KGW Breaking: Oregon unemployment rate jumps to 7.4%.

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> Ore. unemployment rate jumps back up: The latest unemployment figures have taken a step backward for Oregon, with the August rate jumping more than half a percentage point to 7.4 percent after holding steady through most of spring and summer, officials said. More to come...

[rsmith6621]

1. Turnning the Corner....

Isnt that what were doing????

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2. And falling off a cliff

[depakid]

3. I have news

the actual unemployment rate is at least half again that much, when you consider all of the long term unemployed.

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4. Yes, correct

OR State calcs are even worse than federal calcs for that reason.

[Lydia Leftcoast]

5. I have two friends back there who

have been unable to get anything but part-time or temp jobs for three to four years.

:-(