The Southwest Washington Workforce Development Council (SWWDC) is offering $30,000 in hiring incentives to Clark, Cowlitz, and Wahkiakum County employers in an effort to spur hiring by Jun. 30 of the long-term unemployed. The hiring incentive, called the On-the-Job Training (OJT) Program, is designed to help offset training costs incurred ...
In April, Washington State had 47,026 unemployed workers who had exhausted their unemployment benefits. Regular unemployment benefits last 26 weeks. In today's jobless situation, extensions and emergency compensation could be accessed giving the job seeker up to 99 weeks of benefits...