| Article: | News Digest: Good Afternoon Oregon Unemployment rate at 5.5 percent for April PORTLAND(AP) — Officials say Oregon’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 5.5 percent in April, nearly unchanged from March. The Oregon Employment Department said in a report Monday the March rate was revised to 5.6 percent. In April, Oregon’s seasonally adjusted nonfarm payroll employment declined 1,600, following a loss of 2,700 jobs in March. |