By Suzan LeVine, Commissioner for the Washington State Employment Security Department April 10, 2020 Happy 140th Birthday to Frances Perkins, architect of the New Deal , labor secretary in the FDR administration, the nation’s first female cabinet member and my personal She-ro! Unemployment insurance — the gift she gave our…

In recognition of National Disability Employment Awareness month, guest blogger Elizabeth Gordon, Executive Director of the Governor’s Committee for Disability Issues and Employment, talks about the role of the GCDE and explains how to get involved. October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month! Here at the Governor’s Committee for Disability…

It’s Workforce Wednesday! This week’s Power Of A Job story comes from Seth Maier, a Disabled Veterans Outreach Program representative at WorkSource Spokane. Having worked with many veterans exiting a retraining program, Seth understood what customer Natasha needed. They both worked hard to present her skills effectively and translate her…

Happy Workforce Wednesday! Today is the two-year anniversary and episode 91 of Power of a Job. Thank you for following these inspiring stories of job seekers finding hope, training, support and careers. The Employment Security Department enjoys telling their stories. This week, we visit WorkSource Columbia Gorge in White Salmon…

Happy Workforce Wednesday! It’s time for another Power of a Job success story, this time from WorkSource Columbia Gorge in White Salmon. WorkSource offices in communities where agriculture is a top industry have representatives who specialize in connecting farmworkers to growers. …

It’s Workforce Wednesday and time for another Power of a Job success story from around the state. Today we bring you Debbie Prest, a mature worker with an outdated skill set. With guidance from Wenatchee Valley WorkSource staff and the Wenatchee SkillSource office, Debbie was able to go back to…

Teamwork makes the world work! This week we spotlight Veterans Employment Representative Brandon Harting and Basic Food Employment and Training Coordinator Christine Paige of WorkSource Colville. …

WorkSource centers statewide play an active role in matching employers with job seekers who have criminal histories. WorkSource specialists teach these customers how to talk honestly to employers about their past and help to remove barriers to finding work. …

But it’s not what you think. It really is cold feet. Freezing, in fact. That’s part of the insights from my experience testifying before the House Ways & Means committee hearing insights. About a month ago, I had the honor of testifying before the House Ways & Means committee about…