Welch Allyn moves ahead on layoffs 84 workers get pink slips!!

Welch Allyn makes digital and diagnostic items for the global health care industry. It employs nearly 2,500 workers in 26 countries. Welch Allyn Inc. is following through on its plans to lay off the majority of its Beaverton workers. The company will begin laying off 84 workers May 30 as it cuts the Beaverton operations from 270 employees to 110. Welch Allyn had announced the moves in 2012. Welch Allyn makes digital and diagnostic items for the global health care industry. It employs nearly 2,500 workers in 26 countries.
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How unemployment in Oregon compares to the rest of the nation Oregon & the Economy

Even as hiring picks up, unemployment is higher in Oregon than most other states, shows new data from the federal Labor Department. Oregon's 7.0 percent unemployment rate in January was the 14th highest in the U.S., sandwiched between New Jersey and Ohio. Rhode Island had the highest unemployment rate of any state, at 9.2 percent. North Dakota had the lowest rate, of 2.6 percent. The national average, meanwhile, was 6.6 percent. Explore the map above to see all the state unemployment rates. Click on each state to see how the rates have changed in the past year.
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