Your Wednesday evening update on Salem news
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Salem’s unemployment rate ticked up slightly in May but remains near historic lows, according to preliminary data released Wednesday from the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Unemployment in the Salem Metro Area, which includes Marion and Polk counties, was 3.2% in May, up slightly from a low of 2.9% in April. The April number is the lowest Salem unemployment has been since the pandemic, the agency’s data shows. Salem last recorded an unemployment rate of 2.9% in November 2019.
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Despite multiple funding requests, Salem legislators failed to secure long-term funding for the navigation center and micro shelters during the last week of the 2023 legislative session.
28 Jun 2023
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Despite multiple funding requests, Salem legislators failed to secure long-term funding for the navigation center and micro shelters during the last week of the 2023 legislative session.
28 Jun 2023
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LaVonne Griffin-Valade, who retired nine years ago, aims to restore confidence in the Secretary of State’s office until a secretary is picked by voters in November 2024
28 Jun 2023
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LaVonne Griffin-Valade, who retired nine years ago, aims to restore confidence in the Secretary of State’s office until a secretary is picked by voters in November 2024
28 Jun 2023
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Police say a teen boy was hospitalized with a non-life threatening stab wound after a fight involving 10-15 teens on Northeast High and Northeast Chemeketa Streets.
28 Jun 2023
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Police say a teen boy was hospitalized with a non-life threatening stab wound after a fight involving 10-15 teens on Northeast High and Northeast Chemeketa Streets.
28 Jun 2023
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