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The city’s unemployment rate grew from 3.8% in December to 4% in January, according to Oregon Employment Department data. The rate was 4.7% in January 2023.
Those figures represent Salem’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate, which doesn’t include impacts from seasonal patterns
The seasonally adjusted number of unemployed people in Salem rose from 8,006 in December to 8,412 in January. During the same month last year, 10,159 people were unemployed, the state data showed.
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Fire Chief Mike Niblock said that the private ambulance service Falck has repeatedly failed to meet contract requirements. Falck asked councilors to dig deeper into the data before making a…
Wilson Voorhis, 48, of Salem, is charged with trying to sell methamphetamine near South Salem High School, selling stolen tools and illegally having ballistic vests.
A teacher strike would close all Salem-Keizer schools for the first time in district history, though union leaders said they remain committed to mediation next week.
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