Oregon Employment Department

Oregon’s unemployment rate went up a tenth of a percentage point in April, according to the latest monthly report from the state Employment Department.

The unemployment rate in Oregon has been slowly increasing over the past year.

Rates that new employers will pay for unemployment insurance in the coming year will be 2.4% on up to $54,300 in wages per employee.

Some Oregonians seeking unemployment insurance benefits are frustrated over long wait times to resolve application issues. The concerns follow the employment department’s rollout of a new website.

The Oregon Employment Department has completed a multi-year effort to replace its outdated computer system. But some users say the new system has problems.

The online system thousands of Oregonians rely on to get their unemployment checks is shutting down at 5 p.m. Wednesday and will reopen 8 a.m. Monday. It’s one of the last steps in a years-in-the-making transition at the Oregon Employment Department.

Around 23,000 Oregonians have applied for benefits through the state's new paid leave program, and more than half of those claims have been approved.

Paid Leave Oregon will offer more Oregonians the ability to take time off for major life events, without losing their jobs or livelihoods.

Oregon’s unemployment rate dropped for the fifth consecutive month in June.

Oregon’s unemployment rate dropped in April.

Oregon’s unemployment rate dropped in March. The Oregon Employment Department says the seasonally adjusted rate was 4.4 percent.

A 110-page investigative report documents a hostile work environment experienced by a female attorney of color in the agency's new paid family leave program.