Recent job losses cut into Oregon's economic growth UO report

A number of industries cut jobs in June, and the state lost a combined 4,300 jobs. Those losses, on top of slowing activity at the Port of Portland and the declining volume of homebuilding permits, weighed on the UO's measure of growth.
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Oregon food stamps, welfare numbers rose after long-term unemployment aid ended

SALEM -- The number of Oregonians relying on welfare and food stamps rose slightly in January after long-term unemployment benefits ended in December. The increases illustrate the almost immediate impact local families felt after the federal unemployment benefits ran out, pushing families already living on the margins into welfare. "What they are, in almost all the cases we looked at, would be a single mom and she's on (food stamps), and she's getting unemployment," Porter said. "When her unemployment exhausts, she has no income and is eligible for TANF. They're already a client, so they're very quick to respond to losing that income." About 92,500 Oregonians relied on TANF in January, about 2,000 more than than in December. At its peak in February 2013, TANF helped about 99,000 Oregonians. About 796,200 Oregonians -- one in five residents -- relied on food stamps in January, up about 4,000 from December.
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Unemployment in Oregon Potential long-term benefits extension raises hope for thousands!!

An estimated 17,000 out-of-work Oregonians lost their weekly benefits at once, when a federal program expired at the start of 2014. On top of the workers whose benefits were cut off, another 9,200 Oregon workers --and counting -- have run out of state-funded unemployment insurance since January. The weekly state payments run out after six months. More than one-third of Oregon’s unemployed had been out of work for a half-year or longer at the close of 2013. Others have left the job market altogether because they faced such poor job prospects. What is clear, though, is that a growing number of people could be affected.
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