ESDS Job Posting in Washington

ESDS stands for employment service delivery system. Under VEVRAA, it is the public employment service that federal contractors list their openings with so protected veterans can receive priority referral. The listing goes to the system that serves the location of the job. In Washington, that is WorkSourceWA. Washington adds a naming wrinkle: the state agency is the Employment Security Department, often shortened to ESD, while ESDS is the federal term for the listing system. This page helps your team keep those terms apart. For the board itself, see our page on OFCCP job posting to WorkSource Washington. New to the term? Start with What Is ESDS?

Who Runs the Washington ESDS

WorkSourceWA is the state job match site run by the Washington State Employment Security Department. Employers use it to post openings and reach job seekers, and WorkSource offices across the state serve veterans who are looking for work.

ESD Versus ESDS in Your Written Process

When a compliance procedure says ESD in one place and ESDS in another, new team members read them as two different steps. Name the system in your procedures as WorkSourceWA, and use ESDS only when you mean the federal listing requirement. A clear name makes it easier to confirm that each Washington opening reached the right place.

Several Washington Locations, One Rule

Contractors with sites in more than one Washington city should list each opening under its own work location. A requisition coded to a headquarters address in another state can send a Washington opening to the wrong state system. Each Washington opening should carry its Washington work location so it reaches WorkSourceWA.

Remote and Hybrid Roles Tied to Washington

Set a written rule for how you assign remote and hybrid roles to an establishment, and apply it the same way every time. dstribute routes each opening by the location data in your ATS, so a consistent rule produces a consistent Washington listing record.

Which Washington Openings Must Be Listed

The listing requirement covers all employment openings except executive and senior management roles, positions filled from within the contractor’s own workforce, and positions lasting three days or less. The listing should reach the Washington system no later than the job reaches any other recruiting source. Our page on when ESDS is required walks through each part of the rule.

Documenting Washington ESDS Listings

During a compliance evaluation, OFCCP can compare the openings at a Washington establishment with the listings that reached WorkSourceWA. dstribute logs each listing with the position, the Washington location, and the date it was sent, so you can show what was listed and when. Our audit support recordkeeping and ESDS compliance checklist show how to review that file before an evaluation.

How dstribute Automates ESDS Job Posting in Washington

dstribute connects to the ATS your recruiters already use, including Workday, Greenhouse, and iCIMS. When a Washington opening is published, dstribute sends it to WorkSourceWA, applies your approved EEO and VEVRAA language, and records the result. For the full set of obligations, read our guides to OFCCP job posting requirements in Washington State and OFCCP job posting for federal contractors in Washington State, or contact dstribute about our federal contractor services.