job vacancies and hiring increased in 2012
OLYMPIA – Job vacancies in Washington grew by about 35 percent from last spring to the fall of 2012, and a quarter of the vacancies were new jobs, according to a new report from the Washington State Employment Security Department.
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1/16/2013Read More...
Unemployment rate continues downward slide
OLYMPIA – Washington’s estimated unemployment rate reached its lowest point in four years in December, at 7.6 percent, down from a revised seasonally adjusted rate of 7.7 percent in November.