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Agricultural exports

May 21st, 2013 · No Comments · Dept. of Agriculture

Oregon’s food processors think export markets in Asia hold untapped opportunity (Oregonian, 5/18/2013) Oregon Agripedia [PDF] (annual) Oregon State Department of Agriculture

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Economic and revenue forecast

May 17th, 2013 · No Comments · Dept. of Administrative Services

Revenue forecast shines, but no deal on PERS, taxes at Oregon Legislature (Oregonian, 5/17/2013) Revenue picture brightens (Register Guard, 5/17/2013) State Economist: Oregon’s Growth Rate Improving (OPB, 5/17/2013) Increased Corporate Tax Collections Could Trigger Oregon’s Kicker Rebate (OPB, 5/17/2013) Oregon economic and revenue forecast [PDF] (serial) Department of Administrative Services

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Tourism and Oregon’s economy

May 13th, 2013 · No Comments · Travel Oregon

New Report Shows the Continuing Positive Impact of Tourism on Oregon’s Economy (Wall Street Journal, 5/10/2013) Oregon travel impacts [PDF] (serial) Travel Oregon

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Unemployment rate

April 17th, 2013 · No Comments · Employment Department

Oregon’s economy continues on bumpy road to recovery in March (Oregonian, 4/17/2013) Oregon jobless rate drops (Statesman Journal, 4/17/2013) Oregon’s employment situation [PDF] (Monthly serial), Worksource Oregon

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Economic and revenue forecast

February 20th, 2013 · No Comments · Dept. of Administrative Services

State revenue forecast: net gain of $87 million for coming state budget (Oregonian, 2/15/2013) State revenue forecast brightens (Statesman Journal, 2/16/2013) Oregon’s revenue forecast on bright side (Register Guard, 2/16/2013) Oregon Revenue Forecast Up Slightly, Growth Still Slow (OPB, 2/15/2013) Oregon economic and revenue forecast [PDF] (quarterly), Oregon Department of Administrative Services

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Economic and revenue forecast

November 26th, 2012 · Comments Off · Dept. of Administrative Services

Oregon revenue outlook calls for modest growth, little change to budgets (Oregonian, 11/21/2012) State forecast projects modest gains (Statesman Journal, 11/21/2012) Oregon faces $700 million budget shortfall next year (Register Guard, 11/21/2012) Oregon Revenue Projection Mostly Flat (OPB, 11/21/12) Oregon economic and revenue forecast [PDF] (Quarterly serial), Oregon Department of Administrative Services

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Health care workforce

October 29th, 2012 · Comments Off · Employment Department

Oregon’s health care workforce still is growing (Statesman Journal, 10/27/2012) Oregon’s post-recession health care workforce [PDF] (2012) Oregon Employment Department

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Employment rate

October 22nd, 2012 · Comments Off · Employment Department

Economy’s struggle persists as Oregon employers shed thousands of jobs (Oregonian, 10/17/2012) Oregon unemployment rate dips to 8.7 percent (Statesman Journal, 10/17/2012) Oregon’s employment situation [PDF] (monthly) WorkSource Oregon

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State unemployment rate

September 19th, 2012 · Comments Off · Employment Department

Despite a half-year of job growth, recovery remains elusive for some Oregon workers (Oregonian, 9/18/2012) Oregon’s jobless rate rises in August (Statesman Journal, 9/18/2012) Oregon’s employment situation [PDF] (monthly) Oregon Employment Department

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Economic and revenue forecast

August 30th, 2012 · Comments Off · Dept. of Administrative Services

State’s sluggish recovery ‘losing steam’: Oregon economic news (Oregonian, 8/30/2012) Oregon’s slow recovery aids current state budget, threatens future ones (Oregonian, 8/30/2012) Oregon’s state budget appears stable for now (Statesman Journal, 8/30/2012) Oregon economic and revenue forecast [PDF] (quarterly serial) Oregon Department of Administrative Services

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Unemployment rate vs. jobs numbers

August 28th, 2012 · Comments Off · Employment Department

Why does Oregon’s unemployment rate climb even when the economy gains jobs? (Oregonian, 8/27/2012) Oregon’s unemployment rate and jobs numbers : two measures of the labor [PDF] (2012) Oregon Employment Department, WorkSource Oregon

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Employment and unemployment

July 20th, 2012 · Comments Off · Employment Department

Oregon marks 4 straight months of job gains as uncertainty pervades U.S. economy (Oregonian, 7/18/2012) Job growth slow to recover in Oregon (Statesman Journal, 7/18/2012) Oregon’s employment situation [PDF] (annual) Oregon Employment Department

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Economic and revenue forecast

May 23rd, 2012 · Comments Off · Dept. of Administrative Services

Oregon economy slowly on the rise, but state budget stays put (Oregonian, 5/22/2012) Columbia River area leads state’s economic recovery (Statesman Journal, 5/22/2012) Oregon economic and revenue forecast [PDF] (quarterly), Oregon Department of Administrative Services, Office of Economic Analysis

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Unemployment rate

May 17th, 2012 · Comments Off · Employment Department

Oregon unemployment slips to 8.5 percent in April as jobs increase and summer hiring looks up (Oregonian, 5/15/2012) Oregon jobless rate dips to 8.5% (Register Guard, 5/15/2012) Oregon’s employment situation [PDF] (monthly serial), Oregon Employment Department. Worksource Oregon

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Unemployment rate

March 1st, 2012 · Comments Off · Employment Department

Oregon adds 5,400 jobs as unemployment falls to 8.8 percent in January (Oregonian, 2/29/2012) Job market may be improving (Statesman Journal, 2/29/2012) Oregon’s employment situation [PDF] (monthly) Worksource Oregon

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Economic and revenue forecast

February 8th, 2012 · Comments Off · Dept. of Administrative Services

Oregon state economic forecast: Tax revenues down another $35 million (Oregonian, 2/8/2012) Oregon economic and revenue forecast [PDF] (quarterly) Oregon Department of Administrative Services, Office of Economic Analysis

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Oregon’s timber industry

January 25th, 2012 · Comments Off · Dept. of Administrative Services

Charting the decline of Oregon’s timber industry (The Oregonian, 1/23/2012) Historical look at Oregon’s wood product industry [PDF] (2012) Oregon Office of Economic Analysis

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Agricultural production

January 17th, 2012 · Comments Off · Dept. of Agriculture

Oregon farmers look for improvement in 2012, but volatility is a perennial crop (Oregonian, 1/14/2012) Oregon agripedia (annual) Oregon State Department of Agriculture

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Unemployment rate

December 15th, 2011 · Comments Off · Uncategorized

Oregon’s unemployment rate drops to 9.1 percent — lowest in three years, (Oregonian, 12/14/2011) Oregon’s employment situation [PDF] (monthly serial), WorkSource Oregon

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Economic and revenue forecast

November 18th, 2011 · Comments Off · Dept. of Administrative Services

Oregon revenue forecast drops another $107 million, state economist says (Oregonian, 11/17/2011) Oregon lawmakers rethink budget after bleak revenue forecast (Statesman Journal, 11/17/2011) State budget reserves hit again (Register Guard, 11/17/2011) Oregon Revenues Take Another Hit (OPB, 11/17/2011) Oregon economic and revenue forecast [PDF] (quarterly serial), Oregon Department of Administrative Services, Office of Economic Analysis

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