Media
For media inquiries, please contact Communications@oregon.gov.
Oregon Employment Department Acting Director David Gerstenfeld is holding periodic Media Briefings. To receive an invitation, contact Communications@oregon.gov.
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Latest News
June 1, 2023: New Weekly Benefit Amounts
May 17, 2023: Press Release: Oregon’s Unemployment Rate Drops to 4.0% in April
May 3, 2023: Press Release Work Source Oregon Astoria Office Move
May 3, 2023: Press Release Work Source Oregon Tillamook Office Move
April, 26, 2023: Press Release: Employers - Don't forget to include Paid Leave Oregon in your combined payroll report
April 19, 2023: Press Release: Oregon’s Unemployment Rate Drops to 4.4% in March
March 21, 2023: Press Release: Oregon's Nonfarm Payroll Jobs Changed Little in February
February 8, 2023: Paid Leave Oregon offers website in six languages, adds new features
February 7, 2023: Press Release: Oregon’s Unemployment Rate was 4.8% in January
January 13, 2023: Unemployment Insurance Fraud Calendar Year 2021
December 14: OED Media Briefing (video)
November 16: Press Release: Oregon’s Unemployment Rate Rises to 4.1% in October
November 15: Press Release: Paid Leave Oregon Employer Campaign Launch (Spanish)
November 15: Press Release: Paid Leave Oregon Employer Campaign Launch
October 25: Press Release: September 2022 Employment and Unemployment in Oregon’s Counties
October 19: Media Briefing (video)
October 19: Press Release: Oregon’s Nonfarm Payroll Employment Drops by 600 in September
September 21: OED presentations to Oregon's House Interim Committee on Business and Labor (video) and Senate Interim Committee on Labor and Business (video)
September 20: Press Release: August 2022 Employment and Unemployment in Oregon's Counties
September 14: Media Briefing (video)
September 14: Press Release: August Unemployment Numbers Report
September 6: Press Release: Frances Online now live for employers
August 24: Press Release: The Re-Employment of Oregon: A New Report from the Oregon Employment Department
- Full report at QualityInfo.org: The Re-Employment of Oregon
August 23: Press Release: July 2022 Employment and Unemployment in Oregon's Counties
August 17: Media Briefing (video)
August 17: Press Release: Oregon’s Unemployment Rate Holds Steady at 3.5% in July
July 27: Summary of July 2022 Oregon Secretary of State’s Audits Division Report
July 26: Press Release: June 2022 Employment and Unemployment in Oregon’s Counties
July 20: Media Briefing (video)
July 20: Press Release: Oregon Adds 8,700 Jobs in June
July 14: Press Release: Introducing paidleave.oregon.gov website
June 22: Press Release: May Oregon County Unemployment numbers report
June 15: Media Briefing (video)
June 15: Press Release: May Oregon Unemployment numbers report
June 8: Press Release WBA annual rate increase
May 24: Press Release: April Oregon metro/county numbers report
May 18: Press Release: April Oregon Unemployment numbers report
May 12: Press Release: Paid Leave Oregon sets contribution rate for workers and employers
May 4: Press Release: Paid Leave Oregon launches new branding and logo
April 21: Press Release: March Oregon metro/county numbers report
April 13: Media Briefing (video)
April 13: Press Release: March Oregon Unemployment numbers report
April 6: Media Statement
March 31: Media Statement
March 24: Media Statement
March 16: WorkSource Oregon's Online Scheduling Now in Twelve Languages
March 9: Media Briefing (video)
March 3: Oregon Receives $4.5 Million for Access to Unemployment Insurance Benefits
February 25: Economic Update | Impact of I.D. Verification
February 16: Media Briefing (video and audio)
February 2: Employment Department announces new leaders for paid leave program
January 26: Employment Department Mailing 1099G Tax Forms
January 19: Media Briefing (video and audio)
January 6: Unemployment Insurance Fraud - Calendar Year 2020
2021
December 15: Media Briefing (video)
December 10: Oregon Employment Department Announces new Deputy Director for Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance
December 1: Media Briefing (video and audio)
November 17: Media Statement
November 10: Media Briefing (video)
November 4: Oregon Jobs Projected to Increase 16% by 2030
November 3: Media Briefing (video)
November 1: Employment Department and WorkSource Oregon Launch 541VETS Digital Resource
November 1: Employment Department and WorkSource Oregon Participate in Pilot Program to Spur Higher Wage Jobs
October 29: Oregon Lowers the Unemployment Tax Rate for 2022
October 27: Employment Department Announces New Director for Paid Family and Medical Leave Program
October 27: Media Briefing (video and audio)
October 22: Employment Department Announces New Members of the Employment Advisory Council
October 20: Media Briefing (video and audio)
October 5: OED Hosts Listening Sessions on Work Availability Temporary Rule
September 29: Media Briefing (video and audio)
September 1: Media Briefing (video and audio)
August 25: Media Briefing (video and audio)
August 24: Oregon's Waiting Week for Unemployment Insurance Returns Sept. 5
August 6: Federal Unemployment Insurance Benefits End September
August 4: Media Briefing (video and audio)
