Employment
Oregon’s Child Care Industry
By Jessica Nelson Employment Economist jessica.r.nelson@oregon.gov Many working parents in Oregon rely on the child care industry for safe, affordable, and educational care for their children. The importance of the industry has been highlighted in the pandemic recession, as child care centers and providers faced new restrictions and risks of…
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Technology Reduces Employment in the Printing Industry
by Brian Rooney Regional Economist Douglas and Lane counties brian.t.rooney@oregon.gov Employment in printing and related support activities has been on the decline since the late 1990s. Advances in digital technology have contributed to declines in employment in two important ways. First, by changing the marketplace the industry operates in as…
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Why Oregon’s Labor Market is Tighter Than You Think
By Josh Lehner Oregon Office of Economic Analysis oregoneconomicanalysis.com During recessions and the early stages of recoveries, hiring employers typically have more workers to choose from when it comes to filling job openings. Unemployed workers greatly outnumber job vacancies. When workers are competing with one another to a greater degree…
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Where Women Work and How Much They Earn in Oregon
by Kale Donnelly Workforce Analyst Crook, Deschutes, Gilliam, Hood River, Jefferson, Sherman, Wasco, and Wheeler counties kale.donnelly@oregon.gov More than 930,000 jobs in Oregon businesses or state and local governments were held by women in 2019. Women represent 49 percent of employment in Oregon, but the share of jobs held by…
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Oregon’s Leisure and Hospitality Industry
by Guy Tauer Regional Economist Coos, Curry, Jackson, and Josephine counties guy.r.tauer@oregon.gov Leisure and hospitality businesses employed an average 160,200 workers in 2020. Of those, roughly one out of eight were employed in accommodations, about the same as in arts, entertainment, and recreation. Just more than three-fourths of leisure and…
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COVID-19 Impacts on Oregon’s Breweries and Pubs
by Damon Runberg Regional Economist Crook, Deschutes, Jefferson, Klamath, and Lake counties damon.m.runberg@oregon.gov Last year was difficult for many types of businesses. The COVID-19 pandemic dramatically altered the way we engage the economy. Breweries and brewpubs had been posting slower rates of growth before the onset of the pandemic, but…
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The Diversity of Oregon’s Industries
by Kale Donnelly State of Oregon Employment Department Workforce Analyst Crook, Deschutes, Gilliam, Hood River, Jefferson, Sherman, Wasco, and Wheeler counties kale.donnelly@oregon.gov It should be noted that the racial and ethnic diversity of Oregon’s total nonfarm employment pales in comparison with the United States. The private sector of the U.S.…
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Oregon Christmas Trees Create Jobs During the Holiday Season
By Brian Rooney State of Oregon Employment Department Regional Economist Douglas and Lane counties brian.t.rooney@oregon.gov Across the nation, people purchased a tree grown in Oregon, helping to create jobs. Oregon is the number one Christmas tree producing state in the nation, according to data from the Pacific Northwest Christmas Tree…
Read MoreBy January 15, 2021 ALL EMPLOYERS WILL BE REQUIRED to offer OregonSaves to every employee.
Only the employee can opt-out, not the employer.OregonSaves is a state mandated retirement program that provides Oregonians a unique opportunity to save for the future. Whether you are an employer who will facilitate the program or an individual planning for the future, OregonSaves is a simple way to get started.…
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Long-Term Projections Show Broad-Based Job Opportunities in Linn and Benton Counties
Linn and Benton counties will combine to add 6,670 jobs between 2019 and 2029, according to new projections from the Oregon Employment Department. This represents a 7 percent increase in employment over 10 years. The anticipated growth stems from private-sector gains of 5,650 jobs (8%) and growth of 790 jobs…
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Lane County Jobs Projected to Increase 8 Percent by 2029
Lane County’s total employment will grow by 14,400 jobs between 2019 and 2029, according to new projections from the Oregon Employment Department. The projections point to modest job growth between 2019 and 2029, although many job openings are expected due to the need to replace workers who leave their occupations.…
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Zoom Towns Are Real
Stories about pandemic migration and working from home abound, even as we are months away from any hard data. This can be a struggle, balancing these anecdotes and speculation when we lack any real evidence. And the issue isn’t that these things are not happening. They clearly are. The issue…
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