Recent Trends As we enter the fall season, employment is nearing its seasonal peak in Jackson County, with October through December typically recording the highest employment counts. Seasonal spikes in the large retail trade sector accounts for much of the rise in employment at this time of year. As the Siskiyou and Cascade mountains prepare to wear their coat of winter white, seasonal hiring in the area's snowsport-related businesses help to offset the reductions related to tourist attractions such as the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Published Oct-1-2009 ...more
