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Data from the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) can be utilized to compare historic public and private employment in Oregon. QCEW is ba...
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According to 1940 United States Census Bureau records, Black or African Americans made up roughly 10% of the U.S. population in the years prior to Wo...
Feb 20, 2025
Oregon has a sizable immigrant population with an important impact on the labor market. According to the American Community Survey (ACS) 2022 five-ye...
Feb 19, 2025
There has been increasing dialogue around homelessness in recent years, with many strategies and perspectives being discussed and explored. Portland ...
Feb 8, 2025
What do skyscrapers, automobiles, rockets, and ships have in common? In all likelihood, they have all been welded. Anything made of metal, no matter ...
Feb 6, 2025
Twenty-three percent of jobs in Oregon fall into the STEM category (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics). You can view the relationship...
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According to U.S. Census Bureau, workers who identified as Asian accounted for about 7% of Oregon’s workforce in 2023, growing from 5% in 2013. That ...
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Tribal government employment in Oregon has had noticeable growth and fluctuations over the past few decades. From modest beginnings in the mid-1990s,...
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Most high-wage jobs require a college degree, and statistics generally bear this out. About 22% of Oregonians 25 years of age and older have only a h...
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