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Unemployment benefits provide you with temporary income when you lose your job through no fault of your own. The money partly replaces your lost earnings and helps you pay expenses while looking for new work. The benefits, from taxes your former employer(s) paid, are not based on financial need.
- 1099-G Tax Forms
State of Washington PO Box 9046 Olympia, WA 98507-9046...
- Report Fraud
Washington state takes unemployment insurance fraud very...
- Submit Weekly Claim
No unemployment benefits are paid for your waiting week....
- Forms and Publications
Publications. Handbook For Unemployed Workers (2.9MB) -...
- Weekly Claim Questions
You must certify that you made the appropriate number of...
- When Payments Begin
If you haven’t received your payment. To see if we’ve...
- Tips to Avoid Delays
Unemployment benefits application tips. We suggest applying...
- Benefit Year End
Your benefit year is the 52-week period when you can receive...
- 1099-G Tax Forms
Apply for unemployment benefits. Submit a weekly claim. Manage your unemployment benefits claim. Restart a current claim. Pay a benefit overpayment. Look up your past wages. Schedule a required WorkSource appointment.
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Applying for unemployment. Continue the application process in English.
You can also apply for unemployment by phone 800-318-6022, Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., except on state holidays. What will I need when I apply? You’ll need: • Your Social Security number. • The business names, mailing addresses, phone numbers and dates you worked for all of your employers in the last 18 months, including part ...
The first step is to apply for unemployment benefits. The fastest way to apply is online at esd.wa.gov (24 hours a day). You also can apply by phone at 800-318-6022 Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Have the following information with you when you apply online or by phone. Your Social Security number.
eServices is the Employment Security Department’s secure website for applying for unemployment benefits, submitting weekly claims and accessing information about your benefits.