Oregon’s extended benefits to end due to drop in unemployment rates

Aaron Nilsson January 30, 2021

Last Updated: January 30, 2021

MEDFORD, Ore. — An update from the state as Oregon’s extended benefits end because of a drop in unemployment rates.

The U.S. Department of Labor informed Oregon it’s turning off the state’s extended benefits, or EB, program because of its declining unemployment rate.

This decision means up to 13 weeks of EB will not be available after February 20th.

Directors with the employment department said EB claimants will be able to move to the Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation program for an additional 11 weeks.

Extended Benefits is a program that extends regular unemployment insurance benefits when a state is at high unemployment.

Read the full statement from the employment department

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NBC5 News reporter/weather forecaster Aaron Nilsson is a Southern California native, but most recently lived in Seattle. He's also lived in Sweden and Utah. He graduated from Brigham Young University with a Bachelor's Degree in Broadcast Journalism and a minor in Scandinavian Studies. While at BYU, he covered sports for BYUtv. Aaron is not new to the Medford/Klamath Falls market. He was a local TV journalist from 2013-2017. Outside the station, Aaron enjoys music, traveling, sports, movies, and cooking. His favorite sport is soccer.