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J-1 Visas: Sharing Oregon With the Rest of the World
Oregon welcomed 3,082 participants in the J-1 Visa Program in 2012, according to the State Department.
May-20-2013
In-Migration Fueled Oregon Population Growth in 2012
Population growth picked up a bit in 2012, driven by stronger in-migration.
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
Hispanics Drive Oregon's Increasing Diversity
In 2011, about one out of every five Oregonians belonged to a minority group, compared with one in six back in 2001.
Mar-25-2013
Encouraging Trends in Oregon Business Employment Dynamics
The first quarter 2012 net job gain was one of the strongest for Oregon since the onset of the Great Recession.
Jan-22-2013
Population Growth Picked Up in 2012
Oregon's population growth rate appears to have hit bottom in 2011; the growth rate increased to 0.7 percent in 2012.
Jan-22-2013
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
How Do Oregonians Travel to Work?
The vast majority of workers in Oregon use an automobile to travel to work.
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
Homeownership in Oregon
Homeownership in Oregon Homeownership rates decreased slightly in Oregon and the U.S. from 2005 to 2012.
Sep-21-2012
Oregon's Minimum Wage Will Rise to $8.95 Per Hour in 2013
The minimum wage will increase on January 1. Oregon will continue to have the second-highest minimum wage in the country.
Sep-18-2012
Key Workforce Challenge: Connecting Training to Workforce Needs
Workforce-related training should be tailored to actual needs of businesses. What efforts are geared in that direction?
Aug-16-2012
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
Who Are the Working Poor?
The national number of working poor increased in 2007; part-time, young, and female workers are more likely to be among the working poor.
May-10-2012
Local Employment Dynamics Reveal Battle of the Sexes. . .and the Generations
While recessionary job losses hit men hard, the recovery has been worse for women.
Apr-24-2012
Young Businesses Restrained by Recession
Business Employment Dynamics show that surviving firms tend to grow over time.
Apr-24-2012
Migration Patterns in the Past Five Years
American Community Survey data allow analysis of migration by occupation group.
Mar-26-2012
Child Care - An Industry and a Benefit
Child Care - An Industry and a Benefit More working women have fueled the growth of an industry.
Feb-07-2012
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
Business Wise? Consider Starting Your Own
See how one man turned his dream of business ownership into reality.
Dec-09-2011
Mandatory Posters Explain Basic Rules of Employment
State, federal posters explain employment laws to employers and employees.
Jan-06-2012