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Oregon's Chemical Manufacturing Industry Changes to Meet Demand The composition of products from the industry has changed with the economy.
May-20-2013
Quick Stats
Unemployment Rates
Seasonally Adjusted
Apr 2013Mar 2013Apr 2012
Oregon8.0%8.2%8.8%
United States7.5%7.6%8.1%
Local Area RatesLatest Monthly Press Release
 
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Oregon Job Growth
Nonfarm Payroll Employment, in Thousands
Seasonally Adjusted
   Change From
Apr 2013Mar 2013Apr 2012Mar 2013Apr 2012
Total1,663.91,660.21,636.43.727.5
Construction71.372.569.8-1.21.5
Manufacturing175.8174.6171.41.24.4
Trade, Transport and Utilities320.5320.2315.60.34.9
Financial Activities91.891.890.40.01.4
Professional and Business Services199.5199.3194.60.24.9
Educational and Health Services240.6240.7237.8-0.12.8
Leisure and Hospitality179.1176.5168.62.610.5
Other Services58.257.157.31.10.9
Government287.3287.4291.1-0.1-3.8
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Analysis of the employment and unemployment data for April 2013.
May-20-2013
Commercial Banking: There's a Branch Near You These firms supply a necessary product for all Oregon firms - banking services - and they also employ many Oregonians.
May-20-2013
Credit analysts determine how much risk is involved in lending money or extending credit to a person or business.
May-20-2013
Oregon welcomed 3,082 participants in the J-1 Visa Program in 2012, according to the State Department.
May-20-2013
The result of any analysis depends on assumptions made at the beginning; the same is true of statistics on firm size classes.
May-20-2013
Population growth picked up a bit in 2012, driven by stronger in-migration.
May-20-2013
Job growth has picked up across the Central Oregon region.
May-20-2013
The manufacturing workweek now stands above 41 hours per week.
May-20-2013
Oregon's private employers had approximately 22,900 job vacancies during winter 2013, according to a recently completed Job Vacancy Survey by the Oregon Employment Department.
Apr-15-2013