Unemployment Resources

Are you facing layoffs or unemployment? Some online resources that might assist you:

Unemployment Benefits
State of Oregon
- Unemployment Insurance - general info
- Reasons to File Online
- Site for Filing Online: www.WorkingInOregon.org/ocs
- Oregon Unemployment Insurance Estimator

Additional Government Benefits
- GovBenefits.Gov [Search term: “Oregon”]

Employment Opportunities
- EdZapp.com - jobs in education.
- Oregon Employment Department - includes a program to provide 12,000 temporary jobs for unemployed Oregonians.
- Work Source Oregon - jobs and training programs.

Other Resources

- Unemployment Lifeline from AFL-CIO – resources such as Talking to your Family, Where to Go for Help, Dealing with Creditors, Keeping a Roof Over Your Head, Putting Food on the Table, Managing Utility Bills, Staying Insured, Getting a Job.

- Subsidy for Extending Health Care Coverage - flyer from the Oregon Dept of Consumer & Business Services.

- Oregon Child Care Resource & Referral Network - contains listings of resources available by county.

- Home Ownership Preservation Help - State of Oregon.

- Oregon Division of Consumer and Business Services - help with unemployment, maintaining health insurance while unemployed and foreclosure prevention.

- Oregon Helps - information on programs such as Low Income Energy Assistance (LIEAP), Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), Employment Related Childcare (ERDC), Property Tax Deferral, Portland Water Bureau’s Financial Assistance Program, Emergency Food.

- Portland Community College – advice on what to do after a layoff, from preparation for layoff to assistance afterward.