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While fewer job openings existed in spring 2009 than one year earlier, the right workers were still in demand for many occupations.
Sep-21-2009
Resources
The Business Information Center provides economic, demographic, and workforce information tailored to the needs of your business.
Here is your one-stop source for a wide variety of occupational information. Wages, employment projections, employment by industry, skill sets, educational requirements, and training providers are all accessible from one convenient location.
Employment Department Services
Who are Oregon’s veterans? What resources are available to help unemployed veterans find work?
Oct-22-2009
The Child Care Division supports working families by providing a statewide system of child-care services that are safe, high quality, affordable, and accessible.
Information is available here on Welfare-to-Work and other tax credits and programs.
Looking for workers? Place a job listing on-line.
Find on-line forms, tax reporting software, and answers to your questions about unemployment tax.
The Child Care Division provides information, inspects and certifies centers in Oregon.
Jan-23-2007
Helpful Links
Information that used to be available only once every ten years will soon be available each year from the Census Bureau. This site has demographic and income data for several pilot counties across the country, including Multnomah County in Oregon.
AOI is a business and lobbying organization representing over 2,400 principal members and 16,000 associate businesses.
Oregon's 19 BizCenters assist small business owners in developing and improving their skills in marketing, management, and capital formation.
BOLI enforces state laws that ban discrimination in employment and protect workers and children in the workplace.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics is the principal fact-finding agency for the federal government in the broad field of labor economics and statistics.
The first stop for starting a business in Oregon.
OSHA's website is an easy to use resource for current OSHA standards and compliance-related information.
The Office of Economic Analysis serves as the main forecasting unit for the State of Oregon.
DCBS protects Oregon's consumers and workers while promoting a positive business climate in the state.
The DEQ offers free, confidential
technical assistance to businesses regarding environmental regulations.
OECDD provides information on business financing, industrial siting, enterprise zones, and other programs designed to enhance Oregon's workforce business climate.
Your link to government information for businesses.
WCD administers and enforces Oregon's workers' compensation.
Produces population estimates for Oregon's counties and incorporated cities and conducts research into the causes and consequences of demographic change.
The Oregon Population Survey is conducted every two years, and gives insight into the state of the population and the opinion of Oregonians on a variety of issues. Download the results of the 2000 population survey here.
The Voice is an online information center about what's happening in Oregon's dynamic manufacturing sector. It collects and consolidates news, resources, programs, and contacts from companies, consortia, industry and labor groups, education and training providers, and government organizations.
The Census Bureau is one of the most comprehesive sources of information about the U.S. population and economy.
Get information here on starting, financing, and expanding a small businss.
Online news and analysis about businesses and doing business around Oregon.
 Contacts
For assistance with labor market information and other Employment Department Services, contact a Workforce Analyst in your area.
Articles
A look at the women in the labor force and how their participation has changed over time.
Oct-19-2009
Census data give insight into the racial and ethnic make-up of the state’s population.
Sep-21-2009
This influential pioneer had quite a career – as a merchant, farmer, and wilderness road builder.
Sep-21-2009
Atypical weather patterns mask an overall trend of decline.
Jul-20-2009
Railroads helped some timber mills in early 1900s Oregon grow to be among the world’s largest.
Jul-20-2009
Reach back in time for a glimpse of frontier Oregon.
May-27-2009
Excerpts from the department’s official publication celebrating Oregon’s 150th birthday.
Apr-20-2009
Oregonians volunteer at high rates.
Apr-20-2009
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Publications
New survey of employers finds Oregon’s 51,400 green jobs to be widespread across industries and occupations.
Jun-29-2009
Are Oregon employers finding enough qualified workers? What types of benefits and training are employers offering to retain workers? How are employers handling the aging of the workforce? Answers to these questions and more are contained in this report of the 2008 Oregon Employer Survey results.
Feb-02-2009
Recent employment trends, 10-year projections, and the economic argument in favor of higher educational attainment.
Jul-29-2008
The Business Employment Dynamics (BED) show the dynamic labor market flows that underlie the net changes in aggregate employment levels. This change in employment is the net result of gross job gains and gross job losses that occur at establishments throughout the economy.
Oct-01-2008
Baby boomer retirements will keep the job market tight. How can employers adjust?
Jun-21-2007
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