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, ...
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 ...
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 ...
MEDFORD, Ore. – The Rogue Valley saw an increase in employment in March. According to the Oregon Employment Department, Jackson County saw an increase of over 1,700 jobs in March. In Josephine County, there was an increase of nearly 300 ...
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 ...
MEDFORD, Ore.– The state of Oregon’s Employment Department released it’s numbers for both Jackson and Josephine County, Tuesday. Statewide unemployment dropped from 6.3% in December, to 6.2% in January. However, the department reported that total employment in Jackson County fell ...
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 ...
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 ...