ORS 657.601: Employment Department; duties.

There is established an Employment Department. The department shall: (1) Administer the unemployment insurance laws of this state to support Oregonians during periods of unemployment; (2) Provide for the operation of a statewide employment service, including the establishment and maintenance of a system of public employment offices to promote employment of Oregonians; (3) Provide oversight, operation and management of a statewide comprehensive workforce and labor market information system; and (4) Administer the paid family and medical leave insurance laws of this state to support Oregonians during periods of leave. [1969 c.597 §176; 1993 c.344 §4(1); part renumbered 657A.010 in 1993; 1995 c.278 §57; 2017 c.307 §1; 2025 c.43 §2]