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• State unemployment has another flat month

  April 18, 2012 in Business, Region OLYMPIA — Washington state’s unemployment rate for March remained flat at 8.3 percent, but the state added 3,000 jobs last month, marking the 15th consecutive month of job growth, state …

• WorkSource group helps job seekers strategize

  March 22, 2012 in City on Page A1 A lot has changed since 1998, the last time Mike Guerdette had to design a resume. Guerdette, who has a Gonzaga University engineering degree, has been out of work since … 3

• Area’s jobless rate up to 9.8

  March 14, 2012 in City on Page A8 Spokane’s unemployment rate was 9.8 percent in January, according to reports released Tuesday by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Though jobless numbers are higher than in December, state economists …

• Employment Security Department to lay off about 220 workers

  October 22, 2011 in Business on Page A6 About 9 percent of the 2,400 workers with Washington’s Employment Security Department will lose their jobs in January, the agency said Friday. The approximately 220 layoffs will include more than … 2

• County jobless rate up in August

  September 21, 2011 in Business on Page A10 Spokane County’s August jobless rate rose to 9.2 percent, up from 8.8 percent the month before, the state’s Employment Security Department said Tuesday. One year ago Spokane’s unemployment rate was …

• Spokane unemployment rate unchanged from last year

  September 20, 2011 Spokane County’s August jobless rate rose to 9.2 percent, up from 8.8 percent the month before, the state’s Employment Security Department said today. 2

• Washington jobless rate climbs

  April 14, 2011 in Business on Page A10 Washington’s unemployment rate climbed in March despite a gain of 1,110 jobs, the Employment Security Department said Wednesday. The March unemployment rate was 9.2 percent, a notch higher than the …

• State reports drop in jobless rate

  March 2, 2011 in Business on Page A8 The unemployment rate in Washington fell to 9.1 percent in January as businesses added 11,000 workers, the state Employment Security Department reported Tuesday. But the gain was the result of … 3

• Caldwell: Governor’s work plan needs quick approval

  January 9, 2011 in Business on Page E1 While legislators find their seats, Gov. Chris Gregoire remained center stage last week in Olympia, announcing proposals that would restructure education oversight, alter ferry system management, and amend the state’s … 2

• Jobs saved in Shared-Work Program

  January 7, 2011 in Business on Page A8 Washington’s Shared-Work Program kept 32,000 workers on the job in 2010, a record and up by 10,000 from 2009, the Employment Security Department said Thursday. The department estimated the program …

• Bills would save state’s businesses millions

  January 5, 2011 in City on Page A1 Gov. Chris Gregoire on Tuesday said she will ask Washington lawmakers to approve bills that would save businesses and employees $300 million this year and more than $1 billion over … 10

• Spokane adds jobs in private sector

  August 18, 2010 in Business on Page A10 Spokane County’s July unemployment rate remained unchanged at 8.6 percent, the Employment Security Department said Tuesday. That’s also the exact rate from 12 months ago, said Washington regional labor economist … 1

• Can’t hold? Washington jobless center calls back

  January 6, 2010 in City Tired of waiting on hold for the Washington unemployment claims center to answer your call? No problem; it will call you back without losing your place in line.

• Spokane jobless rate drops to 7.9 percent

    November 18, 2009 in Business on Page A10 Spokane County employers hired more than 3,000 workers in October, lifting total employment numbers to the highest level since February, and pushing the unemployment rate to the lowest level since … 2

• Wash. unemployment rate slightly increases

  September 15, 2009 in City Washington’s unemployment rate increased to 9.2 percent in August, up from July’s revised rate of 8.9 percent, state officials said Tuesday.

• Stimulus translates to contracts, grants

    June 1, 2009 in City on Page A1 New water lines in Republic. A large sewage project in Airway Heights. Millions for schools, for crime-victim advocates, and to expand broadband access into rural areas. Hundreds of miles of … 1

• Spokane unemployment rate falls in April

  May 19, 2009 in Business, City Unemployment in Washington held steady in April for the first time in more than a year. The rate in Spokane County fell.

• Job openings in Washington decline 32 percent

  January 22, 2009 in Business, City The state Employment Security Department says job vacancies in Washington fell 32 percent in six months.

• Unemployment hits 7.1 percent in state

  January 22, 2009 in Business on Page A10 Job losses in Washington accelerated in December, bringing 2008 to a close with unemployment at 7.1 percent, the highest rate in more than five years. Information from the Employment Security …

• State jobless rate tops 5 percent

  June 18, 2008 in Business on Page A1 Slowing home construction and a weakened retail sector last month pushed Washington’s unemployment rate above 5 percent for the first time since October 2005. The 0.6 percent increase to 5.3 …