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2013/05/23 07:16
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Washington Employment Security Department today released its new estimate of nonfarm employment, based on the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics data. It shows 3,800 more residents found jobs from...
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2013/05/23 02:29
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Thousands of people in Spokane are out of work but new unemployment numbers show things are looking a little better. Washington unemployment rate stands at 6.5 percent; in Spokane County it's 7.7...
2013/05/22 08:02
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Now, the state Employment Security Department is set to cut emergency unemployment compensation benefits by 21 percent, beginning Monday. For example, someone receiving the current minimum weekly...
2013/05/22 08:02
2013/05/22 08:02
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That was the case in April as the county’s jobless rate fell to 7 percent from 7.8 percent in March, even though it added only 100 jobs in the March-to-April period, according to state Employment...
2013/05/22 07:17
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Washington’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate dropped to an estimated 7 percent in April, the lowest point since December 2008. All told, the unemployment rate has fallen by half a percentage...
2013/05/22 06:26
2013/05/22 06:26
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April brought the Tri-Cities a shower of nonfarm jobs that helped make up for Hanford layoffs. Construction, manufacturing, education and health care have added enough positions for the local economy...
2013/05/22 01:44
2013/05/22 01:44
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An estimated 2,500 Clark County residents received a 21 percent reduction to their federal unemployment benefits over the weekend, demonstrating one more way across-the-board federal spending cuts...
2013/05/22 00:45
2013/05/22 00:45
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Clark County's economy continued to expand in April at a healthy annualized rate of roughly 2 percent, a state Employment Security Department report showed Tuesday, with payrolls fattening in several...
2013/05/16 13:44
2013/05/16 13:44
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Hooray! The Great Recession is over! Uh, not so fast. No matter what Wall Street says, the word from Main Street, Wash., is less enthusiastic. The state still hasn't regained 22 percent of the more...
2013/05/16 02:43
2013/05/16 02:43
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The Washington state economy continues to show improvement after the unemployment rate fell to a nearly five-year low of 7 percent in April from 7.3 percent in March, according to the state Employment...
2013/05/15 18:42
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Washington state unemployment fell to a five-year low in April, dropping to 7 percent last month from 7.3 percent in March, according to the state Employment Security Department. The last time the...
2013/05/15 00:16
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A 39-year-old Tacoma woman faces charges on five counts of theft for fraudulently collecting more than $50,000 in workers’ compensation benefits from the Washington State Department of Labor &...
2013/05/13 07:56
2013/05/13 07:56
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Biz Bits: people and businesses in the news Monroe-based Canyon Creek Cabinet Company recently hired Julie Moss to run its Spokane store and showroom. Moss has more than 20 years of experience in the...
2013/05/12 07:40
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For those looking for signs that the economic recovery we’ve been promised for five years might finally be taking hold, and that the Tacoma renaissance we’ve been promised for even longer might be...
2013/05/08 20:27
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SEATTLE — State officials say federal automatic budget cuts will lower an unemployment benefits program for people in Washington. The Employment Security Department announced Wednesday that beginning...
2013/05/07 17:56
2013/05/07 17:56
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Nation's top teacher among Inslee choices for education council Inslee's nominees are Jeff Charbonneau, a Zillah High School teacher recently chosen as National Teacher of the Year; Maud Daudon,...
2013/05/05 08:05
2013/05/05 08:05
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More layoff notices for Employment Security Department The state Employment Security Department has sent out two more rounds of “at-risk” layoff notices to hundreds of workers, part of the agency’s...
2013/05/03 09:02
2013/05/03 09:02
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The immigration forum came as Congress prepares to consider sweeping legislation that would create a path to citizenship for an estimated 11 million people who have entered the country illegally,...
2013/04/26 01:49
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OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — In a quest to save money, political leaders in Washington state are exploring a proposal that would shift some government workers out of their current health plans and onto the...