(Portland, OR)  --  The Oregon Employment Department continues to struggle with unemployment claims for people who are self-employed and contract workers.  The department says it still has 19-thousand claims to finish by August 8th from a backlog of 70-thousand.  Last week, they processed 21-thousand claims.  A new webpage is taking weekly online claims which has sped up the process and eliminated mistakes.  They say they're on track to meet next week's goal.