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9/14/2011Read More...
Twelfth month of job growth yields little change in unemployment rate
OLYMPIA – August marked the 12th consecutive month of job growth in Washington state, with an estimated one-year increase of 46,600, while the unemployment rate barely budged.
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9/2/2011Read More...
Putting Washington back to work this Labor Day
OLYMPIA – “Success! Offer received today!” That’s just one of many jubilant messages from those who used WorkSource to get a wide variety of jobs, from aerospace to software testing and composite manufacturing.
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8/25/2011Read More...
Washington job vacancies reach three-year high
OLYMPIA - In April, job vacancies in Washington state reached their highest point in three years, according to a new report by the Employment Security Department.
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8/17/2011Read More...
Job increase fails to budge July unemployment rate
OLYMPIA – Despite an estimated increase of 5,700 jobs last month, Washington’s unemployment rate in July remained unchanged at 9.3 percent, according to the state’s Employment Security Department.
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8/12/2011Read More...
Belfair employment center to reopen soon
OLYMPIA – The WorkSource employment center in Belfair is relocating to a larger space and will reopen in mid-September at the North Mason County Resource Center.
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7/28/2011Read More...
Report: Thousands out of benefits, still out of work
OLYMPIA – A recent survey of Washington workers who failed to find work before running out of unemployment benefits revealed that three out of every four of them were still out of work.
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7/27/2011Read More...
Laid-off Birds Eye workers in Tacoma will get free retraining
The U.S. Department of Labor has ruled that all 236 employees who lost jobs when the Birds Eye canning operation in Tacoma closed last month are eligible for the federal Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) Program.
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7/20/2011Read More...
Washington adds jobs for 10th straight month
OLYMPIA – Washington’s economy has posted net job gains for 10 months in a row, including an estimated increase of 3,600 jobs in June.