The blame thing is largely down to the fact the unemployment office in WA is already under massive scrutiny for paying out almost a billion dollars in fraudulen

The blame thing is largely down to the fact the unemployment office in WA is already under massive scrutiny for paying out almost a billion dollars in fraudulent claims last year. https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/state-auditor-weak-security-accounting-errors-in-600-million-unemployment-fraud/ https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/state-auditor-weak... (Article mentions $600 million but there have been more claims found since then).