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Shows tagged as: unemployment

Fri, Mar 22 2013

Who Is The Breadwinner In Your Family?

What responsibilities and privileges go along with being the breadwinner, or staying home?

Thu, Apr 19 2012

Youth Unemployment

The unemployment rate for people under 25 is even higher than the overall unemployment rate. And it's going up.

Wed, Apr 18 2012

Responding to Rising Health Care Costs

Some Oregonians are increasingly choosing to delay or forgo medical care for financial reasons.

Wed, Jan 18 2012

Talking Business

Portland Business Journal editor Rob Smith joins us to discuss local mergers and acquisitions, new exports at the Port of Portland, and increasing losses at the zoo and other Metro-run venues.

Wed, Sep 28 2011

From Unemployed to Self-Employed

President Obama's jobs act includes a way for unemployed workers to start up new businesses which is modeled after an Oregon program.

Wed, Jul 13 2011

Summer Jobs

Only one in four teenagers is expected to be employed this summer. Why are teen employment rates hitting record lows?

Fri, Mar 25 2011

Finding Work

How do Oregonians really find work?

Tue, Feb 8 2011

Creating Sustainable Jobs

What makes a job sustainable?

Mon, Dec 20 2010

Unemployed for Ages

How people who have been unemployed for a long time are doing.

Mon, Jul 5 2010

Getting Back to Work

A Think Out Loud special about getting back to work.

Mon, May 3 2010

When Unemployment Benefits Run Out

What happens when there are no more extensions for unemployment benefits and you still haven't found a job?

Mon, Sep 21 2009

Jobless Recovery

How do people get by when their unemployment insurance runs out and there are no jobs to be found?

Mon, Sep 7 2009

Hard Times

What can we learn, and how may we be united, by these hard times?

Mon, May 18 2009

12,000 Jobs

What do you think of the Governor's plan to create 12,000 new jobs?

Mon, Apr 13 2009

Coping in Tough Times

How are people learning to thrive — or at least cope — in a dismal economy?

Mon, Mar 30 2009

The Benefits of Unemployment

How will proposed changes to Oregon's unemployment insurance affect you?

Thu, Sep 18 2008

Where Wall Street Meets Main Street

How is the recent economic upheaval impacting you?

Mon, Jul 28 2008

Hynix To Shut Down

Are you worried about losing your job?

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