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State Unemployment Benefits in Washington: when someone dies

A 3-step process for Washington Employment Security Department (ESD) — Unemployment Claims Center after a death in Washington.

OverviewWhen someone dies

Unemployment

Washington

esd.wa.gov/get-financial-help/unemployment-benefits→

Administering agency

Washington Employment Security Department (ESD) — Unemployment Claims Center

Phone800-318-6022
WebsiteVisit website →

Authority

WAC 192-110-150

Verified Jul 2026

Steps to take

  1. Contact the ESD Unemployment Claims Center at 800-318-6022 to report the claimant's death.
  2. If you are the court-appointed executor or administrator, ask ESD to file a claim for the last completed calendar week before the death, which WAC 192-110-150 allows you to certify.
  3. Ask the Claims Center what documents to submit; have your Letters Testamentary or Letters of Administration and the death certificate ready.

Washington Employment Security Department (ESD) — Unemployment Claims Center

Phone: 800-318-6022

Visit the agency website →

Frequently asked questions

The Washington Employment Security Department administers unemployment compensation through its Unemployment Claims Center (800-318-6022) and eServices portal at esd.wa.gov.

Weekly benefits require the claimant's own certification, so weekly filing ends at death. State rule carves out one exception: an estate executor or administrator may file a claim for the last completed calendar week before the claimant died. Contact the ESD Claims Center at 800-318-6022 to report the death and ask about that final week.

Yes. Under WAC 192-110-150, an estate executor or administrator may file a claim for the last completed calendar week prior to the claimant's death. General power of attorney is not sufficient — only a court-appointed executor or administrator may certify that final week's claim. Contact the ESD Claims Center at 800-318-6022 for the required documentation.

SimplyTrustSimplyTrust Editorial·Updated July 14, 2026

Sources

  • esd.wa.gov
  • app.leg.wa.gov

Data sourced from State Unemployment Benefits in Washington primary sources (4 pages reviewed). How we research.

Unemployment

Washington

esd.wa.gov/get-financial-help/unemployment-benefits→

Administering agency

Washington Employment Security Department (ESD) — Unemployment Claims Center

Phone800-318-6022
WebsiteVisit website →

Authority

WAC 192-110-150

Verified Jul 2026
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