Employment Security

Employment Security

Unemployment Insurance

Washington State Employment Security
Status Unit of the Unemployment
Insurance Division, Olympia
Contact: Brenda Westfall
Phone: (360) 902-9373
Fax: (360) 902-9264

Production companies that hire local citizens to work solely in this state must report the local worker’s wages for unemployment insurance. Out-of-state employees, who are brought to Washington to work for a short period with the intent of returning to their original state of employment, are not reportable to this state. Their work is considered incidental to their work in the state of origin.

For tax rate information, call:

Experience Rating Unit of the Unemployment Insurance Tax Administration
Phone: (360) 902-9670

or

Status Unit of the Unemployment Insurance Division, Olympia
Phone: (360) 902-9360

NAICS (North American Industry Classification System) Code 5121: For Motion Picture and Video Production