The number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment benefits fell last week, but more out of work people are ...

The number of Americans on jobless benefits surged between mid-September and mid-October, government data showed on Tuesday, ...

WASHINGTON >> The number of Americans on jobless benefits surged between mid-September and mid-October, government data ...

U.S. jobless claims rose last week but didn’t spike, according to investment banks crunching state-level data.

Ongoing unemployment claims in Washington state are 20% higher compared with this time last year, according to the Employment Security Department. A growing backlog has prompted the state agency to ...

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, ...

The state's employment security department is reducing call center hours to give staff more time to process the claims. Senate Passes Measure to End Government Shutdown NFL star Amon-Ra St. Brown's ...

The Washington Employment Security Department (ESD) is launching a 90-day pilot program to adjust unemployment call center hours in response to a growing backlog of claims, officials announced Monday.

OLYMPIA, Wash. - The Washington Employment Security Department (ESD) has announced a change in unemployment benefits call center hours as part of a 90-day pilot project. ESD said in a release that it ...

(The Center Square) – Friday marks Day 24 of the federal government shutdown and the first missed paycheck for thousands of federal employees in Washington state. “Through Oct. 23rd, we've had 1,832 ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment benefits increased again last week, economists estimated on Thursday, hinting at some early layoffs of ...