The bill faces opposition from business owners and associations, while unions say the proposal would level the playing field ...

Jan. 10, 2025. Under a bill being considered this year, striking workers could receive unemployment payments in Oregon. Kristyna Wentz-Graff / OPB Striking workers in Oregon could receive state ...

A proposal to allow striking workers to collect unemployment benefits is pitting workers and unions against business interests in Salem. The Senate Committee on Labor and Business on Thursday ...

The unemployment rate in the information technology sector rose from 3.9% in December to 5.7% in January, well above last month’s overall jobless rate of 4%, in the latest sign of how automation ...

Employment in Oregon fell slightly in December, due mostly to losses in semiconductor and electronic component manufacturing. The unemployment rate rose from 4% to 4.1%, which is still in line with ...

Lindsay Leahy, the Unemployment Insurance Division Director with the Oregon Employment Department, responded to inquiries about the current regulations for issuing unemployment benefits.

By Matthew Weller - Feb 07, 2025 2 NFP report expectations: +169K jobs, +0.3% m/m earnings, unemployment at 4.1% Leading indicators point to a potentially above-expected reading in this month’s ...

The Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) program expanded UI eligibility to self-employed workers, freelancers, independent contractors, and part-time workers impacted by the coronavirus pandemic.

That benefit: unemployment insurance payments for striking workers. Senate Bill 916, written at the request of the AFL-CIO of Oregon, would amend current Oregon law, which deems strikers ...

The Federal Government has unveiled the Youth Farmers Enrollment Portal, a strategic initiative designed to address the growing challenges of unemployment and food insecurity across Nigeria.

Her expertise is in personal finance and investing, and real estate. The U.S. unemployment rate is released on the first Friday of every month for the preceding month. The current and past ...

According to the Statistics Department, the unemployment rate for graduates below the age of 25 has gradually increased since 2021 and rose above pre-pandemic levels in 2023 to 17.6% or 72,100 people.