(NBC) – The U.S. jobs market is improving, slightly, according to the Labor Department. 406,000 people filed for first-time unemployment claims last week. This is well above the norms before the pandemic crisis began, but these numbers represent the closest ...
SALEM, Ore. – Work requirements for Oregonians receiving unemployment benefits are about to kick in again. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Oregon Employment Department suspended work requirements for those receiving Regular Unemployment Insurance or Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation. Now, ...
SALEM, Ore. — Oregon’s emergency rental assistance portal is now online. With the pandemic came financial hardship for many individuals and families. Some of them had trouble coming up with enough money to pay rent. But now, the state has ...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Biden administration announced Monday that about 39 million families will begin receiving monthly child tax credit payments for the first time. The payments are part of the expanded child tax credit program in the American Rescue ...
WASHINGTON, D.C. (NBC) – The April jobs report reaffirmed what people on the street already knew Americans are not returning to work as fast as the government expected them to, calling into question whether economic recovery is on track. There ...
JACKSON CO., Ore. — The Ashland Chamber of Commerce says SOREDI is giving Jackson County businesses grant funding through a new ‘SOCARES 2021’ fund. Over $1.4 million dollars is available to eligible businesses affected by the move to ‘extreme risk’ ...
WASHINGTON, D.C. (NBC) – Inflation accelerated at its fastest pace in more than twelve years for April as the U.S. economic recovery kicked into gear. The Consumer Price Index, which measures a basket of goods as well as energy and ...
LAKE COUNTY, Ore. — Governor Brown announced this afternoon the Warner Creek Correctional Facility in Lake County isn’t closing, in order to protect the local economy, according to State Representative E. Werner Reschke (R-Klamath Falls). In a press release, State ...
MEDFORD, Ore. – It’s been over a year since COVID-19 made a mark on the Oregon economy. Now many businesses, like restaurants, are looking to hire. However, many businesses told NBC5 News they’re having a hard time filling positions. “I ...
