Washington's 50 unemployment and career center offices serve 39 cities, split by the Cascade Mountains into a tech- and aerospace-driven economy around Seattle and Puget Sound — home to Amazon, Microsoft, and Boeing — and a more agricultural, timber-dependent economy east of the mountains. Find your city in the list below.
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Career Center
415 W Wishkah Ste 2D
Aberdeen, WA 98520
Career Center
2707 I St NE
Auburn, WA 98002
TTY: 711
Fax: 253-804-5342
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday 8:00am - 5:00pm, Wednesday 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Affiliate Office
3000 Landerholm Circle SE Bldg B131
Bellevue, WA 98007
Career Center
101 Prospect Street
Bellingham, WA 98225
TTY: 711
Fax: 360-676-2090
Tuesday, 9:00am-5:00pm Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, 8:00am - 5:00pm; 2nd & 4th Thursday 8:00am-7:00pm
Career Center
1300 Sylvan Way
Bremerton, WA 98310
TTY: 360-337-4778
Fax: 360-337-4771
Monday - Thursday 8:00am - 5:00pm, Friday 9:00 am - 5:00pm
Career Center
151 NE Hampe Way
Chehalis, WA 98532
TTY: 360-740-6889
Fax: 360-740-6888
Mon, Tue, Wed & Fri 8:00am-5:00pm; Thur 9:00am-5:00pm
Career Center
956 S Main Suite B
Colville, WA 99114
Affiliate Office
270 9th Street NE Suite 240
East Wenatchee, WA 98802
Career Center
510 North Pine Street
Ellensburg, WA 98926
TTY: 509 925-5324
Fax: 509-925-1004
Monday - Thursday, 9:00am - 4::00pm; Friday by appointment only
2 locations
Affiliate Office
116 East Main Street
Goldendale, WA 98620
Career Center
305 South Pacific Avenue Suite B
Kelso, WA 98626
Career Center
815 N Kellogg Suite D
Kennewick, WA 99336
Affiliate Office
9401 Farwest Drive South West
Lakewood, WA 98498
☎ 253-964-6265 or 253-964-6689
TTY: 253-964-6228
Fax: 253-912-3640
M-W, 8a.m. - 5 p.m.; Th, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.; F, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Affiliate Office
2601 Pacific Avenue North
Long Beach, WA 98631
☎ 360-642-6213 or 800-269-6126
TTY: 360-642-5230
Fax: 360-642-4879
Mon-Fri 9:00am-4:00pm; Closed from 12:00pm-1:00pm
Affiliate Office
18009 Highway 99 Suite #A
Lynnwood, WA 98037
TTY: 800-833-6388
Fax: 425-582-0815
8-5 Mon, Tues, Thurs, and Fri - and Wednesday 9-5pm
Career Center
309 E 5th Avenue
Moses Lake, WA 98837
Career Center
2005 E College Way
Mount Vernon, WA 98273
TTY: 711
Fax: 360-416-3636
Tuesday, 9:00am-5:00pm Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, 8:00am - 5:00pm;
Career Center
265 NE Kettle St Suite 102
Oak Harbor, WA 98277
Career Center
126 South Main St. PO Box 3759
Omak, WA 98841
Career Center
228 West First Street Suite A
Port Angeles, WA 98362
Affiliate Office
3200 SE Rainshadow Court
Port Orchard, WA 98366
Affiliate Office
915 Sheridan St.
Port Townsend, WA 98368
Affiliate Office
350 SE Fairmont Road
Pullman, WA 99163
Fax: 509-338-4206
Monday - Thursday, 7:30 am - Noon and 1:00 pm - 4:30 pm, Friday 9:00am - Noon and 1:00pm - 4:30pm
Affiliate Office
7735 178th Place NE Suite C
Redmond, WA 98052
Career Center
500 SW 7th Street Suite 100
Renton, WA 98057
5 locations
Career Center
2505 Olympic Hwy N Suite 420; PO Box 1850
Shelton, WA 98584
4 locations
Affiliate Office
266 SW Second Street
Stevenson, WA 98648
Career Center
1925 Morgan Road
Sunnyside, WA 98944
2 locations
Affiliate Office
706 Rentschler Lane PO Box 831
Toppenish, WA 98948
WorkSource Affiliate A veterans representative is not available at this location.
Career Center
1570 Irving St SW
Tumwater, WA 98512
Career Center
204 SE Stonemill Drive Suite 215
Vancouver, WA 98684
3 locations
Affiliate Office
233 N Chelan St
Wenatchee, WA 98001
Career Center
107 West Jewett Blvd P.O. Box 2169
White Salmon, WA 98672
TTY: 509-493-3261
Fax: 509-493-5037
Mon-Fri 8am to 12pm; Mon - Thur 1pm-5pm and Fri 1am-4pm
Career Center
1205 Ahtanum Ridge Drive Suite A
Yakima, WA 98903
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