August 2: WorkSource Centers Open for In-Person Assistance; Refreshed WorkSource Oregon Website Launched
July 28: Media Briefing (video and audio)
July 28: Businesses Impacted by Pandemic Now Eligible for UI Payroll Tax Relief
July 21: Media Briefing (video and audio)
July 7: New Report Details Disparate Impacts of the Pandemic Recession in Oregon
June 30: Media Briefing (video and audio)
June 16: Media Briefing (video and audio)
June 2: Media Briefing (video and audio)
May 25: OED Phases Work Search Requirements Back In
May 19: Media Briefing (video and audio)
May 17: Oregon Hiring Slows to 2,200 Jobs in April
May 10: Minimum and Maximum Weekly Benefit Amounts to Increase Nearly 9% for New UI and PUA Claims
May 5: Media Briefing (video and audio)
April 28: Media Briefing (video and audio)
April 21: Media Briefing (video and audio)
April 14: Media Briefing (video and audio)
April 13: Oregon Adds 20,100 Jobs in March
March 31: Media Briefing (video and audio)
March 24: Media Briefing (video and audio)
March 24: OED Launches Online Spanish-Language Unemployment Insurance Application
March 17: Media Briefing (video and audio)
March 16: Oregon Adds 13,900 jobs in February
March 10: Media Briefing (video and audio)
March 9: Oregon Adds 8,300 Jobs in January
March 3: Media Briefing (video and audio)
February 24: Media Briefing (video and audio)
February 17: Media Briefing (video and audio)
February 10: Media Briefing (video and audio)
February 5: OED Updates PUA Claimants on PUA Benefit Payments
February 3: Oregon Employment Department and Oregon Law Center Submit Proposed Settlement for Class Action Lawsuit
January 27: Media Briefing (video and audio)
January 20: Oregon Drops 25,500 Jobs in December
January 13: Media Briefing (video and audio)
January 6: Media Briefing (video and audio)
2020
December 30: Media Briefing (video and audio)
December 22: Oregon Employment Department Issues Statement Regarding Passage of Federal Unemployment Benefits
December 16: Media Briefing (video and audio)
December 15: Oregon Adds 4,200 Jobs in November
December 9: Media Briefing (video and audio)
December 2: Media Briefing (video and audio)
November 25: Media Briefing (video)
November 25: Extended Benefits Reduced Based on Oregon’s Falling Unemployment Rate
November 23: Oregon Employment Department Begins Issuing Waiting Week Benefits
November 20: Oregon Employment Department Reminds Employees and Employers of Resources Available During Statewide Freeze
November 18: Media Briefing (video and audio)
November 17: Oregon’s Unemployment Rate Drops to 6.9 Percent in October: Press release and video
November 13: Oregon Employment Department Prepares for Hike in Unemployment Claims During Two-Week Freeze
November 13: Oregon’s Unemployment Tax Rate Moves to Tax Schedule Four for 2021
October 28: Oregon Employment Department Announces Focused Initiative to Process Claims in Adjudication
October 28: Media Briefing (video and audio)
October 28: Deadline Extended for Disaster Unemployment Assistance
October 21: Media Briefing (video and audio)
October 15: Oregon Employment Department Expands Website Accessibility
October 14: Media Briefing (video and audio)
October 14: Oregon’s Job Growth Slows to 5,100 in September
October 7: Media Briefing (video and audio)
October 1: Oregon Jobs Projected to Increase by 9 Percent by 2029
September 30: Media Briefing (video and audio)
September 30: Oregon Employment Department Begins Issuing Lost Wages Assistance Benefits
September 16: Media Briefing (video and audio)
September 15: Oregon’s Unemployment Rate Drops to 7.7 Percent in August
September 9: Media Briefing (video and audio)
September 3: Media Briefing (video and audio)
August 28: Oregon Employment Department Approved to Begin Dispersing Lost Wages Assistance Benefits
August 26: Media Briefing (video and audio)
August 19: Media Briefing (video and audio)
August 18: Oregon Jobs Recovery Slows in July (press release)
August 12: New “Gross Earnings” Definition Helps More Self-Employed Oregonians Qualify for Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Benefits (press release)
August 12: Media Briefing (video)
August 5: Department Completes Processing of 70,000 PUA Claims, Clears Remaining Claims Ahead of Schedule (press release)
August 5: Media Briefing (video and audio)
July 31: Tens of Thousands of Oregonians Awaiting Adjudication Could Receive "Benefits While You Wait" (press release)
July 29: Media Briefing (video and audio)
July 24: Expiration of Federal Program Providing Extra $600 per Week in Unemployment Benefits (Statement from Oregon Employment Department Acting Director David Gerstenfeld)
July 22: Media Briefing (video and audio)
July 17: New PUA Application Launched for Self-Employed Oregonians (press release)
July 15: Media Briefing (video and audio)
July 14: Oregon Recovers Nearly One-Third of COVID-19 Job Losses (press release)
July 10: Oregon Employment Department Launches Unemployment.Oregon.gov (press release)
July 8: Media Briefing (video and audio)
July 1: Media Briefing (video and audio)
June 24: Media Briefing (video)
June 19: FOCUS PUA plan for processing PUA claims announced
June 17: Media Briefing (video)
June 10: Media Briefing (video)