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• Online bill pay

  Online bill pay You are about to be redirected to a non-government website. If you elect to enroll and/or make online payment(s) while visiting this website, our approved third-party vendor will collect financial and other information from/about you in order to accurately process the payment(s). You will automatically be taken to this site in 20 seconds or you may continue immediately to pay a benefit overpayment. //  &#160...

• Online application questions

  What we ask when you apply for unemployment online You need to provide us with certain information whether you apply for unemployment benefits online or by phone. You will need: Your Social Security number. Federal law requires you provide this to receive benefits. The name and address of your very last employer, regardless of how long you worked there or what type of work you did. The date you last worked for your very last employer. Our system will not accept a future date. If you are still...

• Employer demand

  Employer demand reports The employer demand reports are monthly reports that reflect the top 20 skill clusters and certifications that employers are looking for in workers, as well as the top 20 occupations and employers. Data sources These reports are based on the The Conference Board® Burning Glass® Help Wanted OnLine™ data series, which provides real-time labor demand gathered from online job ads.  For more detailed information, see this summary. 2024 Employer demand...

• GCDE Calendar

  Governor's Committee on Disability Issues & Employment CALENDAR 2023 calendar link (2024 coming soon!) *Updated 5/11/23 - corrections made GCDE Meetings We invite you to join us for our public and quarterly meetings. CART and ASL interpreters will be provided. For any additional reasonable accommodation requests, please contact GCDE staff at gcde@esd.wa.gov, at least two weeks prior to the event. We will do our best to accommodate any requests made after that...

• Determining your tax rates

  Determining your tax rates   Washington's Unemployment Insurance program is an experience-based system. In general, your tax rate depends on how much your former workers collect in unemployment benefits and the size of your payroll. There are two major components of state unemployment taxes, an experience-rating tax based on an average of the employer's layoff history over the past four fiscal years and a shared-cost (social) tax based on costs from...

• Employer Newsletter

  Employer Newsletter A monthly newsletter focusing on WA Cares Fund, Paid Family & Medical Leave, and Unemployment Insurance. Sign up. 2024 April | Issue 48 March | Issue 47 February | Issue 46 January | Issue 45   2023 December 2023 | Issue 44 November 2023 | Issue 43 Special YesVets edition - October 2023 | Issue 42 October 2023 | Issue 41 Special WA Cares edition - September 2023 | Issue 40 September 2023 | Issue 39 August 2023 | Issue...

• Labor Market Report Library

  Labor market report library The report library contains current and historical data tables and other documents available for download. The library index titles follow the main website content labels and ordering. For information not provided here, please contact your local area economist or fill out our feedback form. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Glossary ETA guide to state and local workforce data Workforce Development Areas (WDAs) County data tables,&#160...

• Voluntary Contribution Program

  Voluntary Contribution Program How it works Want to reduce your tax rate? The Voluntary Contribution Program allows you to reimburse the unemployment insurance trust fund for unemployment benefits. In exchange, we will subtract those benefit charges from your experience rating account. You make a one-time payment – for either part or all of the unemployment benefits paid to former (or current) employees during the past two fiscal years. We subtract those benefit...

• Facts and Figures Report

  Facts and Figures Report – March 2024 The Facts and Figures Report is prepared monthly and posted after the county press release as a quick reference for employees, legislators, partners and others who may be interested.  What is included in the Facts and Figures? Unemployment rates Monthly job growth or loss Data for unemployment claims and benefits Long-term unemployed data Average wage/minimum wage Unemployment taxes/trust fund WorkSource...

• Occupations (OEWS)

  Occupational employment and wage statistics (OEWS) OEWS is a program of the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). This federal-state cooperative program produces employment and wage estimates annually for about 867 occupations. Each year, the Employment Security Department’s Data Architecture, Transformation and Analytics (DATA) Division compiles occupational employment and wage estimates for Washington state. These data are presented statewide, for metropolitan...