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(The Center Square) – A new report from the Washington State Auditor’s Office found the state’s Employment Security Department did not have adequate internal controls and did not follow ...
Washington’s unemployment rate hit 4.7% in February, according to the state’s Employment Security Department and the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, up from 4.6% in January.
The city’s unemployment rate was 4.5% in May with 2,246 people unemployed, a decrease from April’s 4.4% unemployment rate with 2,142 people unemployed. Washington state unemployment rates
The Washington State Department of Social Security was created by the legislature in 1937 with divisions to manage the state's unemployment benefits and employment offices. [3] It was originally located in the Old Capitol Building in Olympia but outgrew its offices and was later furnished a separate headquarters building in January 1947.
Unemployment insurance is funded by both federal and state payroll taxes. In most states, employers pay state and federal unemployment taxes if: (1) they paid wages to employees totaling $1,500 or more in any quarter of a calendar year, or (2) they had at least one employee during any day of a week for 20 or more weeks in a calendar year, regardless of whether those weeks were consecutive.
The Department of Labor and Industries was created by an act of the state legislature in 1921, overseeing industrial insurance, worker safety, and industrial relations. [2] [3] The new agency superseded the Bureau of Labor, created in 1901 to inspect workplaces, and minor state boards and commissions monitoring worker health, safety, and insurance claims.
Whatcom County’s unemployment rate hit an extreme high of 17.4% in April 2020, and since then has fluctuated. Ferry County had the highest unemployment rate in January at 11.1%, and King County ...
Almost 300 fewer Whatcom County residents were unemployed in August compared to July.