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In a typical year, the agency hires more than 1,000 summer workers for temporary roles in Oregon and Washington’s federal forests.
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Oregon is on track for 16 percent job growth over the next nine years, according to economists with the state’s Employment Department.
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For employment providers, finding work for people with intellectual or developmental disabilities, known as I/DD, can be challenging.Advocates say…
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The Nectar Creek tap room in Philomath may be the country's only meadery with a full restaurant. It's also part of a mini-boom in the small town west of…
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Last year, the “Buy American and Hire American” executive order implied skilled worker visas should be harder to get. The H-1B visa goes to a limited…
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Tech companies are more common in Lane County than you might expect, and industry jobs are not all about programming computers. That's the message the…
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An evolving new industry in Oregon is having—and causing-- growing pains. Until recently, many commercial and industrial spaces in Eugene and Springfield…
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A rare thing happened to Oregon's workforce last month. It shrank by about 5,300 workers, the first decline in three years.Oregon has climbed out of the…
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Today (Monday), trade ministers from the United States and 11 other countries reached agreement on the contentious Trans-Pacific Partnership. Oregon’s…
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Elected officials and Chamber of Commerce leaders gathered in Eugene today (Thursday) to recognize a company that's hired 250 people in just four months.…
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The Eugene Water and Electric Board will host the construction and utilities career fair Thursday for Lane County high school students. More than 500 Lane…
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The state employment department reported Tuesday Oregon's unemployment rate rose last month to 7.2 percent.State Labor Economist Nick Belieciks:Belieciks:…