Unemployment-insurance information is now available in multiple languages on the Employment Security Department’s Web site at www.wa.gov/esd. Unemployed workers can learn how to apply for unemployment benefits in Chinese, Russian, Vietnamese, Cambodian, Laotian and Korean. Information on weekly claim requirements and the appeals process also are available in Chinese, Russian and Vietnamese. This information has been available in Spanish since last fall, at http://www.home-sp.go2ui.com . Regardless of the language unemployed workers speak, they can apply for benefits over the phone at (800) 318-6022. Interpreters are available Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.To be eligible for unemployment benefits, a worker must lose his job through no fault of his own and must look for work each week. Applicants will need their Social Security number, the names and addresses of all employers for the last two years, their dates of employment and the reason they left each job.
More Stories From This Author
Bills Towing-Auction Notice
By Amanda Kahlke amanda.kahlke@tacomadailyindex.com
City of Fircrest-NOTICE OF APPLICATION
By Amanda Kahlke amanda.kahlke@tacomadailyindex.com
City of Tacoma-REQUEST FOR BIDS
By Amanda Kahlke amanda.kahlke@tacomadailyindex.com
TS #: 24-70808-NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S...
By Amanda Kahlke amanda.kahlke@tacomadailyindex.com
Here’s how child care oversight works in WA
How does oversight of child care spending actually work in Washington state?
By Keelin Everly-Lang keelin.everly-lang@soundpublishing.com • February 5, 2026 5:35 am
Bill seeks to update state’s involuntary treatment law
The Senate Law and Justice Committee held a hearing Feb. 2 for legislation that would make it easier to commit…
By Cassie Diamond, WNPA Foundation • February 4, 2026 5:30 am
Rural homes in WA could be safer under proposed bill
Entire neighborhoods could get home insulation, air pollutants and mold protection, age-in-place accessibility measures like ramps and handrails, and more…
By Annika Hauer, WNPA Foundation • February 3, 2026 5:30 am




