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Washington extends unemployment safety net to help federal workers working full- or part-time without pay
1/24/2019
19-008
Contacts:
Janelle Guthrie, Communications Director, 360-902-9289
OLYMPIA - Governor Jay Inslee and Commissioner Suzi LeVine today announced an emergency rule allowing federal workers working without pay to receive unemployment benefits.
Workers can learn how to apply here: https://esd.wa.gov/unemployment-benefits-related-to-partial-federal-shutdown#NEW
The Employment Security Department has posted data about the estimated number of workers impacted by county, including estimates of lost wages by week.
The agency also has data from the National Association of State Workforce Agencies showing the estimated number of employees by affected federal agency in Washington.