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4/3/2012Read More...
Washington to lose 26 weeks of long-term unemployment benefits
OLYMPIA – Washington state’s improving unemployment rate will reduce the maximum weeks of unemployment benefits from 99 to 73 for most eligible workers after April 21.
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3/29/2012Read More...
Layoff-avoidance program keeps Washington businesses afloat
OLYMPIA –More than two-third of employers who participated in the state’s Shared-Work layoff-avoidance program in 2011 say the program helped them survive the recession, according to a recent survey by the Washington Employment Security Department.
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3/21/2012Read More...
February's drop in unemployment rate may shorten unemployment benefits
OLYMPIA – Washington gained an estimated 4,200 jobs in February, adding to the state’s gradual climb up the employment ladder, according to the state’s Employment Security Department.
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2/29/2012Read More...
Washington's employment surges in January
OLYMPIA – Washington’s employment picture brightened in January, as the unemployment rate fell to a seasonally adjusted, estimated rate of 8.3 percent and the state enjoyed an estimated gain of 13,200 jobs, according to the state Employment Security Department.
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1/26/2012Read More...
Washington businesses get record tax break in 2011
OLYMPIA – Washington employers will collect a record $56 million in 2011 federal tax credits because they hired certain hard-to-place job seekers.
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1/20/2012Read More...
Washington's unemployment rate, job numbers down in December
OLYMPIA – December’s labor statistics from the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics once again produced conflicting data about what’s happening in Washington’s economy.
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1/9/2012Read More...
Release dates for 2012 labor stats
OLYMPIA – In 2012, 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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12/21/2011Read More...
2011 slightly off of record-breaking pace of 2010
OLYMPIA – After two record-setting years, the number of people receiving unemployment benefits – and the amount they received – shrank in 2011.