Mar 12, 2026
Throughout the year, the Oregon Employment Department surveys private employers with two or more employees from all industries and areas of the state...
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Mar 9, 2026
In 2024, Oregon had a per capita personal income (PCPI) of $70,908. Oregon’s PCPI was 97% of the national average of $73,204, according to the U.S. B...
Mar 9, 2026
With unemployment at a slow and steady climb, the job market continues to loosen. Businesses have less demand to find workers while jobseekers encoun...
Mar 3, 2026
Oregon employers posted an average of 92,400 online job postings every month in 2025, according to data from Lightcast-Conference Board’s Help Wante...
Mar 3, 2026
Oregon’s Hispanic population continues to increase as does the number of Hispanics in Oregon’s labor force. The Hispanic population has a similar une...
Feb 26, 2026
Oregon private employers reported 58,500 job openings at any given time in 2025. This was essentially unchanged from the 57,800 job openings seen in ...
Feb 24, 2026
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the U.S. economy is projected to add 5.2 million new jobs from 2024 to 2034. The healthcare and social a...
Feb 23, 2026
A Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) is an area surrounding at least one city with 50,000 or more inhabitants. The largest cities in an MSA are des...
Feb 10, 2026
The massive increase in work from home in 2020 significantly decreased the foot traffic of Oregon’s urban cores. Fewer people commuted to work in tra...
Feb 9, 2026
Most of Oregon’s population growth between 2024 and 2025 came through international immigration according to new estimates from the U.S. Census Bure...
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