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Publications about unemployment/underemployment

July 28, 2020CommentaryHardship stalks the nation. Will Congress do what needs to be done?
July 22, 2020CommentaryCongress must act now to extend enhanced unemployment benefits
May 13, 2020VideoVideo: The Oregon Worker Relief Fund is vital
April 6, 2020Issue BriefOregon Should Assist Laid-off Immigrant Workers Excluded from Federal Aid
August 29, 2019News ReleaseNot all is well underneath Oregon’s record low unemployment
August 29, 2019State of Working Oregon seriesOregon’s Labor Market Recovers Unevenly
September 3, 2016Blog postHow’s the labor market this Labor Day?
August 31, 2016State of Working OregonOregon’s Labor Market: Still Room for Improvement
August 4, 2015State of Working Oregon SeriesA Dream Deferred
January 8, 2014InfographicOregon's Long-Term Unemployment Problem
December 26, 2013Fact SheetNo Recovery for the Unemployed
December 2, 2013Fact SheetOregon Economy and 50,000 Unemployed Oregonians Will Suffer if Congress Fails to Extend Emergency Aid
August 27, 2013CommentaryThe Fierce Urgency of Full Employment
August 26, 2013Fact SheetA Long Road Ahead for Oregon Workers
April 26, 2013Blog PostKeep Your Eye on the Jobs-to-Worker Ratio
December 26, 2012Blog PostCongress Needs to Extend Emergency Unemployment Insurance - Now
September 24, 2012USA TodayStates see more poverty among children, unemployed
December 15, 2011Blog Post46,700 Oregonians may learn 3.3 million reasons why US House unemployment bill is wrong
November 7, 2011CommentaryWe Need a Do-Something Congress
November 7, 2011Blog PostAn Otherwise Good-to-See News Story in The Oregonian
August 30, 2011ReportThe Fraying of Oregon's Middle Class
August 30, 2011News ReleaseOregon's Middle Class Under Threat
November 16, 2010Salem-News.comOregonians Call on Congress to Let Bush-Era High-Income Tax Cuts Expire
October 8, 2010The OregonianWhy won't they say recession?
September 6, 2010The Daily AstorianUnionized workforce offers a 'ray of hope' amid economic gloom
September 3, 2010ReportGloomy Days, But a Ray of Hope, for Oregon Workers
July 22, 2010News ReleaseCongress Gives Unemployment Insurance Lifeline to Tens of Thousands of Oregonians and Pumps Millions of Dollars into Oregon’s Economy But Will It Take Additional Steps to Protect Jobs?
April 6, 2010News ReleaseCorporate-Funded Study Says Oregon Business Taxes Are the Lowest and Deliver Biggest Bang for Buck
January 20, 2010News ReleaseUnemployment Data Underscore Need for Oregon Voters and Congress to Step Up
October 20, 2009News Release"A Wallop of a Message"
September 25, 2009News ReleaseStatement by OCPP Executive Director Chuck Sheketoff on Likely Ballot Measures: Yes Means Yes, No Means Trouble
September 4, 2009ReportLabor Day Woes and Wishes
September 4, 2009News ReleaseReport Highlights "Woes and Wishes" for Workers This Labor Day
August 6, 2009Eugene WeeklyDemystifying Oregon's High Jobless Rank
August 3, 2009CommentaryThousands of Unemployed Oregonians Need Congress to Act
May 18, 2009News ReleaseJobs in Oregon Will Remain Scarce Well Into Next Decade
April 21, 2009News ReleaseNew Law Makes More Oregonians Eligible for Unemployment Benefits
April 2, 2009CommentaryThe Lesson in My Bank's Failure
March 23, 2009Fact SheetHB 3140 Suspends Outmoded Waiting Period to Collect Unemployment Benefits
March 23, 2009Fact SheetHB 3045 Addresses the Special Hardship Unemployment Imposes on Families With Kids
March 16, 2009News ReleaseRecord Oregon Unemployment Numbers Underscore Need to Modernize Unemployment Insurance System
February 18, 2009Fact SheetSB 461 Helps Low-income Workers Gain Job Skills, Strengthens Oregon’s Workforce
February 18, 2009Fact SheetSB 462 Helps Low-Income Workers Qualify for Unemployment Benefits, Oregon Qualify for Federal Funds
February 18, 2009Fact SheetSB 463 Ends Rule Barring Many Part-time Workers From Collecting Unemployment Benefits
February 6, 2009News ReleaseHouse, Not Senate, Economic Package Would Ease Health Care Squeeze for About 51,000 Unemployed, Low-Income Oregonians
February 3, 2009Fact SheetHow Much Does Oregon Stand to Gain From the House Economic Stimulus Package?
