Presents a variety of data elements the Oregon Employment Department gathers in the course of taking requests for workers from employers.

OED has published hours and earnings data for manufacturing production workers for years. Check out what recent numbers show, and learn about a new series, "all employee hours and earnings."

The number of people working more than one job fell during the second quarter of 2007.

<I>Covered Employment and Wages</I> is an annual publication (264 pages) that summarizes employment and payroll statistics of firms participating in the Unemployment Insurance program. It contains an analysis of covered employment and payroll trends.

Have Oregonians made wage gains over the last 30 years? It depends.

Wage data from the first quarter of 2007 reveal concentrations of high-and low-paying jobs by industry.

Compensation comparisons cast a positive light on the metro area.

Oregon's – fourth highest nationwide – will get 15-cent hike to $7.95 per hour.

Oregon's rural makeup contributes to decades of lower per capita personal income.

An overview of how diverse agencies use an important indicator of economic activity.

Portland-Salem area workers in construction and service occupations had high average pay.

A new set of tables provides a wide range of information related to Oregon's workforce. The tables provide data regarding the degree of churning in the state's workforce as well as wage distributions for the state's firms and employees. For more information regarding these tables, see <a href="http://olmis.emp.state.or.us/pubs/wage/wage.pdf">UI Wage File Reports</a>.

Income for metro and non-metro areas has increased over time, but metro areas are outpacing non-metros.

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.

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. The full publication, <a href="http://www.olmis.org/olmisj/PubReader?itemid=00000053"> Oregon Wage Information 2007</a>, can be viewed online.

Oregon's growth in per capita income falls behind the growth of its neighbors.

Industry mix influences shares of low-wage jobs.

Hourly wages widely diverse among industries.

Women's participation stabilizes, earnings grow, but disparities still exist.

One-third of all workers attached to Oregon's labor force experienced some sort of transition between the second quarters of 2004 and 2005. The degree of worker reallocation varied considerably by industry, likely due to industry, firm, and worker characteristics.

Pay gap of more than $10,000 widens in nearly every major industry in Oregon.

These tables contain per capita personal income data compiled by the Bureau of Economic Analysis for the U.S., Oregon, and each labor market area.

The Wage and Hour Division enforces laws covering state minimum wage and overtime requirements, working conditions, child labor, farm and forest labor contracting, wage collection, and prevailing wages for public works contracts.

The Family Budget Calculator lets you determine the income needed for particular types of families to make ends meet.

The Office of Economic Analysis serves as the main forecasting unit for the State of Oregon.

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Create graphic trend analysis of local economic indicators, generate shift-share analysis of local employment growth, and download tabulations of economic data for Pacific Northwest regions and counties.

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.

Thinking of relocating to another city? This Salary Relocation Calculator can help you determine the difference in cost of living between cities.

Current federal pay ranges are available from the Federal Employees News Digest.

The BEA produces a wide variety of economic data, including personal income data for the U.S., all states and counties.

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Wages are quoted as an hourly, weekly, monthly, or yearly amount. Frequently employers and workers want to know what a wage is in a different time frame. The Wage and Salary Conversion Calculator will allow you to enter a wage and a time period and the wage will be converted to the amount for the other three time frames.