Private Education and Health Services Highlighted Wasco County’s Job Growth from 2009 to 2019

March 31, 2020

Wasco County’s nonfarm employment rose by 770 jobs, or 8 percent, between 2009 and 2019 to average 10,200. Wasco...

Hood River County’s 10-year Growth Rate at 19 Percent

March 5, 2020

Hood River County’s nonfarm employment rose by 1,970 jobs or 19 percent between 2009 and 2019 to average 12,080, a new peak. Over the short term, 2017 to...

New In-Migrants Continue to Drive Deschutes County’s Population Gains

by Damon Runberg

January 16, 2020

The 2017-2018 migration patterns were recently released by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). These migration patterns show the number...

Deschutes County’s Gross Output Slowed Dramatically in 2018

by Damon Runberg

December 18, 2019

The Bureau of Economic Analysis recently released the 2018 gross domestic product (GDP) for metropolitan areas. GDP is one of the more popular...

Bend-Redmond Metro Ranks 5th in the U.S. for Those Who Work From Home

by Kale Donnelly

December 17, 2019

The Bend-Redmond metro area (Deschutes County) isn’t new to the spotlight of national news in recent years. Some of the most recent and...

2017 Census of Agriculture – Wheeler County

by Dallas Fridley

November 1, 2019

The market value of agricultural products sold in Wheeler County totaled $11.1 million in 2017. Crops represented 33 percent or $3.7 million and livestock,...

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Workforce Analyst

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