Unemployment claims were up in the final week of January, but initial claims were down in the latest numbers released…
Initial unemployment claims in Washington and Kitsap County fell by 14 percent in the third week of January.
After a few months of falling unemployment rates, the state’s numbers rose in December.
Initial unemployment claims fell during the first full week of January, but unemployment claims as a whole remain high as…
Initial unemployment claims continued to rise as the calendar flipped to 2021 as many industry sectors saw some growth in…
Week 51 and the final full week in December saw a slight rise in initial regular unemployment claims as numbers…
The state’s unemployment rate held steady in November at 6 percent, according to the Employment Security Department.
Initial unemployment claims rose back up as November transitioned to December with the Employment Security Department reporting a 10.1 percent…
Unsurprisingly, initial regular unemployment claims skyrocketed during the week of Nov. 15-21, the first week during which restrictions on businesses…
It remains to be seen how November’s new restrictions on businesses will affect the state’s economy, but in October, the…
Initial unemployment claims rose slightly statewide during the final week of October, driven primarily by upticks in claims in construction,…
Initial unemployment claims in Washington state and Kitsap County have hit a new COVID-19 pandemic low, though levels still remain…
Initial unemployment claims came back to Earth Oct. 11-17 after a spike the prior week.
Kitsap County had one of the lowest rates of unemployment in Western Washington at the end of September.
Initial unemployment claims continued to fall locally and statewide as the calendar flipped to October.
Unemployment claims were down both locally and statewide during the final full week of September.
Initial unemployment claims remained flat through the end of the week of Sept. 19.
The Evergreen State’s economy had another positive month of job gains and industry expansion in August as the seasonally unadjusted…
Education layoffs could be a factor
Washington has been added to the list of states approved for a grant from the Federal Emergency Management Association under…
