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APPLYING FOR UNEMPLOYMENT

File for WA Unemployment Benefits online at https://esd.wa.gov/unemployment or by phone at           1 (800) 318-6022. 

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If you have hearing or speaking impairments, you can call Washington Relay Service 711.

 

For the official ESD Washington Unemployment Worker Handbook, CLICK HERE to download.

 

File for WA Unemployment Benefits online at https://esd.wa.gov/unemployment or by phone at           1 (800) 318-6022.

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SUBMIT WEEKLY CLAIMS

After you apply for unemployment benefits, you must submit a weekly claim for every week you wish to receive benefits. Your weekly claim covers the prior week. For unemployment purposes, a week runs from Sunday through Saturday – you cannot claim for the week until it is over.

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SUMBIT ONLINE: https://esd.wa.gov/unemployment

SUBMIT BY PHONE: 1-800-318-6022

If you have hearing or speaking impairments, you can call Washington Relay Service 711.

 

  

RESTART YOUR CLAIM

If you were approved for unemployment benefits within the past 12 months, but stopped claiming for a week or more for any reason, don't submit a new application. You can restart your claim this week, then begin filing weekly claims next week, as normal.

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