Lawmakers Grill Employment Department Director Kay Erickson in Rare Saturday Hearing

Unrest Bubbles to Surface in Overwhelmed Oregon Employment Department

“The department’s refusal to permit telework has been disastrous.”

Anna Johnson Says Oregon’s Unemployment Trust Fund Now Has the State’s Largest Payroll

She authored an historically bleak jobs report.

Oregon’s April Unemployment Figures Set a New Record High, Right After March’s Historic Lows

Nearly 15 Percent of Working Oregonians Have Now Lost Their Jobs

Unemployment claims continue to roll in, but money from federal relief package is flowing to Oregonians

Could Oregon See 25 Percent Unemployment? Rukaiyah Adams Is Watching the Markets.

In the short term? It doesn’t look great. But eventually, she says, Oregonians could benefit from upheaval.

New Unemployment Claims in Oregon Continue to Set All-Time Records

Initial Unemployment Claims in Oregon Skyrocket as COVID-19 Layoffs Show Up in the System