What are the average wages for auto mechanics? What are beginning wages for accounting clerks? What are the going wages for experienced cooks? These tables provide answers to questions like these for occupational wages for the state and each region of Oregon.

Current economic and labor market information pertaining to Oregon's various regions can be found in the <I>Local Labor Trends</I> monthly publications. A Local Labor Trends newsletter is published each month for each of fourteen regions within the state, and each contain the most recent information on local area employment and unemployment trends.

Even with seasonal ups and downs, unemployment in the Mid-Columbia region was at a record low in 2007.

New economic opportunities meant growth and low unemployment in 2007.

The value of Jackson County exports is up – way up. And one industry, transportation equipment, dominates county exports.

Resident Oregon Labor Force and Unemployment by Area is a monthly data sheet that provides monthly estimated labor force, employment, unemployment, and unemployment rates for the nation, state, MSAs, and counties. It includes estimates for the current month, previous month, and one year ago.

Manufacturing in Yamhill County has diversified since the 1970s.

Baker, Union, and Wallowa counties experienced favorable employment conditions in 2007, but 2008 may be a different story.

A review of employment trends in 2007 for the Salem MSA.

A review of employment trends in 2007 for Benton County.

A review of employment trends in 2007 for Linn County.

Hood River has led the state in recent growth in the tourism-dependent food services and drinking places industry.

Ports have been a vital force driving Oregon's growth since the late 1800s.

Salem's construction sector has shown strong gains in employment over the past four years.

In spite of the cooling housing market, the Portland metro area is still adding jobs in most broad industries.

With the housing bubble deflating quickly, how has this downturn impacted employment in housing-related industries?

Largely rural but part of an urban area, this rapidly growing county has a long, interesting history.

The 2007 edition of <I>Oregon Wage Information</I> provides wage data for hundreds of occupations (200 pages). It offers a broad spectrum of wage rates from many sectors of Oregon's economy, and is designed to assist job seekers, employers, career planners, industrial developers, and others needing Oregon wage rates for specific occupations.</p> <p>Click <a href=" http://olmis.emp.state.or.us/pubs/owi/owi_faq.pdf ">here</a> for a list of frequently asked questions about Oregon wage information data.</p> <p>To send us your comments on this publication, click <a href="http://www.QualityInfo.org/owi">here</a>.</p> <P> Note: Because of its landscape format, the PDF version of this publication is best viewed with <A HREF="http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html">Adobe Acrobat Reader 5.0</A> or higher.

A snapshot of major industry and occupational characteristics produced for each of the 15 workforce regions.

Shorter, companion reports to the full Training and Retaining Oregon's Workforce publication for the state and its workforce regions.

Half of Douglas County's manufacturing companies have trouble filling vacancies because job applicants don't have the technical skills needed. Welding, machining and reading blue prints are among the most important skills businesses are looking for; computer and basic math skills are also high on the list.

What skills are job applicants and current employees lacking? How have worker shortages impacted organizations? What methods have employers used to attract and/or retain employees? Answers to each of these questions, and more, are provided for the state and each of its workforce regions.