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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.
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12/5/2012Read More...
Employment Security goes after income-tax refunds to resolve debts
OLYMPIA – When is an income-tax refund not a refund? When it’s intercepted by the Employment Security Department to repay wrongly claimed unemployment benefits.
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12/3/2012Read More...
Up to 60,000 to lose unemployment benefits at end of year
OLYMPIA – Up to 60,000 people in Washington will be shut off of unemployment benefits when the federal Emergency Unemployment Compensation program ends on Dec. 29.
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11/15/2012Read More...
Unemployment and job numbers improve again in October
OLYMPIA – Washington’s employment picture improved again in October, with the private sector adding an estimated 9,600 jobs, seasonally adjusted.