Two Democrats cited concerns about added costs to local governments already facing financial uncertainty before joining Republicans in voting against a bill that would make Oregon the first state in ...

The most recent jobless numbers are not as recent as you might expect. Among the lingering effects of the federal government ...

SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) -- Oregon’s seasonally adjusted nonfarm payroll employment declined by 4,300 jobs in June, following a revised loss of 2,100 jobs in May, the Oregon Employment Department reported ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Oregon’s unemployment rate is on the rise, and state economists say it has been for the past year. According to the Oregon Employment Department, the state’s rate rose to 4.6% ...

PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - Oregon is experiencing a sharp rise in unemployment claims, with last week’s filings up more than 9% compared to the previous week and nearly 34% higher than the same week in ...

Oregon’s unemployment rate rose to 5% in July, marking the state’s highest rate of joblessness since Oregonians began regaining opportunities to work that were lost due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The ...

Chris Lehman/KLCC Oregon’s unemployment rate went up one-tenth of a percentage point in June, marking the sixth consecutive month of such growth. The state lost 4,300 jobs last month. The largest ...

New employers in Oregon will pay the same rate for unemployment insurance in the new year — 2.4% — as they did in 2024, according to the state employment department. Businesses open for a year or more ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Oregon’s unemployment rate has reached 5% according to the latest update from the Oregon Employment Department. The state lost 2,700 non-farm jobs in July, following a loss of ...

Oregon’s jobless rate has been climbing steadily for more than two years, inching up to 5.0% amid a historic wave of layoffs among big employers and a general cooling off in the state’s labor market.