Number of Jobs, Jobless Rate Up in Washington State
More jobs were available, but it seems more people looked for a job
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AG Ferguson: Millions in Stolen Unemployment Money Recovered
More than $9-million was returned from a Bank of America account
Over 16,000 Jobs Added in WA State In August
(Olympia, WA) -- Washington's economy added 16-thousand-100 jobs last month as the unemployment rate remained at three-point-seven percent. Most jobs were added in government, education and health services, and professional and business services. The Washingt...
OR Reports $24M In Pandemic Benefit Fraud
(Salem, OR) -- The Oregon Employment Department reports $24 million in fraud during the first year of the pandemic. $3 million was the result of identity theft cases and $21 million went to unemployment insurance fraud. Investigators have been able to get about a million dollars back so far
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Washington Unemployment Declines as State Adds Close to 13,000 Jobs
(Olympia, WA) -- Washington State's job growth is on the rebound. The Employment Security Department's monthly report released Wednesday shows employers added 12,800 jobs last month. That's a significant jump from October, when Washington actually lost 500 jobs
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Bank Returns $500K in Stolen WA Unemployment Funds
(Olympia, WA) -- Washington state is recovering nearly 500-thousand dollars in stolen unemployment benefits. Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson's office says the stolen funds were found in bank accounts allegedly used by suspects involved in last year's 650-million-dollar unemployment fraud
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Federal COVID Unempluyment Ending Soon
Roughly 120-thousand Washingtonians are set to lose their federal unemployment benefits next week when the federal pandemic unemployment program expires. Jobless residents will receive their final unemployment payment next week. Governor Jay Inslee's office reiterated yesterday that the state will not be stepping in to replace the expiring benefits with state funding
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Oregon Unemployment Waiting Week Returns
Those filing for unemployment in Oregon will soon have to wait a bit longer for checks.
The waiting week will return to Oregon unemployment insurance starting September 5th. That means people going onto unemployment benefits will have to wait one week before starting to receive benefits
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Unemployment in Washington steady in June
Washington’s unemployment rate held steady during the month of June, logging in at 4.5%. Preliminary estimates from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) showed the state gained 2,500 jobs during the month.
“Washington’s economy continues to add jobs slowly, just not enough for the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate to fall lower in June,” said Paul Turek, economist for the department. “There’s