Federal workers in Washington, fired from their jobs as part of the Trump administration’s ongoing cuts, are being kept from getting unemployment checks, U.S. Sen. Patty Murray said Wednesday during a ...

As the Trump administration pushes to dramatically downsize the federal government, new data released this week show a big uptick in federal workers applying for unemployment benefits in Washington ...

Another common issue involves Pandemic Unemployment Assistance, which made previously ineligible people, such as those who are self-employed, eligible for some unemployment benefits. Many people don't ...

The National Park Service is among the agencies hit with job cuts since President Donald Trump took office. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) Washington state is seeing a sharp increase in ...

WASHINGTON--The Washington State Employment Security Department is helping affected federal employees apply for unemployment and get back to work, according to a recent press release. The department ...

OLYMPIA, Wash. - Washington's unemployment rate held steady at 4.4% in April 2025, despite a decrease of 5,800 jobs, according to the Employment Security Department. In April, nonfarm employment ...

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: ...

OLYMPIA, Wash. – Washington’s economy saw a significant dip in October, losing an estimated 35,900 jobs, yet the state’s unemployment rate decreased slightly to 4.7%. “October shows an unusually high ...

— In the final days of the Washington legislative session, lawmakers hashed out agreements to approve a bill that sets limits on rent increases and a measure that gives striking workers unemployment ...

Washington recently became the third state in the nation—joining New York and New Jersey—to offer unemployment benefits to workers on strike or locked out by their employers. Under the newly signed ...