Jobless claims rise in Oregon


The number of people who applied for unemployment benefits last week fell nationwide, but rose in Oregon.

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The number of people who applied for unemployment benefits last week fell nationwide, but rose in Oregon.

The number of people who applied for unemployment benefits last week fell a seasonally adjusted 390,000, the Labor Department said Thursday. That’s the fewest since April.

But Oregon’s jobs news didn’t offer the same glimmer of hope. The state received 919 new jobless claims, one of the highest upticks in the U.S., behind only Michigan and Wisconsin.

Read more at OregonLive.com.

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