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Archive Home > 2009 > April > 14 > State jobless rate jumps

State jobless rate jumps

Oregon now a contender for highest rate in the nation

By Ryan Kost / The Bulletin
April 14, 2009

TUALATIN — Oregon’s jobless rate has taken a dramatic jump to 12.1 percent — a rate seen only once before since the state began collecting uniform data in the mid-1970s.

The increase could saddle Oregon with the highest unemployment rate in the nation when those....

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