Recent Trends The summer season has come to the Mid-Willamette Valley. The unusually soggy spring provided a real challenge for the region's farmers this year. Agriculture is one sector in the region that adds seasonal employment in the summer months.
Total nonfarm employment in Region 4 normally has an employment decrease during the summer months. Benton County has large employment declines in the summer due to summer break for Oregon State University. Local government education in all three counties also has a seasonal decline Published Jul-1-2010 ...more
