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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
(NBC) The number of first-time claims for unemployment fell to the lowest level in the pandemic but are still well above pre-pandemic levels. The Labor Department reports first-time jobless claims last week came in at 751,000. That’s lower than Wall ...
NBC NEWS — Encouraging news for the U.S. economy, American jobless claims inched lower last week. According to the Department of Labor, 787,000 workers claimed first-time unemployment benefits on a seasonally adjusted basis. This is the first time since March ...
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. – An urgent warning from Senator Jeff Merkley tonight. The senator says that the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program or SNAP could run out of funds before the fiscal year ends. That is the end of September. Before the ...
MEDFORD, Ore. – New unemployment numbers for the month of May are showing the impact of the state’s reopening on our community’s economy. The Oregon Employment Department says Jackson County gained over 3,000 jobs in the last month. The biggest ...
SALEM, Ore. – During a teleconference Friday morning, the director of Oregon’s Employment Department, Kay Erickson said the agency is taking responsibility for its shortfalls the past few months. Erickson says there are still 38,000 backlogged claims for unemployment, with ...