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MEDFORD, Ore. – The Rogue Valley saw an increase in employment in March. According to the Oregon Employment Department, Jackson County saw an increase of over 1,700 jobs in March. In Josephine County, there was an increase of nearly 300 jobs. Both counties saw the biggest increase in the leisure and hospitality industry. Jackson county credits over 1,200 jobs to the industry, there are about 120 jobs in the industry in Josephine County. Despite a large number of employers hiring not everyone is going back to work. According to Worksource Oregon, there are 1,300 job openings in Medford. But...

MEDFORD, Ore. —Oregon added over 20,000 jobs in the month of March. The Oregon Employment Department says employment rose by 20,100 jobs last month. This is Oregon’s largest monthly gain since July. The industry that added the most jobs was, leisure and hospitality with 14,000 jobs. Oregon’s Regional Economist for Jackson County, Guy Tauer says vaccine roll-out and loosened restrictions for businesses are a big factor. “Improving trends and outlook for the pandemic I would say is creating some of that boost in the economy and the job market,” said Tauer. Tauer says around 1,100 posi...

(KPTV) - Despite high unemployment around the state, many Oregon businesses are looking to hire. According to the Oregon Employment Department, there were 46,000 job vacancies during the summer, and many companies are still looking to fill vacancies. "We have seen that there's been strong hiring throughout the fall in construction and there's retail hiring and office jobs that people are looking for talented employees to come on," said Gail Krumenauer, an economist with the Oregon Employment Department. According to the OED, which tracks hiring trends, four out of five available jobs are full...