Employment
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Back to Work?

A year and a half after a COVID-caused recession, employment numbers exceed pre-pandemic levels
Avatar photo by Jack Harvel

The number of working Central Oregonians exceeds pre-pandemic levels from October 2019 by about 630 jobs, signaling that the economy largely recovered from the shock of COVID. The Oregon Employment Department reported Nov. 23 that the unemployment rate is around 4.9% in Deschutes County, one-and-a-half points higher than pre-pandemic rates from February 2020, but lower […]

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More Remote Workers = More Co-Work Spaces

New figures show roughly 12 percent of Deschutes County works from home
Jaclyn Brandt

Last month, the international company, Merkle, closed its Bend office. The company, which has a total of 4,500 employees around the world, has been a staple in the Bend marketing community for years. Merkle’s Bend employees aren’t losing their jobs, but instead being allowed to work remotely. It’s part of a growing trend of companies, […]

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Smoke Signals 7/8-7/15

Fire Up May Mean Firing
Leah Chatterjee

Now that recreational weed is legal in Oregon, one major concern is whether employees can be fired from their jobs for cannabis use. Just last month the Colorado Supreme Court cleared things up with its opinion in the Coats vs. Dish Network case. Coats sued Dish Network for firing him on the basis of his […]

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