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WorkSource Lakewood closing; services for job seekers and employers available at other WorkSource locations

12/15/2015

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Media Contacts:  James Walker, 253-593-7303, jawalker@esd.wa.gov
                                Kristin Alexander, 360-902-9540, kalexander@esd.wa.gov

LAKEWOOD – WorkSource Lakewood will close Friday, Dec. 18, but job seekers and employers will be able to conveniently access no-cost employment and training services at other WorkSource locations in Pierce County.

“Employers and job seekers will be able to access WorkSource services after the Lakewood office has closed. WorkSource Lakewood staff will be moving to WorkSource Pierce in Tacoma and other sites in Pierce County,” said James Walker, administrator of WorkSource Lakewood and WorkSource Pierce.

WorkSource services are available to job seekers and employers at seven sites in Pierce County, as well as special services for military personnel at Joint Base Lewis-McChord and American Lake Hospital. In Lakewood, affiliate sites are located at Clover Park Technical College and Pierce College Fort Steilacoom.

Employers and job seekers can access the full array of WorkSource services at WorkSource Pierce, 1305 Tacoma Ave. S, Suite 201, in Tacoma. The center can be reached at 253-593-7300; employers can call 253-680-7875.

WorkSource also offers workshops for job seekers at Pierce County libraries. A list of workshops and WorkSource locations in Pierce County can be found at go2worksource.com.

Individuals who have been laid off from a job, are rethinking their career or are just starting out can go to WorkSource for help searching for work, assessing and building skills, exploring careers and connecting with employers that are hiring. Studies have shown that people who use WorkSource job-search services tend to find work faster and earn more money than those who don’t.

Services for business include candidate recruiting and screening, job fairs and hiring events, training and skills acquisition for existing workers and labor market data.

In 2014, staff at Washington’s 68 WorkSource centers, affiliates and connections sites helped roughly 169,500 workers and nearly 5,600 employers.

The decision to close the Lakewood office was made as a part of a budget reduction.

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