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    COVID-19: JOB POSTINGS IN A SHRINKING LABOR MARKET (PORTLAND METRO)

    June 1, 2020

    The economic crisis created by COVID-19 has led to unprecedented shrinkage in the job market. Across industries, workers are facing reduced hours, temporary furloughs, and permanent layoffs. Hiring, however, has [...]

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    COVID-19: ECONOMIC IMPACT ON UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS

    June 1, 2020

    COVID-19 and the subsequent economic shutdown have resulted in unprecedented jobs loss and financial hardship. Many gainfully employed Oregon residents who are immigrants (and contribute to our collective prosperity) have [...]

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    ECONOMIC RECOVERY: CONSTRUCTION

    May 11, 2020

    Job growth in Portland Metro was steady throughout summer of 2021. By August, concern over the COVID-19 Delta Variant caused employment to plateau.While employment has not reached the pre-pandemic peak, [...]

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    COVID 19: INITIAL UI CLAIMS AS A SHARE OF THE TOTAL WORKFORCE

    May 11, 2020

    During the COVID-19 Economic Crisis, Oregon has seen an unprecedented number of initial unemployment claims. More than 577,800 initial claims have been filed in Oregon, with nearly 196,700 filed by [...]

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    OREGON PANDEMIC UNEMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE WEBINAR

    May 4, 2020

    Information related to the new Pandemic Unemployment Assistance program https://youtu.be/9jyxYsc8MiI

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    HOW TO FILE A NEW CLAIM FOR PANDEMIC UNEMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE

    May 1, 2020

    This video walks you through the application process to file a new claim for Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA)https://www.worksystems.org/our-expertise/videos/how-file-new-claim-pandemic-unemployment-assistance

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    ECONOMIC RECOVERY: HEALTHCARE AND SOCIAL ASSISTANCE

    April 27, 2020

     Job growth in Portland Metro was steady throughout summer of 2021. By August, concern over the COVID-19 Delta Variant caused employment to plateau.While employment has not reached the pre-pandemic peak, [...]

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    COVID-19: JOB POSTINGS IN A SHRINKING LABOR MARKET

    April 20, 2020

    The economic crisis created by COVID-19 has led to unprecedented unemployment. Across industries, workers are facing reduced hours, temporary furloughs, and permanent layoffs. Hiring has not stopped, however. Companies are [...]

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    WORKFORCE RESPONSE PHONE LINES ESTABLISHED TO ASSIST WORKERS IMPACTED BY COVID

    April 20, 2020

    As part of Worksystems’ response to the COVID-19 Economic Emergency we are supporting resource and service phone lines for the general public and current customers. In partnership with multiple WorkSource and [...]

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    WORKSYSTEMS JOINS DIGITAL DIVIDE WORK GROUP

    April 17, 2020

    We are excited to be a member of the Digital Divide Work Group to connect Portland during the COVID-19 Crisis. This work group is focused on solving two problems:Many community members have [...]

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