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The COVID-19 related economic shutdown has brought an unprecedented number of unemployment claims from workers across the economy. The temporary closure of offices and other workplaces is impacting employment in support services. The Administrative and Waste Services sector saw initial unemployment claims peak just three weeks into the crisis. The past few weeks have seen a steady decline in new claims filed by workers in this sector. // Read more
New data from the Oregon Employment Department show the devastating impact of COVID-19 on the labor market. During the past seven weeks, workers filed nearly 90,000 initial unemployment claims in Portland Metro. This includes 4,394 construction workers, representing 10 percent of the industry’s total workforce. The sector employs 5 percent of all workers in Portland Metro and represents 5 percent of all initial unemployment claims in the past seven weeks. // Read more
| Title | Date Published |
|---|---|
| Impact of COVID-19 on Administrative and Waste Services | May 22nd, 2020 |
| Impact of COVID-19 on Retail Trade | May 15th, 2020 |
| Impact of COVID-19 on Construction Occupations | May 11th, 2020 |
| COVID 19: Initial UI Claims as a Share of the Total Workforce | May 11th, 2020 |
| Impact of COVID-19 on Healthcare and Social Assistance Occupations | April 27th, 2020 |
| COVID-19: Job Postings in a Shrinking Labor Market | April 20th, 2020 |
