Oct 15, 2024
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Oregon’s total nonfarm employment is less racially and ethnically diverse than average across the United States. Among the U.S. private-sector workfo...
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...
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...
Jul 16, 2024
Oregon’s open beaches, rugged mountains, and grape-filled hillsides make it a popular destination for visitors. But there’s something else about Oreg...
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The youngest members of the large Baby Boom Generation, born between 1946 and 1964, turn 60 years old in 2024. Workers in th...
Jul 9, 2024
Oregon’s labor force participation rate – the percentage of the civilian noninstitutional population that is either employed or unemployed – peaked i...
Jun 30, 2024
Oregon has a critical need for behavioral health services. Mental health conditions for Oregonians, especially for young adults and adolescents rose ...
Jun 21, 2024
In the United States, there were 92,850 nursing and assisted living facilities (all ownerships) employing 3.3 million workers in 2023. The nation’s n...
Jun 20, 2024
College enrollment among recent high school graduates fell to 61.4% in 2023, a drop of 4.8 percentage points from the rate in 2019, prior to the pand...
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