Nov 6, 2024
The Oregon Department of Corrections employed an average of 4,525 people in the first half of 2024. A little more than half of these employees are se...
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Nov 5, 2024
Orchards are not very difficult to find in Oregon. In the Columbia Gorge, one can hardly miss the cherry, pear, and apple orchards. In souther...
Oct 24, 2024
Each quarter, the Oregon Employment Department surveys private employers from all industries and areas of the state to ask about the job vacancies th...
Oct 15, 2024
While not a “new” industry in the sense the seeds were sown by a new technology, product, or market, rather the marijuana industry that has been flow...
Oct 14, 2024
Oregon’s total nonfarm employment is less racially and ethnically diverse than average across the United States. Among the U.S. private-sector workfo...
Oct 2, 2024
The national economy appears to be transitioning from a post-pandemic inflationary boom to what could be the beginning of sustained growth. Inflation...
Sep 13, 2024
The sun peeks over the horizon. Wheat stalks rustle gently with the wind as the rooster crows, a familiar call signaling the beginning of the day’s w...
Sep 9, 2024
While there are always businesses that are closing, businesses are forming and opening too. Business formations have increased recently after taking ...
Sep 5, 2024
Oregon’s construction industry reached near another record high number of jobs in recent months, employing 118,200 on a seasonally adjusted basis in ...
Aug 29, 2024
Oregon consistently outpaces the U.S. in union membership as a share of total employment. In 2023, 14.1% of Oregon’s workers were union members, comp...
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