September 26, 2022, 5:22pm Business
Clark County’s unemployment rate is more than a point below where it was last August, according to an update from the Washington Employment Security Department. Read story
August 25, 2022, 5:39pm Business
Clark County has added 11,400 jobs since the onset of pandemic in February 2020 — a 6.7 percent increase that has outpaced employment rate increases in Portland and Seattle, as well as in Oregon and Washington — and the United States as a whole. Read story
July 26, 2022, 5:56pm Business
Clark County employers added a massive 1,300 new jobs in June, adjusted for seasonal changes, according to figures released Tuesday by the Employment Security Department. Read story
July 7, 2022, 6:00am Business Subscriber Exclusive
ZoomInfo is aiming to compete with LinkedIn by using its massive databases and AI tools to find job candidates for any business’ open positions. Read story
June 2, 2022, 7:04pm Business Subscriber Exclusive
Gas prices are too high. Housing is in short supply. Consumer confidence is falling. Read story
May 28, 2022, 5:05pm Business
April was not the best month for Clark County’s job market. Due to seasonal trends, 700 net new jobs were expected, but only 200 jobs were tallied. Read story
April 20, 2022, 4:17pm Business
The local job market is growing beyond pre-COVID levels, according to new data released by the Washington Employment Security Department on Tuesday. Read story
March 9, 2022, 7:15pm Business
In the months of July, August and September, Clark County employed 1,400 more people than initial data showed, and the county also added another 800 jobs in January after seasonal adjustments. Read story
March 4, 2022, 6:44pm Business
Drivers for ride-hail companies don’t always get the best treatment. When Jennifer Heinlein, an Uber driver, was driving a passenger home from the airport one night, her car was smashed when a drunk driver caused a multiple car pileup on the St. John’s Bridge that launched her into oncoming traffic.… Read story
January 20, 2022, 6:00am Business Subscriber Exclusive
Vancouver resident Jessica Jackson made the monotonous drive to her Portland workplace every workday until the pandemic hit, when she shifted to remote work. Read story