The national unemployment rate in July was far below Oregon’s, at 4.2%, signaling that Oregon’s workforce is falling behind other states.

Oregon’s unemployment rate rose to 5% in July, marking the state’s highest rate of joblessness since Oregonians began regaining opportunities to work that were lost due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Oregon’s unemployment rate has reached 5% according to the latest update from the Oregon Employment Department. The state lost 2,700 non-farm jobs in July, following a ...

The state’s unemployment rate is the highest it’s been since recovering from a COVID-19 shutdown spike.

Oregon ranks 8th in the U.S. for rising unemployment claims, with a 9.19% increase from last week and a 33.87% jump from last year, according to a new report.