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Oregon Unemployment Rate Over 12% and Accelerating
• CalculatedRiskblog.comThe unemployment rate is at the peak level of the 1982 recession - the highest since record keeping started in 1947. The unemployment rate is increasing rapidly, and the rate of increase appears to be accelerating.