In December, unemployment throughout Washington state, including in Lewis County, dropped slightly to 4.5%, according to the Washington State Employment Security Department (ESD). The agency reported ...

Whatcom County had a 4.7% unemployment rate in December, with 5,217 unemployed people in the county, an increase of 159 ...

Ohio’s unemployment rate ended 2024 rising, but analysts believe the job market is still better than the national job picture.

Unemployment insurance is funded by state and federal taxes that employers pay. When the program sees surges in claims that deplete state trust funds, it can drive up tax rates. Washington’s ...

From 1925: Bootleggers pulled off a “sensational daylight whisky smuggling plot” at Orchard Avenue, near Trent Avenue. A ...

Washington Democrats have once again demonstrated their commitment to undermining the rule of law and incentivizing illegal immigration. Sen. Rebecca Saldaña, D-Seattle, is expected to ...

Washington’s preliminary seasonally adjusted unemployment rate decreased from September to October, according to the Washington State Employment Security Department’s October 2024 monthly ...

The local unemployment rate to end 2024 ticked up closer to 7%, according to figures released last week by the Washington State Employment Security Department.

Washington’s preliminary seasonally adjusted unemployment rate decreased from October to November, according to the Washington State Employment Security Department’s November 2024 monthly ...