Oregon Labor Market - What's New http://www.olmis.org/ Quality Information / Informed Choices. en-us Copyright 1997-2005 Oregon Employment Department John.F.Pearce@state.or.us OLMIS http://www.olmis.org/ows-img/olmtest/header/logo2.gif http://www.olmis.org/ 139 60 Oregon Labor Market -- What's New Unemployment Rate Below 9.0 Percent for the First Time in Three Years http://www.qualityinfo.org/olmisj/ArticleReader?itemid=00008020 00008020

Analysis of the employment and unemployment data for December 2011.

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 12:00:00 PST Oregon Business Employment Dynamics: First Quarter 2011 http://www.qualityinfo.org/olmisj/ArticleReader?itemid=00008018 00008018

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

 Thu, 26 Jan 2012 12:00:00 PST Linn County's Manufacturing Sector Shows Signs of Recovery http://www.qualityinfo.org/olmisj/ArticleReader?itemid=00008019 00008019

Malaise in the county's manufacturing sector has lasted for years, but the sector has shown growth over the past year.

 Thu, 26 Jan 2012 12:00:00 PST Slow and Steady the Pace in 2011 http://www.qualityinfo.org/olmisj/ArticleReader?itemid=00008022 00008022

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

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 12:00:00 PST Women in Oregon's Workforce http://www.qualityinfo.org/olmisj/ArticleReader?itemid=00008023 00008023

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

 Thu, 26 Jan 2012 12:00:00 PST Job Outlook: Making Up Ground Lost in Recession http://www.qualityinfo.org/olmisj/ArticleReader?itemid=00008021 00008021

The Oregon Employment Department just released state occupational projections for the period from 2010 to 2020.

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 12:00:00 PST One-Third of Oregon Employers Plan to Hire Soon http://www.qualityinfo.org/olmisj/PubReader?itemid=00007973 00007973

Check out the results from the Future Hiring Survey of employers by the Oregon Employment Department.

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