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 ...
OREGON- Over 70,000 Oregonians could lose their federal unemployment aid this month if congress can’t come to a decision. Multiple federal unemployment aid programs were put into action earlier this year in response to the pandemic. But now, instead of ...
MEDFORD, Ore. — Two days before Oregon Governor Kate Brown’s 2-week freeze begins, experts say they expect unemployment numbers to rise. The state said last week it was expecting an influx of unemployment claims after the freeze begins. As of ...
SALEM, Ore. — The Oregon Employment Department said it’s ready for an influx of unemployment claims that will likely accompany Governor Kate Brown’s latest stay at home order. On November 13, Brown announced a statewide “freeze” that starts on November ...
MEDFORD, Ore.–A Medford organization is providing added relief to the unemployed in both Jackson and Josephine County. Rogue Workforce Partnership is a local non-profit in Medford. It’s the state and federal and state authorized Local Workforce Development Board for Jackson ...
WASHINGTON, D.C. (NBC) — Non-farm payrolls rose by a lower than expected 661,000 in the month of September. This represents a slide from the 1.5 million jobs added in August and the 4.8 million jobs added in June. In the ...
MEDFORD, Ore. — The nation’s third-largest auto retailer, Medford based Lithia Motors is furloughing some staff due to the coronavirus pandemic. CEO Bryan DeBoer tells NBC5 that 10%, about 65 members of the company’s corporate staff, is being furloughed. At ...
SALEM, Ore. – The coronavirus pandemic is leaving its mark on the economy as unemployment claims spike. More than three million Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week, more than quadruple the previous record set in 1982 when 695,000 people ...
MEDFORD, Ore. — Medford’s Texas Roadhouse is going above and beyond to make sure employees keep working. The restaurant has changed its hours, opening at 11 am and closing by 8 pm. By doing so, it’s able to keep 119 ...
MEDFORD, Ore. – Jackson County and their employees’ union are reportedly deadlocked in their latest bargaining agreement. On January 24, 2020, the Jackson County Employee’s Association (JCEA) and Jackson County reached an impasse during contract negotiations. The County and the ...