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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.
Find answers to your questions about eServices accounts at esd.wa.gov/unemployment/technical-support. Avoid unemployment scams Unemployment benefits are a target for scammers.
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How and when to submit a weekly claim. After you apply for unemployment benefits, you must submit a weekly claim the next week in order to begin receiving benefits. Then, you must submit a claim each week until you want your benefits to stop.
In Washington state, this is how your weekly benefit amount is calculated: Step 1: We add together the gross wages from the two highest quarters in your base year, then we divide by 2. Step 2: Multiply the amount in step 1 by 0.0385.
If you collect unemployment benefits from Washington, you must register for work in the new state. Go online to find the nearest local employment office or check the government pages of your local telephone directory.
Apply online for unemployment. submit a weekly claim. Restart my claim. Watch the video on how to file. Read frequently asked questions. Sign up for direct deposit. Read the Handbook for Unemployed Workers. Submit a question about my claim. Pay an overpayment.
