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The Employment Building in Salem houses the central offices of the Employment Department. (Oregon State Archives Photo)
Present Duties
The Oregon State Employment Service was created in 1935 as a division of the Unemployment Compensation Commission. In the mid-1950s, the Oregon State Employment Service and the State Unemployment Compensation Commission came together under the Department of Employment. In the late 1960s, the Legislature moved the department to the newly-formed Department of Human Resources, and the agency became the Employment Division. It continued as a division until 1993 when the Legislature made it a separate agency and named it the Employment Department.
Through 41 WorkSource Centers and three Unemployment Centers across the state, the department accomplishes its mission of supporting business and promoting employment by helping workers find suitable employment; providing qualified applicants for employers; supplying statewide and local labor market information; providing unemployment insurance benefits to workers temporarily unemployed through no fault of their own; and assuring safe and quality child care.
Agency Subdivisions
Information about this agency's divisions, offices, programs, etc.
Contact Information
Mailing Address: 875 Union St. NE, Salem 97311
Telephone: 503-947-1470; Toll-free: 1-800-237-3710
Fax: 503-947-1472
General E-mail: info@emp.state.or.us
Contact: Laurie Warner, Director
Administrative Rules Coordinator E-mail: Courtney Brooks
Records Officer E-mail: Annette Simpkins
Staff Directory from Oregon.gov
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Legal and Legislative Information
Statutory Authority: ORS 657.601
Economic Budget Analysis (pdf) - by Legislative Fiscal Office
Audit Reports - select agency from menu
Records, Publications and General Information
Agency History (pdf) - a detailed history of the agency
Records Retention Schedule (pdf) - a list of the public records kept at the agency
State Archives Holdings - a select list of the agency's records available for research at the State Archives
State Library Publications - a link to the Oregon State Library Catalog