Unemployment Rate

Crime

Washington state loses hundreds of millions of dollars in unemployment scam

Unemployment scammers stole hundreds of millions of dollars from Washington state in recent weeks. That staggering amount was confirmed Thursday by the state employment office.

Business

This is why you might not be getting a haircut as soon as you want

Many barbers and hairdressers are worried by the idea that they could be right up in front of our faces by June.

Business

Seattle Now: Unemployed and overwhelmed

The pandemic has sent more than one million Washingtonians to the state's unemployment rolls, and many of them aren’t getting paid, even though they may qualify for the money.

Government

Filed for unemployment in Washington state and have received zilch? You're not alone

Nearly 800,000 people in Washington state have filed for unemployment since early March. One in three of them have not received money, according to the state's employment security department.

Gig workers, small business owners may be able to file for unemployment starting on Saturday night

This weekend marks a turning point for hundreds of thousands of people. They are workers who have lost work because of the coronavirus pandemic but have failed to qualify for state unemployment assistance.

Government

The unemployed struggle as Washington’s coronavirus crisis lengthens

At the start of the closures triggered by coronavirus, people were told any layoffs would be temporary and that government checks would cover their expenses. But people caught up in the reality of this crisis are finding that’s not always true.

Newly jobless wait, some anxiously, for overloaded unemployment systems to catch up

The unemployment rolls in Washington state and Oregon continue to swell like never before. Washington's Employment Security Department said Thursday that close to half a million workers have applied for jobless benefits over the past three weeks. Oregon recorded just shy of 270,000 new claims in the same period, which is far more than the 147,800 net job losses in Oregon over the whole duration of the Great Recession.

Government

Inmates protest coronavirus conditions, Seattle parks to close, and more record unemployment claims

Paige Browning brings us the latest coronavirus updates as of Thursday, April 9.

Government

More record-breaking unemployment as stay home order extended

‘Even with the steps we have taken, we should expect that at least 30% of the people of this region will contract the virus.’ –Mayor Durkan