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Oregon's Payroll Employment Increases for the Seventh Consecutive Month
Analysis of the employment and unemployment data for April 2013.
May-20-2013
Size of Firms and Employment Trends, Revisited
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
Oregon's Manufacturing Workweek Rises as Inflation Remains in Check
The manufacturing workweek now stands above 41 hours per week.
May-20-2013
Oregon Business Employment Dynamics: Second Quarter, 2012
Business Employment Dynamics data show net job gains along with a slight drop in the number of businesses in mid-2012.
Apr-23-2013
Oregon Employment Forecast: Modest Growth (or, More of the Same)
The Office of Economic Analysis expects slow employment growth to continue.
Mar-25-2013
Payroll Employment was Revised Upward by 6,500 for 2012
Employment growth was a bit stronger than initially reported during 2012.
Mar-25-2013
For Oregon Parents, Working is the Norm
Parents in the Beaver State have higher labor force participation rates than the average across the nation.
Mar-08-2013
Oregon's Average Wages Rise With Inflation
Since 2008, Oregon wages have risen at almost exactly the same rate as inflation.
Mar-08-2013
Job Growth Climbing Back to Average in 2012
Oregon's job growth in 2012 was not enough to fill in the deep hole dug by the recession.
Jan-22-2013
Portrait of Oregon Businesses by Size of Firm
More than half of the private-sector firms in Oregon had fewer than five employees in March 2012.
Jan-22-2013
Employment Near Interstate 5 Exits: It's More Than You Think
More than 5,800 private-sector establishments are located within one-quarter mile of the 134 exits along the Oregon portion of I-5.
Jan-15-2013
Oregon's Out-of-State Workers
Roughly 6 percent of people who make their living in Oregon, make their home in some other state.
Jan-15-2013
Should I Stay or Should I Go? The Demographics of Employee Tenure
There has been a notable rise in median job tenure over the past six years: between 2006 and 2012 this figure rose from 3.8 to 4.6 years.
Jan-15-2013
How Do Oregonians Travel to Work?
The vast majority of workers in Oregon use an automobile to travel to work.
Jan-15-2013
The Ghost of Holiday Hiring Past
Holiday hiring recovered somewhat in 2011.
Oct-08-2012
Key Workforce Challenges: Businesses Struggle to Find Skilled Workers
Even with many unemployed seeking work, some businesses are having trouble recruiting workers with the right skills.
Jul-23-2012
Key Workforce Challenges: Aging Workforce and Looming Retirements
Baby boom retirements are coming, and employers will need to plan for them.
Jun-15-2012
Key Workforce Challenges: Slow Job Growth
In the two years after the Great Recession, Oregon added back about one-quarter of the jobs lost to recession.
May-22-2012
Free Trade Agreement With South Korea Should Benefit Oregon Exports
South Korea is Oregon's fifth largest export market - the destination for $1.1 billion in Oregon goods in 2011.
May-22-2012
Oregon's Green Employment in 2010
Two different surveys of employers found that green employment made up 3 percent of Oregon's workforce in 2010.
May-10-2012
Oregon's Small Businesses
Monitoring employment and wage trends by firm size class can provide insights into the future of Oregon's economy.
May-03-2012
Oregon's Domestic and Foreign Exports
Most Oregon exports go to other states. This article covers destinations as well as what products Oregon exports.
Apr-05-2012
Women in Oregon's Workforce
Oregon women are more likely to be in the labor force than women nationwide, a long-standing trend.
Jan-26-2012
Two Industries Capture Bulk of Teen Workers
Two Industries Capture Bulk of Teen Workers Nearly two-thirds of Oregon's teen workers are employed in leisure and hospitality or retail trade.
Jan-17-2012
Oregon Employment Expected to Grow 18 Percent in 10 Years
Employment projections by industry for the period 2010 to 2020 have just been released.
Dec-20-2011
Labor Productivity Improvements: History and Future
From machinery to high technology, gains in productivity continue to shape the employment picture.
Oct-27-2011