January 9, 2009News ReleaseKeeping Health Coverage Too Expensive for Laid-Off Oregon Workers
January 7, 2009CommentaryNot Your Grandfather’s Workforce, but It’s Still His Unemployment Insurance System
December 23, 2008News ReleaseOregon Advocates Urge Congress to Aid States and Prevent Worsening of Poverty
December 16, 2008News ReleaseBuild an Oregon That Works for Working Families
December 16, 2008State of Working Oregon SeriesRolling Up Our Sleeves: Building an Oregon that Works for Working Families
November 11, 2008News ReleaseOregon Uninsured Children
September 15, 2008News ReleaseWeak Jobs Report Suggests Oregon is in Recession
August 22, 2008News ReleaseOCPP Analysis Shows Oregon Makes Progress Against Food Insecurity
July 29, 2008News ReleaseOregon Comes Out a Loser in Trade Balance with China
August 4, 2006ReportIt Ain’t No “Rainy Day Amendment”
June 29, 2006Issue BriefMeasure 48 Quacks Like a TABOR Duck
June 28, 2006News ReleaseReport Finds Oregon TABOR “Rainy Day Amendment” is Misnamed and Would Make Recessions Worse
September 5, 2005ReportExplaining Variations in State Hunger Rates
November 12, 2004News ReleaseOregon Downturn 47 Months and Counting While Oregonians Dream
October 14, 2004News ReleaseJobs Numbers Come Up 131,500 Short: News Release, October 14, 2004
September 9, 2004News ReleaseOregon Economy Experiences "Serious Relapse"
February 26, 2004Issue BriefJob Recovery Continues to Elude Oregon
February 15, 2004News ReleaseOCPP Welcomes Bush Economic Tour to Oregon
December 12, 2003Issue BriefContinued Misery, Not Recovery
December 11, 2003Issue Brief Work Does Not Promise an Escape from Hunger or Food Insecurit
December 1, 2003CommentaryOregon Workers Will Add to Their Coal Collection
November 21, 2003Issue BriefStill No Job Recovery
November 5, 2003ReportLooking Forward to Changes in the “Look Back” Rule
September 1, 2003ReportRecovery Lost: Oregon's Faltering Economy Brings More Bad News for Workers
August 21, 2003News ReleaseNew Report On Oregon's Economy Shows Recovery Has Faltered, Oregon Workers Suffering Consequences
April 29, 2002ReportOregon's Shrinking Safety Net
April 29, 2002News ReleaseThis Recession, Oregon's Welfare Safety Net is Smaller
December 12, 2001Issue BriefEconomic stimulus in a time of recession: What will work and not work
September 25, 2001News ReleasePoverty Decline is Last Glimpse of Economic Boom
September 3, 2001ReportWhat's so Scary about a Recession?
September 2, 2001News ReleaseLabor Day Report Shows Workers Have Little to Celebrate
September 1, 2001CommentaryHelping Mothers Raise Good Kids
February 23, 2000ReportHelping Rural Oregonians Avoid Hunger
December 29, 1999CommentaryHunger in Oregon
October 27, 1999News ReleaseOregon Labor Surplus Areas Grow, Again Tillamook and Columbia Counties Added to List
September 30, 1999News ReleaseNew Poverty and Income Data for Oregon and Multnomah County Released
October 7, 1998News ReleaseOregon Labor Surplus Areas Grow Clatsop County and Springfield Added to List
August 6, 1998News ReleaseThe State of Working Oregon

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