Employment

Oregon’s unemployment rate stayed flat at 5.2% in December, according to the latest report from the Oregon Employment Department. The rate has remained unchanged since September.

The rate stayed flat from September to November, with October data missing due to the federal government shutdown.

Unemployment follows a statewide trend around the area, despite numbers being slightly lower than the state as a whole.

Lincoln County leaders are offering a virtual information session Friday for workers affected by last week's sudden closure of the Rogue Brewery in Newport, Astoria, Salem, and Portland.

The jobless rate approaches 4.9% as losses in employment hit across several sectors.

Education and healthcare push hiring in the Eugene-Springfield area

Young people and youth with disabilities in Lane County will soon have more support, and opportunities for job training thanks to a new federal grant.

A Lane County non-profit that provides paid career training for underserved youth has won a state grant worth over $1 million.

During a visit to Bend on Tuesday, Oregon Governor Kate Brown ceremonially signed a bill that will increase the amount the state pays to subsidize daycare for low-income working parents.

In this program, three experts will reflect on some of the factors that affect the overall local employment picture.

Oregon is on track for 16 percent job growth over the next nine years, according to economists with the state’s Employment Department.