Oregon Labor Market Information System
Region 2
Overview
Region 2Region 2 in Oregon's northwest corner includes Portland, the state's largest city and its two most populous counties, Multnomah and Washington. Together, these two counties account for one-third of the state's population.

The region has a diverse economy that includes manufacturing, trade and services. A major force behind the area's robust growth over the last decade is its high-tech industry, which grew by close to 70 percent. Population swelled during this time, as the region became home to almost 250,000 new residents. Its growth rate nearly doubled that of the nation.

Until July 2004, Tillamook County was part of Region 2. But county commissioners and the Oregon Workforce Investment Board agreed to transfer the county back to Region 1 (Clatsop and Columbia counties). The county's economy and workforce issues are more closely aligned with the rural, coastal, natural-resource, and tourism-based economy of the North Coast than with the largely urban Multnomah and Washington counties.



What's New
 LOCAL TRENDS AND ANALYSIS
 
Monthly Employment Situation for the Portland Metro Area

STEM Employment in the Portland Metro Area

Portland Population Growth: Migration

Portland Metro's Agricultural Employment

Portland Metro Year in Review: 2012

Oregon Job Vacancies - Portland Tri-County

Personal Income - 2011

The Conference Board Help Wanted OnLine (HWOL) Data Series

Portland Metro Population Growth in 2012

The Age of Portland Metro's Workforce

Holiday Hiring in the Metro Area

Portland Metro Jobs: Where Do We Stand?

Inflation? What Inflation? An Update on Portland Metro's Consumer Price Index

Down on the Farm: Portland's Agricultural Sales in 2011

Venture Capital Firms in Portland: A Small but Recession-Proof Part of the

Portland Metro Area Pay in 2011

Job Vacancies in the Portland Tri-County Area

Slowing Migration Puts a Dent in Portland's Population Growth

Tri-County Occupational Employment Projections: 2010-2020

Dusting off the Crystal Ball: Employment Projections Released

The Portland Area's Clark County Workforce


Regional Contacts
 FOR LABOR MARKET INFORMATION
 
Amy Vander Vliet
Regional Economist
Portland Metro Area
(503) 280-6031

Malcolm Boswell
Workforce Analyst
Multnomah County, east of 82nd Street
(503) 666-1985 x309

Jill Cuyler-Crook
Workforce Analyst
Washington County
(503) 360-2421

Christian Kaylor
Workforce Analyst
Multnomah County, west of 82nd Street
(503) 545-1709