Washington employers will see smaller tax hikes as recovery buoys unemployment system
Washington saw a 9.5% jump in jobless claims last week, but the state also got a rosier forecast for its unemployment trust fund, which has...
Massive unemployment fraud investigation nabs another suspect
Barely a month after a Nigerian citizen was arrested in connection with last year's $650 million unemployment fraud scheme in Washington state, a second Nigerian...
After glitches, Washington state takes new stab at checking unemployment eligibility
The state Employment Security Department (ESD) is sending notices to roughly 105,000 current and former claimants asking them to verify their eligibility.
More money coming to some unemployed workers in Washington thanks to a quirk
Washington is boosting the weekly benefit for some unemployed workers starting next month with the largest increase on record, the Employment Security Department announced Tuesday.
Washington state again will require active job search for people collecting unemployment benefits
The policy change that reinstates the job-search requirement comes as the state’s job market continues its slow but steady recovery from the pandemic, and will...
Amazon shifts return-to-office stance, says remote work is OK 2 days a week
Amazon's corporate and tech employees can work remotely two days a week, the company said Thursday. It's the first major update to its return-to-work policy...
PCC delays opening of downtown Seattle store, citing lack of workers and customers
PCC Community Markets CEO and president Suzy Monford said the company was concerned about finding the 100 or so workers necessary to staff a new...
What's behind the labor shortage threatening Washington restaurants’ recovery
As restaurants gear up June 30, when Gov. Jay Inslee will likely lift all remaining coronavirus restrictions, they're finding it harder than expected to staff...
More Boeing workers will return to worksites starting mid-July
Many of the thousands of Boeing employees who are still working remotely will begin shifting back to the office next month — though it's not...
Unemployment claims fall in Washington state even as hiring slows
New unemployment claims fell 13.6% last week in Washington state — the second straight weekly drop — even as the latest jobs data showed a...