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State of Washington. Agency executive. Suzan G. LeVine, Commissioner. Website. esd .wa .gov. The Washington State Employment Security Department is a government agency for the U.S. state of Washington that is tasked with management of the unemployment system. It was established by the Washington State Legislature in 1947, replacing an earlier ...
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 ...
Washington’s unemployment rate was the fifth highest of any state in the country and nearly a whole percentage point higher than the national rate of 3.9%, up from 3.7% last month.
Washington state’s unemployment rate also increased compared to last year. In March 2023, 180,382 people in the state were unemployed, 13,198 less than this March.
State law determines individual state unemployment insurance tax rates and taxable wage bases. Although FUTA mandates a taxable wage base of $7,000 per employee, only Arizona, California, and Puerto Rico use this minimum as of 2020. The taxable wage base ranges significantly, with Washington using the highest amount of $52,700.
The list of U.S. states and territories by unemployment rate compares the seasonally adjusted unemployment rates by state and territory, sortable by name, rate, and change. Data are provided by the Bureau of Labor Statistics in its Geographic Profile of Employment and Unemployment publication. [1] [2] While the non-seasonally adjusted data ...
In July 2022, Whatcom County’s unemployment rate was 4.4%, with 5,086 residents receiving unemployment, 1,089 more residents unemployed compared to July 2023.
The Washington State Department of Labor and Industries ( L&I) is a department of the Washington state government that regulates and enforces labor standards. The agency administers the state's workers' compensation system, conducts workplace inspections, licenses and certifies trade workers, and issues permits for heavy machinery. [1]