unemployment

More jobs were available, but it seems more people looked for a job

How do you apply for unemployment benefits?

Suspect is one of thousands who are believed to have opened at least 122K fake claims in Washington state, bilking citizens out of hundreds of millions of dollars.

FEMA has granted $44 million for Washington State for Lost Wages Grant, up to $300 for 3 weeks for distressed workers, through Employment Security Department.

If you applied for unemployment and have not received any benefits there's good news from the State of Washington Unemployment Department your benefits should arrive by June 19th.

Washington State is the prime target of an unemployment scam being perpetrated by a sophisticated group of fraudsters in Nigeria, according to the United States secret service.

Scammers have built websites for unemployment claimers to log on and give up their personal information like social security numbers outside of a safe and secure internet website.

If you are among the 48,000 in Benton-Franklin Counties that are trying to file for unemployment this week and can't seem to get through, there is some new news for you.

As expected, unemployment claims skyrocket due to COVID-19.

The economy in the Tri-Cities continues to grow and evidence of that appears in the unemployment rate. The numbers were pretty significant from last year at this time to now. Last year the unemployment rate in Benton County was 6.2% in November and this year the unemployment rate is just 4...