Ongoing unemployment claims in Washington state are 20% higher compared with this time last year, according to the Employment Security Department. A growing backlog has prompted the state agency to ...

The number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment benefits fell last week, but more out of work people are ...

The Washington Employment Security Department (ESD) is launching a 90-day pilot program to adjust unemployment call center hours in response to a growing backlog of claims, officials announced Monday.

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 ...

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, ...