Washington State — This list shows how many people, by county, will lose unemployment benefits on Dec. 28 due to the negotiated budget bill discontinuing some extended unemployment benefits.

Adams  35

Asotin   27

Benton 790

Chelan  212

Clallam       217

Clark          1007

Columbia        7

Cowlitz             345

Douglas            88

Ferry                21

Franklin         340

Garfield             2

Grant              291

Grays Harbor     378

Island                 194

Jefferson             90

King                  6554

Kitsap               728

Kittitas               111

Klickitat             46

Lewis                301

Lincoln               21

Mason              223

Okanogan           145

Pacific                  71

Pend Oreille       41

Pierce               3279

San Juan              22

Skagit                  438

Skamania             33

Snohomish         2605

Spokane              1480

Stevens                111

Thurston              894

Wahkiakum        6

Walla Walla         113

Whatcom            616

Whitman              38

Yakima              1028

OutOfState         2052

.                         25000

OLYMPIA – An estimated 25,000 jobless workers in Washington will be shut off of unemployment benefits when the federal Emergency Unemployment Compensation program ends on Dec. 28.

Since being activated in July 2008, the program has paid about $6.3 billion in federally funded unemployment benefits to more than 452,000 jobless workers in this state, according to the state Employment Security Department.

Currently, up to 63 weeks of unemployment benefits are available in Washington, including 26 weeks of regular benefits and 37 weeks of emergency unemployment compensation (EUC). After Dec. 28, only regular benefits will be available for most Washington workers.

Although Congress has extended the EUC program 11 times in the past five years, there’s currently no indication it will be reauthorized again. If Congress and the President approve another extension, Employment Security will automatically notify potentially eligible individuals.

Employment Security is using email, robocalls and direct mail to remind EUC recipients that the program is ending.

The messages also will urge the workers to contact their localWorkSource office for assistance in finding work. Two studies have shown that people who use WorkSource job-search services tend to find jobs faster and earn more money than those who don’t use WorkSource.