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Substance Abuse Counselors and Social Workers – Making a Difference in Our Communities

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With the drug abuse epidemic affecting communities across the U.S., substance abuse counselors and social workers are on the front lines of providing help to individuals with mental, emotional, and substance abuse problems. According to the National Center for Health Statistics, about 64,000 Americans died from drug overdoses in 2016. In Oregon, there were 506 deaths caused by drug overdoses

Substance Abuse Counselors and Social Workers – Making a Difference in Our Communities

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With the drug abuse epidemic affecting communities across the U.S., substance abuse counselors and social workers are on the front lines of providing help to individuals with mental, emotional, and substance abuse problems. According to the National Center for Health Statistics, about 64,000 Americans died from drug overdoses in 2016. In Oregon, there were 506 deaths caused by drug overdoses

Oregon’s Solid Job Growth and Low Unemployment Rate Continue in March

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Oregon’s unemployment rate was 4.1 percent in February and March. For 15 consecutive months, the rate has been close to 4.1 percent, its lowest level since comparable records began in 1976. The U.S. unemployment rate was also 4.1 percent in both February and March. The economy continues to expand as reflected by record highs in Oregon’s civilian labor force (2,132,000 individuals) and total

It Takes Two (or More): Oregon’s Multiple Jobholders in 2017

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In 2017, 116,000 Oregonians held more than one job in addition to their primary job and were considered to be multiple jobholders. The multiple-jobholding rate – the proportion of multiple jobholders among all employed workers – was 5.7 percent, which was above the U.S. rate of 4.9 percent. Oregon’s multiple-jobholding rate reached a recent high of 6.7 percent in 2012, and was as low as 5.2

Oregon’s Forestry and Logging Industry

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Oregon is one of the world’s great tree-growing areas. The state’s soils and climate provide ideal conditions to grow such commercially viable species as Douglas fir and ponderosa pine. Forests cover more than 30 million of Oregon’s 62 million acres – almost half of the state’s landmass.

The Oregon Department of Forestry estimates logging harvests totaled 3.9 billion board feet in 2016. While

Oregon Businesses Report 49,500 Winter Job Vacancies

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The Employment Department’s latest job vacancy survey shows Oregon’s private employers reported 49,500 job vacancies in winter 2018. They reported a similar level of job vacancies (50,600) the previous winter.

While the total number of vacancies remained stable over the year, there was a notable increase in the number of job vacancies with “other” education requirements. These job openings

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SOREDI is an invaluable asset in Southern Oregon. Without SOREDI, First Call Resolution would not have located in Grants Pass and currently employ 200 people...

John Stadter, President
First Call Resolution, Grants Pass

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