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3/2/2010Read More...
Washington posts first job gains since 2008
OLYMPIA - Washington’s economy picked up some steam in January, adding an estimated 12,400 jobs – the first monthly gain since November 2008.
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2/8/2010Read More...
Investigators, auditors shine light on cheaters
OLYMPIA – Cheaters, beware! The Employment Security Department is on your tail. In 2009, Employment Security investigators detected more than $10 million in unemployment benefits that individuals acquired through fraud. Department auditors also discovered 7,671 workers whom employers had failed to report – which amounted to nearly $2 million in unpaid taxes.
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2/1/2010Read More...
Tax time: low-income wage earners can claim tax credit online
OLYMPIA – With a quick click from the WorkSource home page, low-income wage earners can claim the Earned-Income Tax Credit when filing their income-tax forms online.
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1/28/2010Read More...
Washington employers earn $35 million break on 2009 federal taxes
OLYMPIA – Tax-filing season is bringing $35 million of good news to Washington employers who hired certain hard-to-place job seekers in 2009. That’s the amount of Work Opportunity Tax Credits that more than 4,300 employers in Washington can deduct from their 2009 federal income taxes.
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1/25/2010Read More...
Layoff-avoidance program saves jobs
OLYMPIA – More than 20,000 Washington workers got paychecks instead of pink slips in 2009 by participating in the state Employment Security Department’s Shared-Work Program.
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1/20/2010Read More...
Washington's unemployment rate rises to 9.5 percent in December
OLYMPIA– Washington’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate increased to an estimated 9.5 percent in December, up from a revised rate of 9 percent in November. Employment shrank by an estimated 3,800 jobs in December, compared to a revised loss of about 1,100 in November.
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1/5/2010Read More...
It’s your call: stay on hold or we’ll call you back
OLYMPIA – Heading into the busiest time of year for Washington’s unemployment-claims call center, the Employment Security Department has added a telephone service that gives customers the option of being called back instead of waiting on hold, without losing their place in line.