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During the week starting March 22, the Oregon Employment Department received 92,700 initial claims for Unemployment Insurance benefits. That represented a 21 percent increase from the previous record during the week starting March 15.
Read MoreThe leisure and hospitality industry is all about service and people. Robots have yet to conquer the art of cooking and serving delicious food or making your stay at a motel comfortable. The hospitality industry is big and fast-growing in Oregon, but this may not be the case in every Oregon County.
Read MoreThere was very little change to nonfarm payroll employment over the past 12 months in Klamath and Lake Counties following several years of sustained, yet modest employment growth.
Klamath County:
The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was unchanged at 6.0 percent in November. The rate was essentially unchanged from this time last year when it was 6.3 percent
Klamath County lost 150 jobs in November; fewer losses than typically expected this time of year.
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