A new survey of employers finds that green jobs make up 3 percent of Oregon's workforce.

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The <I>Oregon Labor Trends</I> monthly newsletter contains the latest information on trends in employment and unemployment, as well as providing in-depth coverage of a wide range of economic and labor market topics.

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Holiday season hiring trends returned to a more normal pattern in the fourth quarter of 2010 and first quarter of 2011.

Oregon's labor market showed slow but steady improvement through 2011.

Oregon women are more likely to be in the labor force than women nationwide, a long-standing trend.

Analysis of the employment and unemployment data for December 2011.

Oregon Labor Force and Unemployment by Area is a monthly data sheet that provides monthly estimated labor force, employment, unemployment, and unemployment rates for the nation, state, MSAs, and counties. It includes estimates for the current month, previous month, and one year ago.

While jobs numbers are useful in gauging economic trends, there are pieces of Oregon's economic pie missing from the usual statistics.

Presents the latest Oregon labor force information and analysis in a concise format. Usually released around the 15th of every month. Also includes a table showing the Nonfarm payroll employment by industry and the Resident Labor Force Table and Unemployment by area.

Nearly two-thirds of Oregon's teen workers are employed in leisure and hospitality or retail trade.

Travel and tourism are significant in Oregon's economy.

As youth participate in the labor force less, and endure high unemployment rates, worries about a "lost generation" of workers ensue.

Oregon's construction sector is feeling the pain of the national housing downturn.

The targeted dates for national, state, and local-area releases of the unemployment rate and employment survey data have been set for 2012.

The state is expected to continue adding jobs at a slow pace.

Oregon's real estate industry encompasses far more activities than just land, home and commercial property sales.

Oregon size of firm distributions tend to remain stable from one year to the next.

The semiconductor industry pays high wages and has low turnover.

Self-employment suffered a double-digit drop between 2007 and 2010.

Oregon women work in all sorts of businesses, but women make up more than half of the workers in several industries, including education and health care.

Employment projections by industry for the period 2010 to 2020 have just been released.

The average workweek in manufacturing has been increasing for two years, with larger increases for production workers.

In the latest housing-led national recession, southwest Oregon's forest sector was hard hit.

From machinery to high technology, gains in productivity continue to shape the employment picture.

Important and dynamic industry enhances state's economy.

Higher and mid-wage jobs accounted for 60 percent of jobs lost during the recession, but less than one-third of the jobs gained since.

About 50,000 Oregon jobs are grouped in "other services."

Nonprofits make available essential human and education services. They also employ 166,000 Oregon workers.

This analysis compares trends in employment, wage, and worker trends in seven identified green sectors and Oregon's overall economy.

Manufacturing employment has shifted to metro areas with the decline of wood products.

Keeping pests at bay is the business of more than 100 Oregon firms.

Economic recovery is a complex process – uncertainty is the name of this game. Still, some indicators can help tease out what might be expected in coming months.

Check out which fisheries provided the boost in 2010, moving total revenue up.

About one-fifth of Oregon's manufacturing employment is in rural areas, spread across the state's 25 rural counties.

Government entities employ nearly 300,000 Oregon workers, with nearly half of them in education.

Oregon has a reputation as a healthy and active state. What does that mean in terms of jobs?

Opportunities for leisure abound in our beautiful state, but how many jobs do they represent?

The topic of baby boom retirements, and how to plan for them, is once again on the horizon for employers.

Oregon's natural resource sector has a large workforce that varies depending on the season.

Employment in this industry seems to be influenced more by population changes than the business cycle.

How do trends in this green sector compare with similar industries and the overall economy?

Traffic at rush hour can be intense in a metro area. Where are all of those commuters going?

Oregon has a high rate of union membership. There were more union members in Oregon in 2010 than a decade earlier.

Oregon's health care industry didn't lose jobs over the year a single time during the recession.

Spending on defense contracts in the Beaver States has tripled in five years.

As expected, the green building and development sector mirrored trends in the construction industry.

Estimates of employment and unemployment in 2010 held firm.

<I>Around the State</I> is a weekly tip-sheet that summarizes major employment-related news from around Oregon. The news articles are submitted primarily by the Regional Economists from information gleaned from non-confidential published sources.

Employment in this sector outperformed the economy as a whole between the fourth quarters of 2004 and 2009.

The majority of "green" transportation sector employment occurs in local government transit and ground passenger transportation.

Oregon's dairy industry is undergoing growth and change.

This industry has changed drastically over time, but remains critical to the economies of many local communities.

Oregon's multifaceted social assistance industry serves more than the elderly and disabled.

Monitoring employment and wage trends by firm size class can provide insights into the future of Oregon's economy.

How many Oregon firms make up the energy efficiency sector? How many people do they employ and what sort of wages do they pay?

Oregon had about 30,000 federal jobs in 2009, ranking 31st in the nation for federal employment per capita.

Identified manufacturers of green products have grown in the past five years.

Most Oregon exports go to other states. This article covers destinations as well as what products Oregon exports.

This analysis looks at a small group of Oregon firms that produce electricity from renewable sources.

Most people are aware of the term "organic," but what exactly is organic agriculture? This article describes definitions, history of the movement, and what we know of the numbers.

The Oregon Employment Department's (OED's) estimates of agricultural employment are nowhere near as precise as our nonfarm job tallies. Nonfarm employment statistics are ultimately based on a near-exact count of workers from employers' unemployment insurance (UI) tax records. Those same UI tax records represent just a fraction of Oregon's agriculture industry, since only this state's larger farms and ranches are subject to UI law. Therefore, much more guesswork goes into compiling OED's farm employment estimates, particularly when attempting to capture job counts for smaller operators.

These tables contain annual average and monthly labor force, unemploment, and employment by industry for each labor market area.</p>

Learn more about two major sources of employment figures.

Recent employment trends, 10-year projections, and the economic argument in favor of higher educational attainment.

The crop value of Oregon's greenhouse and nursery products recently topped $1 billion. This article describes the history, trade, and workforce of this valuable industry.

High prices at the gas pump should pump up demand for workers with energy efficiency and renewable energy skills.

The Voice is an online information center about what's happening in Oregon's dynamic manufacturing sector. It collects and consolidates news, resources, programs, and contacts from companies, consortia, industry and labor groups, education and training providers, and government organizations.

Access to historical employment and wage information has never been easier. Our on-line database contains over 20 years of detailed industry data for Oregon and all counties.

The Current Employment Statistics (CES) monthly survey provides the most up-to-date employment estimates available. Industry employment figures are available for all labor market areas in Oregon.