OLYMPIA, Wash. — As the federal government shutdown persists, a growing number of federal workers in Washington state are turning to unemployment benefits. As of Oct. 15, 1,184 federal employees, ...

The job cuts include 54 remote employees and 22 at a Bellevue office. The rest appear to be at Verizon stores, either retail or business services, with one to as many as 11 employees being laid off at ...

Mariam Zuhaib / AP Thousands of federal workers in Oregon and Washington remained at home on Thursday as the government shutdown stretched into its second day. Those furloughed workers, who are not ...

Uncertainty is the word of the day for budget planners at both companies and public agencies. Washington’s workforce development programs are no exception. With most of its budget coming from the ...

WASHINGTON, USA — Unemployment claims from former federal workers have doubled from this time last year, according to the Washington Employment Security Department (ESD). As of Wednesday, 952 federal ...

Amazon will lay off 2,303 corporate employees in Washington state, primarily in its Seattle and Bellevue offices, according to a filing with the state Employment Security Department that provides the ...

Suzi LeVine, commissioner of Washington state’s Employment Security Department, is leaving that role to take a position with President Joe… Read More Subscribe to GeekWire's free newsletters to catch ...

More than 1,600 federal workers in Washington state have filed for unemployment benefits since the government shutdown began at the start of October. Of the 1,625 claims the state Employment Security ...