Presents a variety of data elements the Oregon Employment Department gathers in the course of taking requests for workers from employers.

Pay gap of more than $10,000 widens in nearly every major industry in Oregon.

When it comes to measuring economic activity, GDP is often cited as the measure. Experimental GDP figures are now available for metro areas throughout the country. This article describes the measure, as well as some issues with calculating GDP at the metro level.

Oregon's quarterly wage file can give valuable information on the workforce covered by unemployment insurance. Read on to find out which industries have been growing recently, and over the past few years.

Oregon's – fourth highest nationwide – will get 45-cent hike to $8.40 per hour.

A table showing the average change in prices over time for a fixed market basket of goods and services. The table shows the CPI for the U.S. and for the Portland-Salem PMSA. The U.S. figures are available on a monthly basis and the Portland-Salem figures are available on a semi-annual basis.

Annual earnings are highest for workers with full-time, year-round jobs. Read on to see just how steep the premium is, and which industries have the most "attached" workers.

Inflation is on everyone's mind these days. How is inflation calculated? And how have western states' prices changed for different slices of our spending pie?

The share of Oregonians characterized as the "working poor" – those below the poverty line, but in the labor force most of the year – has not changed much since 1989.

Per capita personal income level and growth continued to lag behind the United States.

These tables contain per capita personal income data compiled by the Bureau of Economic Analysis for the U.S., Oregon, and each labor market area.

What are the average wages for auto mechanics? What are beginning wages for accounting clerks? What are the going wages for experienced cooks? These tables provide answers to questions like these for occupational wages for the state and each region of Oregon. What are the average wages for auto mechanics? What are beginning wages for accounting clerks? What are the going wages for experienced cooks? These tables provide answers to questions like these for occupational wages for the state and each region of Oregon. The full publication, <a href="http://www.olmis.org/olmisj/PubReader?itemid=00000053"> Oregon Wage Information 2008</a>, can be viewed online.

OED has published hours and earnings data for manufacturing production workers for years. Check out what recent numbers show, and learn about a new series, "all employee hours and earnings."

The number of people working more than one job fell during the second quarter of 2007.

A new set of tables provides a wide range of information related to Oregon's workforce. The tables provide data regarding the degree of churning in the state's workforce as well as wage distributions for the state's firms and employees. For more information regarding these tables, see <a href="http://olmis.emp.state.or.us/pubs/wage/wage.pdf">UI Wage File Reports</a>.

<I>Covered Employment and Wages</I> is an annual publication (264 pages) that summarizes employment and payroll statistics of firms participating in the Unemployment Insurance program. It contains an analysis of covered employment and payroll trends.

Have Oregonians made wage gains over the last 30 years? It depends.

Wage data from the first quarter of 2007 reveal concentrations of high-and low-paying jobs by industry.

Compensation comparisons cast a positive light on the metro area.

Oregon's rural makeup contributes to decades of lower per capita personal income.

An overview of how diverse agencies use an important indicator of economic activity.

Hourly wages widely diverse among industries.

Women's participation stabilizes, earnings grow, but disparities still exist.

One-third of all workers attached to Oregon's labor force experienced some sort of transition between the second quarters of 2004 and 2005. The degree of worker reallocation varied considerably by industry, likely due to industry, firm, and worker characteristics.

The Wage and Hour Division enforces laws covering state minimum wage and overtime requirements, working conditions, child labor, farm and forest labor contracting, wage collection, and prevailing wages for public works contracts.

Many workers use low-wage jobs as career stepping stones while others stay in them.

As the baby boom generation nears retirement, many are concerned with losing valuable older workers from the workforce. This report considers the number of older workers in Oregon's workforce and which industries are most at risk of losing older workers.

Gap between high- and low-wage earners widens

How many workers in Oregon are earning "high wages," which industries employ these workers, is the number of high-wage workers growing or declining over time?

The Family Budget Calculator lets you determine the income needed for particular types of families to make ends meet.

The Office of Economic Analysis serves as the main forecasting unit for the State of Oregon.

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Create graphic trend analysis of local economic indicators, generate shift-share analysis of local employment growth, and download tabulations of economic data for Pacific Northwest regions and counties.

Information that used to be available only once every ten years will soon be available each year from the Census Bureau. This site has demographic and income data for several pilot counties across the country, including Multnomah County in Oregon.

Thinking of relocating to another city? This Salary Relocation Calculator can help you determine the difference in cost of living between cities.

The BEA produces a wide variety of economic data, including personal income data for the U.S., all states and counties.

Current federal pay ranges are available from the Federal Employees News Digest.

How fast are your dollars shrinking?

Find out how much the value of the dollar has changed over time. The Consumer Price Index Calculator allows you to enter a dollar amount, then find out how its purchasing power has changed over a time period of your specification.

Wages are quoted as an hourly, weekly, monthly, or yearly amount. Frequently employers and workers want to know what a wage is in a different time frame. The Wage and Salary Conversion Calculator will allow you to enter a wage and a time period and the wage will be converted to the amount for the other three time frames.