Oregon’s mental health and addiction system is short thousands of workers, and state leaders say a major reason isn’t a lack of people willing to do the work — it’s a system that makes it ...

A training program for the building management workforce saves Oregon building owners big money and advances the careers of building managers. As Oregon employers grapple with a persistent shortage of ...

Oregon’s job landscape might seem grim. The state’s 5.2% unemployment rate is among the highest in the country, and well above the 4.3% national average. But Oregon employers still have ...

The number of Oregonians working part-time jobs hit its highest point in a decade last year, another sign the state’s labor market is cooling off. Nearly 23% of Oregon workers had part-time jobs last ...

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Democratic Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek on Tuesday signed into law a bill that provides unemployment benefits to striking workers, following neighboring Washington state in adopting ...

Mental Health Awareness Month also draws attention to Oregon’s overall suicide rate, which is 50% higher than the national ...

Oregon has invested millions in workforce development across the state. But a program aimed at helping workers and businesses along the coast will be ending soon. Northwest Oregon Works serves Benton, ...

More women and people of color are working in construction related jobs than a decade ago. But there’s still significant work to be done. A statewide effort to recruit and retain a more diverse ...

It’s reaching ninety degrees on the top of a nearly cleared mountain deep in the Willamette National Forest. Dust hangs, never settling, in the air, which smells like freshly-cut pine. Jeremy Hart’s ...