UNEMPLOYMENT RATE DROPS IN BOTH WASHINGTON, IDAHO; but Evergreen State Businesses Report Cutting 10,700 JobsKootenai County's unemployment rate dropped half a percentagepoint in December to 9.8 percent -...Stucke, John
And this morning,the news is very good. The number of people filing for state unemployment benefits for the first time fell 23,000 to the lowest level since late February, the government said Thursday. The Labor Department said claims fell to a seasonally adjusted 381,000 last week. The lev...
an infrastructure bank, tax incentives for employers to hire, a two-year payroll tax holiday on the first $20K of income, and partial unemployment benefits for those who have lost part-time jobs.
The Labor Department reported today that unemployment for April was 9 percent, up from 8.8 percent in March. And of course that official figure doesn’t count the percent of Americans working part-time who’d rather have full-time jobs. Yes, 244,000 jobs were added in March, but that’s...
Washington’s unemployment benefits help single moms who have lost their jobs or had their hours reduced at work. Eligible workers can get money weekly based on how much they’ve made over the past several months at their jobs. Qualifications: ...
The D.C. Department of Employment Services is preparing to receive what’s likely to be a tidal wave of unemployment applications, the director said. They’re seeking to avoid problems seen during the height of the pandemic. “We’ve learned a whole lot of less...
legislation during the Biden administration, called the infrastructure bill, which is and has provided jobs for hundreds of thousands of people including blue collar jobs across this country and put infrastructure projects in play in our community as well as all over the United State. She has ...
the top states in public aid to families with dependent children. Separate agencies provide aid to the blind and to veterans. There are alsocommissionsforhuman rightsand insuranceconsumer protection. The Employment Security Department assists those who seek jobs and disbursesunemployment insurancepayments...
Washington has sustained a 5% annual growth rate in its gross domestic product during the five years preceding the coronavirus pandemic, according to data from theBureau of Economic Analysis. Chris Green, who leads the Office of Economic Development and Competitiveness in the state's Department of ...
According to the Washington County Economic Data Summary, the County has also seen a 9.5 and 2.5 percent increase in information tech and professional and business services jobs, respectively. With unemployment decreasing, median incomes and County income tax revenues have increased ov...