Washington ongoing unemployment claims rise 20% year-over-year; backlog expands ESD launches 90-day call-center pilot to focus staff on claims processing Federal shutdown, now entering its fifth week, ...
Recent college graduates are facing unemployment rates that haven't been this high in decades, with the gap between degree ...
OLYMPIA, Wash. — Washington's unemployment rate is holding steady at 4.5%, a report released Wednesday shows. This is slightly higher than the national average of 4.2% reported in July 2025. RELATED: ...
WASHINGTON STATE — Nearly one month into the government shutdown, hundreds of federal workers in Washington state have applied for unemployment benefits. The Employment Security Department (ESD) ...
The jobless rate is low and the economy is still growing, but those out of work can't find work as tariffs, interest rates, ...
Soon after Washington Gov. Jay Inslee ordered people to stay home and restricted in-person services of nearly all kinds in March, the state saw a sudden, unprecedented increase in unemployment.
WASHINGTON -- U.S. unemployment benefits applications fell to their lowest level in two months last week as layoffs remain low despite mounting evidence of a softening labor market. The number of ...