MEDFORD, Ore.- Nonfarm payroll employment rose by 3900 jobs last month. The employment department said in a release that the rise of jobs in December follows a heavy loss of 5,900 jobs in November. December saw the most job gains ...

GOLD BEACH, Ore. – Employees of Curry County have reached a tentative agreement to avoid a strike. According to an announcement from SEIU Local 503, nine years of pay freezes combined with inflation left Curry County workers more than 13 ...

MEDFORD, Ore. – The Oregon Employment Department held a meeting today to provide updates on the new Paid Leave Oregon program. Paid Leave Oregon aims to give workers and employers opportunities to take time for their families and personal needs. ...

Starting next week, Oregonians can begin applying for Paid Leave Oregon benefits. The new benefits program applies to employees needing leave for family, medical, or safety reasons. Paid Leave Oregon applications will start to be accepted on August 14th through ...

MEDFORD, Ore. – Tourism all over Oregon took a positive turn last year, especially in Jackson and Josephine counties. “The travel and tourism industry specifically in Oregon and really the global economy was hammered hard by the impacts of the ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. (NBC) – April jobs numbers out Friday are better than expected but still the economy faces major headwinds of stubborn inflation and bank stress. President Biden is meeting with his economic cabinet as he grapples with another possible ...

Author: KGW Staff SALEM, Ore. (KGW) — Ask just about anyone in health care and they’ll tell you that these are tough times in the hospital business. The Oregon Association of Hospitals and Health Systems reports that Oregon’s hospitals are ...

(KGW) A new bill would eliminate compensation for out-of-state Oregon public employees who commute back for meetings or training. But the head of SEIU Local 503 testified that there are bigger fish to fry — much larger sources of financial ...

Author: Alma McCarty (KGW) OREGON, USA (KGW) — State economists reported this week that Oregon continues to see a strong job market, with many sectors bouncing back from the pandemic. Despite a slight rise in the unemployment rate to 4.5%, ...

Author: Alma McCarty (KGW) OREGON, USA (KGW) — State economists reported this week that Oregon continues to see a strong job market, with many sectors bouncing back from the pandemic. Despite a slight rise in the unemployment rate to 4.5%, ...

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