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Federal stimulus funding is helping to support thousands of Portland education jobs and many other workers and unemployed individuals throughout the state.

During the last three months, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act has provided $200 million to support about 6,150 jobs throughout Oregon, and has injected a total of $462 million into the local economy during Q3 2010.

The ARRA has paid for the salaries of more than 4,000 Oregon teaching jobs in K-12 schools and higher education institutions. The stimulus plan also has funded energy efficiency, renewable energy, and transportation projects throughout the state.

"These investments are continuing to put people to work," Gov. Ted Kulongoski said. "By creating employment opportunities, the federal funding is helping individual Oregonians provide for their families in a way that is also improving our communities."

The ARRA also has helped with:

• Low-Income Weatherization program - This initiative provided 129 jobs for Oregon residents during Q2 2010. The program has weatherized 1,428 homes and hired 98 individual contracting firms so far.
• State Energy Program - About $525,000 has been invested in 200 energy efficiency and renewable energy projects that will create jobs and save costs.
• Oregon Department of Transportation - The ARRA invested $34 million for highway, road, bridge, and public transit projects that created or saved 310 jobs during Q2 2010. More than $270 million in federal funding is slated to support more than 350 projects throughout Oregon.
• Oregon Employment Department - Federal funding helped WorkSource Oregon centers to hire 32 employees during Q2 2010 in order to provide job search help to more than 137,000 local residents.
• Unemployment benefits - Since it was signed into law in February 2009, the ARRA has provided about $1.9 billion in assistance to Oregon families in need of unemployment benefits, healthcare, and food stamps.

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