The unemployment benefits system will be undergoing regularly scheduled maintenance from 2 a.m. to 9 a.m. Saturday, April 20. The following services will be unavailable during this time: For individual claimants · Apply for unemployment benefits · Submit a weekly claim · Manage your unemployment benefits claim · Restart a current claim · Pay a benefit overpayment · Look up your past wages For employers · Manage your employees’ unemployment claims · Send a secure message · View and respond to correspondence · File an appeal If you have a current unemployment claim and are eligible for benefits, you will still get your payment on time. Thank you for your patience and understanding.

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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. They want to steal your username or password to take control of your claim by pretending to be ESD and sending you links to sign in on fake web pages that look real. When in doubt, go directly to esd.wa.gov and click the sign-in links
Protect yourself by checking out esd.wa.gov/unemployment/unemployment-scams.
  • Apply for unemployment benefits
  • Submit a weekly claim
  • Manage your unemployment benefits claim
  • Restart a current claim
  • Pay a benefit overpayment
  • Look up your past wages
  • Schedule a required WorkSource appointment
  • Pay taxes
  • Apply for SharedWork
  • Apply for the Work Opportunity Tax Credit
  • Manage your employees' unemployment claims
    • Send a secure message
    • View and respond to correspondence
    • File an appeal

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Employers: If you have ever paid taxes online with EAMS (Employer Account Management Services), you must use the same SAW account.

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SecureAccess Washington (SAW) is the protected sign-on service for much of Washington state government. You may already have access. Check to see if you have a SAW account

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