SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) -- Wednesday's first release of Oregon's jobs report in several months due to the federal government shutdown showed a similar September picture as in previous months: a slow rise ...

Oregon's unemployment rate was 5.2% in December, according to the latest data from the Oregon Employment Department. It is the same rate as September and November. Data was not collected during the ...

In a major win for Oregon unions, the state got one big step closer to providing unemployment benefits for striking workers on Wednesday. The House of Representatives voted 33-23 to authorize the ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – A bill advanced in the Oregon House earlier this week that could allow eligible employees who are on strike to receive unemployment benefits — raising concerns among ...

Oregon Governor Tina Kotek signed SB 916, making Oregon the latest state to enact legislation permitting striking works to collect unemployment insurance (UI) during labor disputes, on June 24, 2025.

Chris Lehman/KLCC Oregon’s unemployment rate went up one-tenth of a percentage point in June, marking the sixth consecutive month of such growth. The state lost 4,300 jobs last month. The largest ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Oregon’s unemployment rate is on the rise, and state economists say it has been for the past year. According to the Oregon Employment Department, the state’s rate rose to 4.6% ...

Oregon’s unemployment rate climbed to 4.4% in January, its highest level in more than three years, even though the state continued to add jobs overall. The state had nearly 118,000 unemployed workers ...