Inslee addresses unemployment backlog, vulnerable workers and contact tracing data

Gov. Jay Inslee spoke Thursday about progress in clearing the state’s unemployment backlog, an extension of protections for vulnerable workers, and a new proclamation that exempts personal information collected by contact tracers from public disclosure.

Inslee said at a virtual press conference that by the end of Friday, July 31, the Employment Security Department expected to finish clearing the backlog of claims filed between March and June.