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Contact Workforce and Economic Research Division staff:

Art  Ayre, State Labor Economist

Oregon Employment Department	Phone: (503) 947-1268
875 Union St. NE	Fax: (503) 947-1210
Salem, OR 97311	Art.L.Ayre@state.or.us

Art is responsible for analyzing statewide economic issues. In addition to being a primary point of contact to the media, he is editor-in-chief of the Oregon Labor Trends newsletter.

Articles Available Online:

• Oregon at Work: Native Americans in the Early 1900s
• Understanding Oregon’s Labor Force
• Oregon At Work: Merchant Philip Foster
• Oregon At Work: Oregon’s Timber Industry in the Early 1900s
• Weather Affected Gross Job Gains, Net Losses
• Oregon At Work: Teacher – Ada Bell
• Oregon At Work: 1859-2009
• Data Show Job Churn by Industry Through Mid-2008
• Unemployment Rates and Unemployment Insurance Claims: Two Different Things
• Self-Employed Becoming Smaller Share of Economy
• Entendiendo la fuerza laboral de Oregon
• Uncounted Employment in Oregon
• Minimum Wage to Increase
• Update on Oregon’s Unemployment Rate
• Unemployment Rate Rises in Many Counties
• New Data Show Job Gains and Losses
• Recap of 2007: Slower Growth
• Slow Growth Foreseen for 2006-2016 Period
• Manufacturing Still Important
• Earnings by Occupation in Metropolitan Areas
• How Will Manufacturers Find Enough Workers?
• Will Oregon Have Enough Workers?
• Minimum-Wage Jobs Common in Border Counties
• Working at Home: More Popular in Oregon Than U.S.

Presentations Available Online:

• Oregon Building Trades Council - 8/09
• Oregon's Current & Projected Economic Conditions - 10/08
• Oregon & Willamette Valley Current Economy & Outlook - 6/08
• Oregon Employment Trends - 5/08
• Oregon Economic Update and Forecast - 2/08