Here's a look at how weekly unemployment claims changed in Washington last week compared with the week prior.

New data from the Employment Security Department revealed that Washington state added around 9,000 jobs last month. However, ...

Washington state's unemployment rate saw a slight uptick in December 2025, rising to 4.7%.

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 ...

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 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, ...

WASHINGTON — The Washington Employment Security Department has released its latest unemployment data for November, detailing rates by county. In Asotin County and Benton County, unemployment is tied ...

WASHINGTON — The Department of Government Efficiency’s remaking of the federal workforce has battered the Washington job market and put more households in the metropolitan area in financial distress, ...

SPOKANE, Wash. — As unemployment claims skyrocket around the nation, people applying for benefits are expressing frustration with the system amid a backlog of claims. “Typically during a recession or ...

OREGON, USA — Oregon added 1,600 jobs in November while Washington shed 1,500 positions, as both states saw unemployment rates increase following data disruptions from the federal government shutdown, ...

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 ...