The data for September was delayed due to the longest federal government shutdown in history. Oregon’s unemployment rate has ...

Fifteen years after it was launched, and at a cost of $106 million, Oregon’s new unemployment computer system is scheduled to start taking jobless claims early next month. Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ...

In a major win for Oregon unions, the state got one big step closer to providing unemployment benefits for striking workers on Wednesday. The House of Representatives voted 33-23 to authorize the ...

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 ...

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% ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Rowan Hayes, a 25-year-old Clackamas resident and former swim instructor, found herself in need of support when the COVID-19 pandemic shut down pools and paused lessons. Between April 2020 and March ...

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 ...