Although Oregon’s labor market is stronger than it has been in decades, the recovery since the end of the Great

Here in Oregon, we take Labor Day seriously. After all, we were the first state to declare it a holiday

Although Oregon’s labor market is stronger than it has been since before the Great Recession, there is still room for

Labor Day arrives as Oregon enjoys one of its strongest job markets in years, but scars from the Great Recession

Long-term unemployment remains especially high More than four years after the end of the Great Recession, Oregon’s job market has

Oregon’s economy and tens of thousands of Oregon families will suffer if Congress fails to extend emergency unemployment benefits soon.

Tens of thousands of unemployed Oregonians need Congress to act now to extend Emergency Unemployment Insurance (see this story and

I was pleased to see that The Oregonian’s lead story yesterday brought attention to the extent of the hardship that

We need a do-something Congress. Because if lawmakers fail to extend emergency unemployment benefits before year’s end, it will wreak