Employment Security Department

The Employment Security Department in Seattle, WA provides a range of services related to unemployment benefits, job search assistance, and employer resources. They offer support for individuals who have recently lost their jobs, including help with managing unemployment claims and finding new employment opportunities. With a focus on public engagement and equal opportunity, the department also assists in reporting fraud and misconduct related to unemployment benefits. Their mission is to connect job seekers with employers and ensure a smooth transition for individuals returning to work. Generated from the website

Founded in 1939, the Employment Security Department helps workers and employers succeed in the global economy by delivering employment services. The department collects, analyzes and disseminates job-related data relating to Washington. It publishes job vacancy surveys and benefits reports. The Employment Security Department also manages unemployment insurance benefits. The department offers extended unemployment compensation and trade readjustment and disaster unemployment assistance programs for unemployed workers. It has paid more than $1 billion in unemployment benefits to over 289,000 people. The department manages WorkSource, which was established in 1999 and is a partnership of businesses, government agencies, colleges and nonprofit organizations.

Workforce Training and Education Coordinating Board is a governor-appointed body. Based in Olympia, Wash., the department is a partnership of labor, business and government to helping Washington state residents obtain and succeed in family-wage jobs, while meeting employers' needs for skilled workers. It also oversees a workforce development system which includes 18 education and training programs. Additionally, the board provides financial aid and other services to low-income students as well as opportunity partnership program projects.