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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.
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1/8/2013Read More...
Release dates for 2013 unemployment and job stats
OLYMPIA – In 2013, the Employment Security Department will release monthly employment data and unemployment rates at 10 a.m. on the dates listed below.
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12/19/2012Read More...
Unemployment rate plummeted in November
OLYMPIA – Washington’s estimated unemployment rate fell to a seasonally adjusted 7.8 percent in November, landing below 8 percent for the first time since January 2009, according to the state’s Employment Security Department.
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12/17/2012Read More...
Employment Security offers more free software courses
OLYMPIA – The Employment Security Department has expanded a popular service that allows Washington residents to learn computer software programs for free.
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12/10/2012Read More...
Most Washington employers to see same or lower unemployment tax rates in 2013
OLYMPIA – Unemployment tax rates in 2013 will be unchanged or lower for three-fourths of Washington employers, according to the state’s Employment Security Department.
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12/6/2012Read More...
Employment Security Department honors Vancouver business
OLYMPIA – Employment Security Commissioner Paul Trause visited Thompson Metal Fab in Vancouver today to honor the company for its record of recruiting and hiring military veterans.