What is the The minimum weekly unemployment benefit of washington state?
A 3.4 percent increase in Washington’s annual average wage in 2008 will result in higher unemployment benefit checks this year, the state Employment Security Department announced Thursday. Starting July 5, the minimum weekly benefit will increase to $133 and the maximum weekly benefit will rise to $560, according to ESD data. Including temporary federal stimulus dollars, the minimum benefit will increase to $225 and the maximum benefit will rise to $630. These weekly amounts apply to claims opened in July through the end of the year, the ESD said. Also announced Thursday by the ESD: • About 25 percent of claimants receive the maximum amount and 6 percent receive the minimum amount. • In 2010, employers will pay unemployment taxes on the first $36,800 paid to employees, up from $35,700 in 2009. • Washington’s annual average wage also is used to calculate workers’ compensation benefits. The state’s annual average wage increased more than $1,500 last year to $46,256, ESD data show Sources
The minimum unemployment benefit figured at 15 percent of the weekly wage will increase to $133 a week for new claims starting July 5. The maximum benefit, calculated at 63 percent of the average wage, will increase to $560 per week. Those figures do not include temporary benefit increases already in effect because of state and federal economic stimulus packages. With the temporary stimulus increases, the minimum benefit in Washington will be $225 per week and the maximum, $630, for claims opened in July through the end of the year. Sources: http://www.columbian.
The minimum weekly unemployment benefit, calculated at 15 percent of the average weekly wage of $889, will increase to $133 for new claims starting July 5. The maximum weekly benefit, calculated at 63 percent of the average weekly wage of $890, will increase to $560. Sources: http://www.kapptv.com/news/?
