unemployment

The Oregon Employment Department has completed a multi-year effort to replace its outdated computer system.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.

Oregon’s unemployment rate continued to fall in November.

Local employers are having a tough time filling positions in restaurants and other service jobs just as the economy eases back open. But, that might…

The Oregon House Speaker and Senate President explained how the Emergency Relief Check program was developed in a press conference Friday. The $500…

The Oregon FBI is warning of yet another pandemic-related scam: hiring fraud. COVID-19 hit the economy hard, driving up the state’s unemployment rate as…

Across the U.S., businesses are trying to relaunch. And some are having trouble getting their former employees back. A federal stimulus package signed off…

For the entire Portland region, including Multnomah, Washington, Clackamas and Yamhill counties, people of color make up about 43% of confirmed coronavirus cases.

The Oregon coast has been hit especially hard by layoffs during the coronavirus pandemic.More than ten percent of the workforce filed unemployment claims…

Unemployment claims have spiked in Benton County, just like in much of Oregon. That’s according to a regional economist with the Oregon Employment…

Both of Oregon’s US Senators voted in favor of the $2 trillion coronavirus relief package that passed the Senate late Wednesday night. Among the most…

For employment providers, finding work for people with intellectual or developmental disabilities, known as I/DD, can be challenging.Advocates say…

Last year unemployment in Oregon dropped to its lowest rate since 1976. 2017 also saw the lowest jobless rate for youth in the state.The overall rate sits…