Oregon made labor history in 2025 when Governor Tina Kotek signed Senate Bill 916, making Oregon the first state to extend ...

A gas station in Molalla advertises for attendants. Oregon’s unemployment rate rose to 5% in July, marking the state’s highest rate of joblessness since July 2021. (Photo by Lynne Terry/Oregon Capital ...

SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – The Oregon Employment Department is five days away from launching a brand new, easy-to-use online system for Unemployment Insurance benefits. UI benefits go live through Frances ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – A bill advanced in the Oregon House earlier this week that could allow eligible employees who are on strike to receive unemployment benefits — raising concerns among ...

The Oregon Employment Department (OED) has released a comprehensive report on its ongoing effort to improve customer service ...

Oregon Governor Tina Kotek signed SB 916, making Oregon the latest state to enact legislation permitting striking works to collect unemployment insurance (UI) during labor disputes, on June 24, 2025.

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Oregon’s unemployment rate is on the rise, and state economists say it has been for the past year. According to the Oregon Employment Department, the state’s rate rose to 4.6% ...

Chris Lehman/KLCC Oregon’s unemployment rate went up one-tenth of a percentage point in June, marking the sixth consecutive month of such growth. The state lost 4,300 jobs last month. The largest ...

Chris Lehman/KLCC Oregon’s unemployment rate ticked up last month to 4.6%. According to the Oregon Employment Department, the rate has been rising gradually over the past year. It was 4.1% in March ...

SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) -- Oregon’s unemployment rate held steady at 3.4% in August, the same as in July, the Oregon Employment Department reported Wednesday. The rate tied Oregon’s record low of 3.4%, ...