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SALEM, Ore. - Hiring patterns in December were largely consistent with seasonal norms for the month in both Klamath and Lake counties. Unemployment levels increased in both counties.
Read MoreSALEM, Ore. - The region posted strong monthly employment gains in July, exceeding seasonal expectations. Despite these gains, unemployment levels were little changed.
Read MoreSALEM, Ore. - During the week of March 15, the Oregon Employment Department received more than 76,500 initial claims for Unemployment Insurance benefits. During the first three days of the week of March 22, initial claims have been tracking at record levels again. This comes as a sharp increase from 4,900 initial claims filed during the week of March 8.
Read MoreOregon’s unemployment rate declined to 3.3 percent in January, the lowest on comparable records dating back to 1976. The December unemployment rate was revised downward to 3.4 percent. The U.S. unemployment rate was 3.6 percent in January.
Read MoreThe region ended the year with employment levels down significantly from this time last year. These job losses were largely concentrated in Klamath County’s professional and business services sector where 450 jobs were lost over the past year. The employment situation remains largely unchanged over the past year in Lake County.
Read MoreOregon’s unemployment rate dropped to 3.7 percent in December, the lowest on comparable records dating back to 1976. The November unemployment rate was 3.9 percent.
Read MoreRecent revisions revealed that job losses in Klamath County were more pronounced than initially estimated. The county lost more than 600 jobs over the past year. Lake County’s employment situation is largely unchanged.
Read MoreOver-the-year job losses accelerated in Klamath County in August due to a sharp decline in professional and business services. The employment situation remains largely unchanged in Lake County over the past year.
Read MoreSeasonal hiring this spring was stronger than typically expected as businesses ramp up for the busy summer season. The unemployment rate remains little changed over the past year for both Klamath and Lake counties; however, levels of unemployment are quite low for the region.
Read MoreThe seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was little changed in the past month. The rate was 7.3 percent in March and 7.4 percent in February. The rate remains up from this time last year when it was 6.3 percent.
Klamath County added 100 jobs in March, typical hiring for this time of year.
Read MoreUnemployment levels continued to trend up in both Klamath and Lake Counties. Klamath County posted
the first significant over-the-year job losses in several years, while Lake County’s employment situation is largely unchanged over the past year.
Read MoreThe employment and unemployment situation in both Klamath and Lake counties is essentially unchanged from this time last year. Hiring tapered off and the unemployment rate flattened over the past 12 months.
Read MoreOregon’s unemployment rate was 3.8 percent in August, which was Oregon’s lowest unemployment rate since comparable records began in 1976. Oregon’s July unemployment rate was 3.9 percent. The U.S. unemployment rate was 3.9 percent in both July and August.
Read MoreThe seasonally adjusted unemployment rate remained little changed at 5.9 percent in December compared to 6.0 percent in November. The rate was essentially unchanged from this time last year when it was 6.3 percent. Klamath County shed 220 jobs in in December, fairly typical losses for this time of year.
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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