WASHINGTON, D.C. (NBC) – The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell last week for a fifth straight week to a new pandemic low. According to the U.S. Labor Department’s weekly numbers, jobless claims dropped by 20,000 last week ...
(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, ...
MEDFORD, Ore. — The Medford School District is providing job opportunities to its high school students and future graduates. MSD is hosting Workforce Job Fairs for both North and South Medford High Schools. Students 16 and older are invited. The ...
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 ...
WASHINGTON, D.C. (CNN) – The latest job numbers are out and they are rough and reflective of what so many are feeling in their personal lives: the economy is still struggling to get back to normal. Employers and economists alike ...
WASHINGTON, D.C. (NBC) — A federal judge Wednesday struck down the national moratorium on evictions. Washington, D.C. District Court Judge Dabney Friedrich ruled the CDC’s national eviction moratorium aimed at helping victims of the pandemic hold onto their homes exceeds ...
MEDFORD, Ore. — Many events have gone virtual this past year because of COVID regulations and career fairs are no exception. Junior Achievement of Oregon and Southwest Washington is hosting a self-guided virtual program for middle and high school students. ...
ROGUE VALLEY, Or.- There is a huge need for employees here in the Rogue Valley, but there’s also demand for jobs in multiple industries at every skill level. So what’s happening that’s keeping people from filling these positions? After decades ...
WASHINGTON, D.C. (NBC News) — The United States added 379,000 new jobs during the first full month of the Biden administration, 80 percent more than economists had predicted. The unemployment rate remains steady at 6.2 percent. The monthly jobs report ...