The Washington Employment Security Department has released its latest unemployment data for November, detailing rates by ...

Northwest states showed mixed job results in November with Oregon gaining positions and Washington shedding jobs, state ...

Unemployment throughout Washington state rose to 4.6% in November, according to the Washington state Employment Security ...

Labor advocates filled up the governor's conference room on Monday, May 19, 2025 and watched Gov. Bob Ferguson sign Senate Bill 5041, which extends unemployment insurance to striking workers. (Photo ...

Washington saw a slight increase in unemployment rates, with November's rate at 4.6%. Idaho's rate remained at 3.7%, the same ...

Washington’s unemployment rate held steady at 4.5% in July, the Employment Security Department confirmed. The state added 10,800 jobs, showing signs of continued, but slowing growth, according to the ...

WASHINGTON - New data reveals that Washington state's unemployment rate rose slightly to 4.5% last month, up from 4.4% in April, according to the state's Employment Security Department. The department ...

Both Oregon and Washington saw a slight increase in their unemployment rate in February. The Oregon Employment Department (OED) reported Wednesday that the unemployment rate was 4.5 percent in ...

Unemployment claims from fired or laid-off federal workers in Washington state doubled from this time last year, according to new data from the state Employment Security Department. The data, released ...

Washington businesses would need to shoulder roughly $700 million in additional taxes in a few years unless the projected finances of the state’s unemployment insurance fund improve. Officials are ...

Oregon and Washington just became the latest states to make striking employees eligible for unemployment compensation benefits. This marks a major policy shift for both states – especially for ...