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Jobless claims soar in Oregon from COVID-19 layoffs

by Associated Press
| March 26, 2020 10:30 AM

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Jobless claims are soaring in Oregon as the state nears the end of its first week under Gov. Kate Brown's stay-at-home order due to the coronavirus outbreak, the Oregon Department of Employment said Thursday.

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