If you received unemployment benefits in 2022, you’ll have to declare them when you file your taxes. It may seem like a cruel trick to some, but if you lose your job and successfully file for ...

Even a so-called easy application process can be daunting if you've never filed for unemployment benefits before. The state Employment Security Department said just more than half of people applying ...

Before COVID-19 swept the state, people on unemployment needed to prove they were looking for work to receive the payments. That requirement was lifted during the pandemic but was recently reinstated.

In this economy, losing a job is especially rough, and if you're one of the many people laid off this year or collecting unemployment, you've probably got a lot on your plate already. But there's one ...

SEATTLE — Thieves may have stolen up to $650 million in fraudulent unemployment claims in Washington, but the state's Employment Security Department (ESD) has already recovered about $333 million. In ...