It’s been a painful year for Oregon workers. The state’s employers reported nearly 9,000 mass layoffs during 2025. That’s an ...

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, ...

The most recent jobless numbers are not as recent as you might expect. Among the lingering effects of the federal government ...

Unemployment in Oregon hit 5.2% in September, according to the report released by the Oregon Employment Department on Dec. 10.

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Democratic Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek on Tuesday signed into law a bill that provides unemployment benefits to striking workers, following neighboring Washington state in adopting ...

State employment economist Gail Krumenauer said the most recent data, released Wednesday, shows job growth is concentrated in a few sectors — mostly health care and social assistance. That industry ...

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 ...

Oregon is at last retiring the ancient computer systems that manage its unemployment benefits, putting to rest a notorious bit of technology that far outlived its usefulness. The Oregon Employment ...

Natalie Pate / OPB Striking workers in Oregon are a step closer to being eligible for weekly unemployment checks, after a tight vote in the state Senate on Thursday. Senate Bill 916 passed by the bare ...

A proposal to allow striking workers to collect unemployment benefits is pitting workers and unions against business interests in Salem. The Senate Committee on Labor and Business on Thursday heard ...