{"id":17114,"date":"2026-08-13T19:34:21","date_gmt":"2026-08-14T02:34:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mattfife.com\/?p=17114"},"modified":"2026-08-12T19:48:43","modified_gmt":"2026-08-13T02:48:43","slug":"oregon-unemployment-rate-now-3rd-highest-in-nation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mattfife.com\/?p=17114","title":{"rendered":"Oregon unemployment rate now 3rd highest in nation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oregonlive.com\/business\/2026\/08\/oregon-unemployment-rate-climbed-from-middle-of-the-pack-to-near-the-top.html\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.oregonlive.com\/business\/2026\/08\/oregon-unemployment-rate-climbed-from-middle-of-the-pack-to-near-the-top.html\">Oregon&#8217;s unemployment rate is now the 3rd highest in the nation<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"413\" data-attachment-id=\"17115\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/mattfife.com\/?attachment_id=17115\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mattfife.com\/wp-content\/themes\/mattTheme\/headerimgs\/2026\/08\/image.png?fit=799%2C515&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"799,515\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mattfife.com\/wp-content\/themes\/mattTheme\/headerimgs\/2026\/08\/image.png?fit=640%2C413&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mattfife.com\/wp-content\/themes\/mattTheme\/headerimgs\/2026\/08\/image.png?resize=640%2C413&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17115\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mattfife.com\/wp-content\/themes\/mattTheme\/headerimgs\/2026\/08\/image.png?w=799&amp;ssl=1 799w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mattfife.com\/wp-content\/themes\/mattTheme\/headerimgs\/2026\/08\/image.png?resize=419%2C270&amp;ssl=1 419w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mattfife.com\/wp-content\/themes\/mattTheme\/headerimgs\/2026\/08\/image.png?resize=300%2C193&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mattfife.com\/wp-content\/themes\/mattTheme\/headerimgs\/2026\/08\/image.png?resize=768%2C495&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It&#8217;s no surprise that Oregon&#8217;s unemployment rate has been climbing. It&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.koin.com\/news\/oregon\/oregon-among-worst-states-to-live-in-due-to-affordability-and-safety-report-says\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.koin.com\/news\/oregon\/oregon-among-worst-states-to-live-in-due-to-affordability-and-safety-report-says\/\">the 9th least affordable states<\/a> in the nation by income.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Oregon&#8217;s unemployment rate is now the 3rd highest in the nation. It&#8217;s no surprise that Oregon&#8217;s unemployment rate has been climbing. 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