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Oregon Employment Department’s new unemployment insurance site hitting snags

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — The Oregon Employment Department has launched a new website to handle Unemployment Insurance benefit claims with the goal of making the experience more user-friendly. However, ...
Jefferson Public Radio

The health care industry expected to see Oregon’s greatest job growth over next decade

Overall the state will add just over 140,000 jobs by 2034, according to the latest projections from the Oregon Employment ...
Oregonian

Oregon Employment Department will cut phone hours, shift resources to unemployment claim processing

The beleaguered Oregon Employment Department said Wednesday it will attempt to accelerate claims processing by cutting phone hours, giving staff more time to reduce a backlog of unpaid benefits. It’s ...

Oregon’s year of layoffs: 2025’s historic job cuts are shaking the state’s economy

It’s been a painful year for Oregon workers. The state’s employers reported nearly 9,000 mass layoffs during 2025. That’s an ...
KLCC

Oregon’s state economists see job growth over the next decade

Economists at the Oregon Employment Department see job growth in the coming years for the state, predicting 6% growth by 2034. The forecast runs contrary to recent unemployment reports, which have ...
KGW8

Oregon Employment Department braces for unemployment claims for federal workers

OREGON, USA — Though the Oregon Employment Department does not have a count of how many federal workers have applied for unemployment benefits so far, they’re tracking — and preparing. Washington ...

Despite recent spate of layoffs, Oregon predicts 6% job growth within the decade

The Oregon Employment Department projected Thursday that total employment will grow by 141,000 jobs between 2024 and 2034.

Oregon factory jobs fall to lowest point in a dozen years

Newly released state data shows factory employment has fallen below the depths it hit in the dark days of the pandemic recession. The state had about 177,000 manufacturing jobs in September, the ...
KTVZ

Oregon’s jobless rate still holding steady; state added 8,500 jobs in July

SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) -- Oregon’s seasonally adjusted nonfarm payroll employment rose by 8,500 jobs last month, following a revised decline of 700 jobs in June, and its jobless rate again held in the ...
katu

Oregon lawmakers grill employment director as callers complain about delays

SALEM, Ore. (KATU) — Oregon's Employment Department director was in the hot seat as lawmakers grilled him about unemployment insurance delays. They say they have been fielding calls from claimants who ...
KTVZ

Central Oregon unemployment rates inched upward in September; data release was delayed by federal shutdown

Central Oregon seasonally adjusted unemployment rates continued to move upward in September, with rates increasing in all three counties, the Oregon Employment Department said Tuesday in a release of ...
wsbt

Oregon man becomes homeless while waiting for unemployment benefits

PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — Another Oregonian has become homeless waiting for benefits from the Oregon Employment Department. Jason Pence is the fourth person in two weeks that KATU has spoken to who is ...