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...
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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...
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 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...
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...
Jul 11, 2024
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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...
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